{"id":15979,"date":"2026-08-15T10:13:26","date_gmt":"2026-08-15T00:13:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/japanbookshop.com\/?post_type=product&#038;p=15979"},"modified":"2026-08-15T13:42:51","modified_gmt":"2026-08-15T03:42:51","slug":"level-1-japanese-reader-kites","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/japanbookshop.com\/ja\/product\/level-1-japanese-reader-kites\/","title":{"rendered":"Level 1 Japanese Reader \u2013 Kites (\u305f\u3053)"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff99cc;\">\ud83e\ude81 Discover Traditional Japanese Kites with This Level 1 Japanese Reader<\/span><\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"1550\" data-end=\"1754\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong data-start=\"1550\" data-end=\"1754\">Kites (\u305f\u3053) is a Level 1 Japanese Reader <\/strong>that introduces beginning learners to the Japanese zodiac animals through simple hiragana, repeated sentence patterns, and beautiful handmade traditional kites.<\/span><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1756\" data-end=\"1862\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Meet the animals of the Japanese zodiac one by one as they fly across the sky on colorful handmade kites.<\/span><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1864\" data-end=\"2020\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Learners encounter familiar animals such as the mouse, cow, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, sheep and monkey through a simple repeated reading pattern:<\/span><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2022\" data-end=\"2058\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong data-start=\"2022\" data-end=\"2037\">\u306d\u305a\u307f\u3055\u3093\u3001\u304b\u308f\u3044\u3044\uff01<\/strong><em data-start=\"2040\" data-end=\"2058\">Mouse, how cute!\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/em><strong data-start=\"2060\" data-end=\"2074\">\u3046\u3057\u3055\u3093\u3001\u304b\u308f\u3044\u3044\uff01<\/strong><em data-start=\"2077\" data-end=\"2093\">Cow, how cute!<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2095\" data-end=\"2283\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">The predictable language allows absolute beginners to experience the satisfaction of <strong data-start=\"2180\" data-end=\"2220\">successfully reading a Japanese book<\/strong>, while the photographs provide strong visual clues to meaning.<\/span><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2285\" data-end=\"2348\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">But this reader is more than an introduction to Japanese words.<\/span><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2350\" data-end=\"2602\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">The kites featured in the book were handmade in the traditional way by <strong data-start=\"2421\" data-end=\"2466\">Yoshio Sakazawa of Utsunomiya City, Japan<\/strong>, who also shared his knowledge of kite flying with children through schools and local kite clubs.<\/span><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2604\" data-end=\"2822\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong data-start=\"2604\" data-end=\"2822\">Combining simple Japanese, repetition, visual support, and authentic cultural content, this Level 1 Japanese Reader gives new learners an accessible and memorable first experience of reading Japanese independently.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<h4 class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\" data-section-id=\"spw6jo\" data-start=\"2829\" data-end=\"2883\"><span style=\"color: #ff99cc;\">\ud83c\udfaf Language Features in This Level 1 Japanese Reader<\/span><\/h4>\n<p data-start=\"2885\" data-end=\"2912\"><strong data-start=\"2885\" data-end=\"2912\">Students will practise:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"2914\" data-end=\"3369\">\n<li data-section-id=\"bxrb48\" data-start=\"2914\" data-end=\"2963\">Reading simple Japanese written in <strong data-start=\"2951\" data-end=\"2963\">hiragana<\/strong><\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"kaue8c\" data-start=\"2964\" data-end=\"3014\">Recognising the names of Japanese zodiac animals<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"kzlee9\" data-start=\"3015\" data-end=\"3059\">Reading the repeated pattern <strong data-start=\"3046\" data-end=\"3059\">\uff5e\u3055\u3093\u3001\u304b\u308f\u3044\u3044\uff01<\/strong><\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"egmrfq\" data-start=\"3060\" data-end=\"3109\">Recognising <strong data-start=\"3074\" data-end=\"3080\">\u3055\u3093<\/strong> after names and animal words<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"1ale75m\" data-start=\"3110\" data-end=\"3170\">Building familiarity with Japanese sounds through hiragana<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"1gygsmx\" data-start=\"3171\" data-end=\"3232\">Identifying repeated patterns in Japanese words and phrases<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"1ayffiw\" data-start=\"3233\" data-end=\"3299\">Using photographs and visual clues to understand simple Japanese<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"1s0giww\" data-start=\"3300\" data-end=\"3369\">Progressing from individual vocabulary to simple Japanese sentences<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4 class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\" data-section-id=\"z104fe\" data-start=\"3615\" data-end=\"3651\"><span style=\"color: #ff99cc;\">\ud83d\udcd6 Level 1 Japanese Reader Details<\/span><\/h4>\n<p data-start=\"3653\" data-end=\"4172\"><span style=\"color: #ff00ff;\"><strong data-start=\"3653\" data-end=\"3679\">Japanese Reader Level:<\/strong><\/span> Level 1<br data-start=\"3687\" data-end=\"3690\" \/><span style=\"color: #ff00ff;\"><strong data-start=\"3690\" data-end=\"3710\">Recommended for:<\/strong> <\/span>Absolute Beginners<br data-start=\"3778\" data-end=\"3781\" \/><span style=\"color: #ff00ff;\"><strong data-start=\"3781\" data-end=\"3800\">Language Focus:<\/strong> <\/span>Hiragana, animal vocabulary, repetition and simple descriptive language<br data-start=\"3872\" data-end=\"3875\" \/><span style=\"color: #ff00ff;\"><strong data-start=\"3875\" data-end=\"3896\">Vocabulary Theme:<\/strong><\/span> Japanese zodiac animals<br data-start=\"3920\" data-end=\"3923\" \/><span style=\"color: #ff00ff;\"><strong data-start=\"3923\" data-end=\"3942\">Cultural Theme:<\/strong> <\/span>Traditional Japanese kites and the Japanese zodiac<br data-start=\"3993\" data-end=\"3996\" \/><span style=\"color: #ff00ff;\"><strong data-start=\"3996\" data-end=\"4007\">Script:<\/strong> <\/span>Hiragana<br data-start=\"4016\" data-end=\"4019\" \/><span style=\"color: #ff00ff;\"><strong data-start=\"4019\" data-end=\"4039\">Character Count:<\/strong><\/span> 221<br data-start=\"4043\" data-end=\"4046\" \/><span style=\"color: #ff00ff;\"><strong data-start=\"4046\" data-end=\"4056\">Pages:<\/strong><\/span> 17<br data-start=\"4059\" data-end=\"4062\" \/><span style=\"color: #ff00ff;\"><strong data-start=\"4062\" data-end=\"4076\">Text Type:<\/strong><\/span> Information report<br data-start=\"4095\" data-end=\"4098\" \/><span style=\"color: #ff00ff;\"><strong data-start=\"4098\" data-end=\"4115\">Product Type:<\/strong><\/span> A5 saddle-stitched booklet<br data-start=\"4142\" data-end=\"4145\" \/><span style=\"color: #ff00ff;\"><strong data-start=\"4145\" data-end=\"4154\">ISBN:<\/strong><\/span> 978-1-925808-14-8<\/p>\n<h4 class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\" data-section-id=\"1robbez\" data-start=\"4456\" data-end=\"4471\"><span style=\"color: #ff99cc;\">\u2705 Perfect For<\/span><\/h4>\n<ul data-start=\"4473\" data-end=\"4841\">\n<li data-section-id=\"16zsuld\" data-start=\"4473\" data-end=\"4511\">Absolute beginners learning Japanese<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"13almn7\" data-start=\"4512\" data-end=\"4549\">Learners beginning to read hiragana<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"huttt2\" data-start=\"4550\" data-end=\"4592\">Primary and elementary Japanese students<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"ga3bn2\" data-start=\"4593\" data-end=\"4655\">Learners progressing from words to simple Japanese sentences<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"1ug86ip\" data-start=\"4656\" data-end=\"4702\">First Japanese extensive reading experiences<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"1v5wpco\" data-start=\"4703\" data-end=\"4729\">Japanese culture lessons<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"7e21zv\" data-start=\"4730\" data-end=\"4779\">Units exploring animals and the Japanese zodiac<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"om0kfk\" data-start=\"4780\" data-end=\"4810\">Extensive Reading (<em data-start=\"4801\" data-end=\"4809\">Tadoku<\/em>)<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"j0y25e\" data-start=\"4811\" data-end=\"4841\">Independent beginner reading<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4 class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\" data-section-id=\"1tuocel\" data-start=\"4848\" data-end=\"4882\"><span style=\"color: #ff99cc;\">\ud83c\udfa7 Teaching &amp; Learning Resources<\/span><\/h4>\n<p>Every reader includes free access to our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/japanbookshop.com\/ja\/resources-level-1-3\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Resource Library<\/strong>.<\/a><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"4884\" data-end=\"4929\"><strong data-start=\"4884\" data-end=\"4929\">Included with every reader \u2014 coming soon:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"4931\" data-end=\"5038\">\n<li data-section-id=\"bj87e7\" data-start=\"4931\" data-end=\"4978\">\ud83c\udfa7 Audio recordings narrated by Mariko Sensei<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"1hnjxy2\" data-start=\"4979\" data-end=\"5003\">\ud83d\udcd6 English translation<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"a9d1dx\" data-start=\"5004\" data-end=\"5038\">\ud83d\udcbb Quizlet vocabulary activities<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4 class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\" data-section-id=\"ttanmi\" data-start=\"85\" data-end=\"109\"><span style=\"color: #ff99cc;\">\ud83c\udfeb Teaching a Class?<\/span><\/h4>\n<p data-start=\"111\" data-end=\"196\"><strong data-start=\"111\" data-end=\"196\">Bring Kites (\u305f\u3053) into your Japanese classroom with a Class Set &amp; Online Flipbook.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"198\" data-end=\"375\">Perfect for shared reading, whole-class teaching, and introducing hiragana, Japanese zodiac animals, and traditional Japanese culture through highly visual, predictable reading.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"377\" data-end=\"430\">\ud83d\udc49 <a href=\"https:\/\/japanbookshop.com\/ja\/product\/level-1-japanese-kite-class-set\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong data-start=\"380\" data-end=\"430\">Explore Kites (\u305f\u3053) Class Set &amp; Online Flipbook<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<h4 class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\" data-section-id=\"9cvxqs\" data-start=\"5611\" data-end=\"5643\"><span style=\"color: #ff99cc;\">\ud83d\udc9c A Note from Mariko Sensei<\/span><\/h4>\n<p data-start=\"5645\" data-end=\"5803\">One of the greatest joys in creating this book was the opportunity to feature the beautiful handmade kites of <strong data-start=\"5755\" data-end=\"5774\">Yoshio Sakazawa<\/strong> from Utsunomiya City, Japan.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"5805\" data-end=\"5995\">For many years, Yoshio handcrafted traditional Japanese kites and shared his passion with children through schools and local kite clubs, helping to pass on this wonderful cultural tradition.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"5997\" data-end=\"6219\">When I showed him the finished book, he was delighted to see his kites being shared with Japanese language learners. <strong data-start=\"6114\" data-end=\"6219\">His smile reminded me how special it is to share Japan&#8217;s cultural traditions with future generations.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"6221\" data-end=\"6340\">I hope you enjoy discovering the beauty of traditional Japanese kites while learning about the Japanese zodiac animals.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"6342\" data-end=\"6382\"><strong data-start=\"6342\" data-end=\"6360\">Happy reading!<\/strong><br data-start=\"6360\" data-end=\"6363\" \/>\u2014 <strong data-start=\"6365\" data-end=\"6382\">Mariko Sensei<\/strong><\/p>\n<h4 class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\" data-section-id=\"1buqk6t\" data-start=\"1032\" data-end=\"1064\"><span style=\"color: #ff99cc;\">\ud83d\udcda Your Next Japanese Reader<\/span><\/h4>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1143\" data-end=\"1381\">\u2753 <a class=\"decorated-link\" href=\"https:\/\/japanbookshop.com\/ja\/product\/level-2-japanese-reader-what-is-it\/\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener\" data-start=\"1145\" data-end=\"1237\">What Is It? (\u3053\u308c\u306a\u306b\uff1f)<\/a> \u2014 Continue with highly predictable question-and-answer patterns and strong visual clues, helping beginners build confidence through repetition.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1383\" data-end=\"1556\">\ud83c\udf6b <a href=\"https:\/\/japanbookshop.com\/ja\/product\/level-2-japanese-reader-snacks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Japanese Snacks (\u306b\u307b\u3093\u306e\u304a\u304b\u3057)<\/a> \u2014 Continue early Japanese reading through a fun guessing format with repeated patterns, simple descriptive clues, and authentic photographs.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1558\" data-end=\"1795\">\ud83c\udfa8 <a class=\"decorated-link\" href=\"https:\/\/japanbookshop.com\/ja\/product\/level-2-japanese-readers-body-color\/\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener\" data-start=\"1561\" data-end=\"1678\">What color Are the Body Parts? (\u304b\u3089\u3060\u306f\u306a\u306b\u3044\u308d\uff1f)<\/a> \u2014 Take the next step from words and repeated phrases into simple descriptive sentences using colors and body parts.<\/p>\n<h4 class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\" data-section-id=\"1ld3crp\" data-start=\"1927\" data-end=\"1968\"><span style=\"color: #ff99cc;\">\ud83d\udcda Explore More Japanese Reader Packs<\/span><\/h4>\n<p data-start=\"1970\" data-end=\"2384\">\ud83c\udf31 <a class=\"decorated-link\" href=\"https:\/\/japanbookshop.com\/ja\/product\/beginner-hiragana-readers-starter-pack\/?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener\" data-start=\"1973\" data-end=\"2088\">Beginner Hiragana Readers Starter Pack<\/a> \u2014 Designed especially for learners beginning to read hiragana, with <strong data-start=\"2157\" data-end=\"2222\">highly predictable, repetitive, and modeled sentence patterns<\/strong>, strong visual support, and a gentle progression from words to short sentences and stories. Kites is included in this pack.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2386\" data-end=\"2780\">\ud83c\udfeb <a class=\"decorated-link\" href=\"https:\/\/japanbookshop.com\/ja\/product\/primary-elementary-school-japanese-readers-pack-pack\/?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener\" data-start=\"2389\" data-end=\"2520\">Primary &amp; Elementary School Readers Pack<\/a> \u2014 A broader Levels 1\u20134 collection for primary learners, offering a variety of word games, quizzes, descriptive texts, cultural readers, and stories, with increasing challenge for developing and more confident readers.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2386\" data-end=\"2780\">\ud83d\udcda <span class=\"contents\" data-content-reference-start=\"7365\" data-content-reference-end=\"7457\"><span class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"><a class=\"decorated-link\" href=\"https:\/\/japanbookshop.com\/ja\/product\/all-japanese-readers-pack\/?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">All Japanese Readers Pack<\/a><\/span><\/span> \u2014 Explore the complete Japanese Reader collection, progressing from first hiragana reading to longer Japanese texts.<\/p>\n<h4 class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\" data-section-id=\"huswd9\" data-start=\"7588\" data-end=\"7614\"><span style=\"color: #ff99cc;\">\ud83d\udccc Important Information<\/span><\/h4>\n<p data-start=\"7616\" data-end=\"7703\">This Japanese Reader is designed for <strong data-start=\"7653\" data-end=\"7702\">individual use and extensive reading (Tadoku)<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"7705\" data-end=\"7779\">For classroom use, please purchase the <strong data-start=\"7744\" data-end=\"7778\">Class Set with Online Flipbook<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"7781\" data-end=\"7831\"><strong data-start=\"7781\" data-end=\"7831\">Copyright \u00a9 Mariko Earle. All rights reserved.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"7833\" data-end=\"7974\">Please do not copy, reproduce, distribute, store, transmit, or share any part of this book without prior permission from the copyright holder.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\" data-start=\"440\" data-end=\"492\"><span style=\"color: #ff00ff;\"><strong>\ud83e\ude81 Level 1 Japanese Reader | Absolute Beginners<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"494\" data-end=\"608\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Discover the Japanese zodiac animals through beautiful handmade traditional kites and simple hiragana reading.<\/span><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"610\" data-end=\"814\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Learners build confidence reading their first Japanese words and short sentences through repetition, visual support, and authentic photographs while discovering a traditional part of Japanese culture.<\/span><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"816\" data-end=\"833\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff00ff;\">Key Features<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"835\" data-end=\"1306\">\n<li data-section-id=\"ijhhzk\" data-start=\"835\" data-end=\"882\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Introduces the 12 Japanese zodiac animals<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"9td1xs\" data-start=\"883\" data-end=\"941\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Simple, highly repetitive Japanese for first readers<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"10hhlce\" data-start=\"942\" data-end=\"997\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Written in hiragana for beginner-friendly reading<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"1378eln\" data-start=\"998\" data-end=\"1049\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Beautiful handmade traditional Japanese kites<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"1ucx1rr\" data-start=\"1050\" data-end=\"1099\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Authentic photographs support comprehension<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"17231h4\" data-start=\"1100\" data-end=\"1172\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Builds confidence moving from individual words to simple sentences<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"nwksnx\" data-start=\"1173\" data-end=\"1233\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Introduces the useful descriptive expression \uff5e\u3055\u3093\u3001\u304b\u308f\u3044\u3044\uff01<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"tuurid\" data-start=\"1234\" data-end=\"1306\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Combines beginner Japanese reading with authentic Japanese 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