{"id":9858,"date":"2023-03-24T13:37:14","date_gmt":"2023-03-24T03:37:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/japanbookshop.com\/?post_type=product&#038;p=9858"},"modified":"2026-11-08T10:59:38","modified_gmt":"2026-11-08T00:59:38","slug":"level-2-japanese-reader-how-much","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/japanbookshop.com\/ja\/product\/level-2-japanese-reader-how-much\/","title":{"rendered":"Level 3 Japanese Reader &#8211; \u3044\u304f\u3089\u3067\u3059\u304b\uff1f (How Much Is It?)"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\" data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"><span style=\"color: #ff99cc;\">\ud83d\udecd\ufe0f Let&#8217;s Go Shopping in Japan!<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>How much does takoyaki cost? Can you order five? And what would you buy at a Japanese character shop?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>How Much Is It? (\u3044\u304f\u3089\u3067\u3059\u304b\uff1f)<\/strong> is a Level 3 Japanese Reader that follows <strong>Rick<\/strong> as he travels to Japan and explores seven different shops.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Instead of learning shopping expressions from an isolated vocabulary list, students encounter practical Japanese through a series of realistic shopping conversations.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Rick visits:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul data-spread=\"false\">\n<li><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Daiso<\/strong> \u2013 Shopping for colored pencils<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>A supermarket<\/strong> \u2013 Buying snacks<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>A cake shop<\/strong> \u2013 Ordering cream soda<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>A wagashi shop<\/strong> \u2013 Discovering traditional Japanese sweets<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>A takoyaki shop<\/strong> \u2013 Buying a popular Japanese street food<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>A Sanrio shop<\/strong> \u2013 Shopping for cute character products<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>A character goods shop<\/strong> \u2013 Looking for Totoro, Catbus, and One Piece merchandise<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Through authentic photographs, students see the kinds of shops, products, and prices they may encounter when visiting Japan.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">The story repeatedly introduces the same useful shopping conversation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Japanese sentences from the book:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>\u305f\u3053\u3084\u304d\u306f \u3044\u304f\u3089\u3067\u3059\u304b\u3002<\/strong> <em>How much is the takoyaki?<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>580\u5186 \u3067\u3059\u3002<\/strong> <em>It&#8217;s 580 yen.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>5\u3053 \u304f\u3060\u3055\u3044\u3002<\/strong> <em>Five, please.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>5\u3053\u3067 2900\u5186 \u3067\u3059\u3002<\/strong> <em>It&#8217;s 2,900 yen for five.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>\u3042\u308a\u304c\u3068\u3046 \u3054\u3056\u3044\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/strong> <em>Thank you very much.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">As Rick visits different shops, the repeated dialogue helps learners recognize familiar questions and answers, while the changing prices and quantities encourage them to read carefully.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">The later pages introduce a more challenging shopping experience.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Rick asks whether particular character goods are available:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>\u3068\u3068\u308d\u306e \u30ea\u30e5\u30c3\u30af\u30b5\u30c3\u30af\u306f \u3042\u308a\u307e\u3059\u304b\u3002<\/strong> <em>Do you have a Totoro backpack?<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>\u306f\u3044\u3001\u3042\u308a\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/strong> <em>Yes, we do.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">He then requests several different products and learns the total price.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>\u305c\u3093\u3076\u3067 11990\u5186 \u3067\u3059\u3002<\/strong> <em>The total is 11,990 yen.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">By the end of the story, learners have followed Rick through real Japanese shops, read prices in yen, and encountered increasingly detailed shopping conversations.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>What makes this reader special?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Unlike a reader that simply teaches the phrase <strong>\u3044\u304f\u3089\u3067\u3059\u304b<\/strong>, this book uses a familiar dialogue structure across seven different shops. Students can apply what they have already learned to new products, prices, and situations.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">The final shopping conversation provides a natural progression from buying one item to requesting several products and understanding a combined total.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>If you were shopping in Japan, what would you buy?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #ff99cc;\">\ud83c\udfaf Language Features in This Level 3 Japanese Reader<\/span><\/h4>\n<h4>\ud83d\udcd6<span style=\"color: #ff00ff;\"> <strong>Students will practise:<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<ul data-spread=\"false\">\n<li><strong>Asking prices<\/strong> \u2013 Using <strong>\uff5e\u306f \u3044\u304f\u3089\u3067\u3059\u304b\u3002<\/strong> to ask how much an item costs<\/li>\n<li><strong>Answering prices<\/strong> \u2013 Recognizing <strong>\uff5e\u5186\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/strong> and reading Japanese amounts<\/li>\n<li><strong>Ordering quantities<\/strong> \u2013 Using <strong>\uff5e\u3053 \u304f\u3060\u3055\u3044\u3002<\/strong> to request items politely<\/li>\n<li><strong>Calculating total costs<\/strong> \u2013 Understanding <strong>\uff5e\u3053\u3067 \uff5e\u5186\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/strong> when buying multiple items<\/li>\n<li><strong>Asking about availability<\/strong> \u2013 Reading <strong>\uff5e\u306f \u3042\u308a\u307e\u3059\u304b\u3002<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Responding to availability questions<\/strong> \u2013 Understanding <strong>\u306f\u3044\u3001\u3042\u308a\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Combining prices<\/strong> \u2013 Recognizing <strong>\u305c\u3093\u3076\u3067 \uff5e\u5186\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/strong> when several purchases are added together<\/li>\n<li><strong>Describing destinations<\/strong> \u2013 Reading <strong>\uff5e\u306b \u884c\u304d\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/strong> when Rick visits different shops<\/li>\n<li><strong>Polite shopping expressions<\/strong> \u2013 Recognizing <strong>\u3042\u308a\u304c\u3068\u3046\u3054\u3056\u3044\u307e\u3057\u305f<\/strong> in repeated dialogues<\/li>\n<li><strong>The particle \u3068<\/strong> \u2013 Understanding how different items are connected in a shopping list<\/li>\n<li><strong>Japanese numbers and counters<\/strong> \u2013 Reading prices, quantities, and the counter <strong>\uff5e\u3053<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Katakana vocabulary<\/strong> \u2013 Recognizing familiar product names and borrowed words<\/li>\n<li><strong>Kanji reading<\/strong> \u2013 Reading selected characters with furigana, including <strong>\u5186\u3001\u65e5\u3001\u672c\u3001\u884c\u3001\u5c4b\u3001\u5e97<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Reading for information<\/strong> \u2013 Identifying products, prices, quantities, and totals from conversations<\/li>\n<li><strong>Reading fluency<\/strong> \u2013 Following longer dialogues through meaningful repetition<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #ff00ff;\">\ud83c\udf1f <strong>Additional Reading Challenge:<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>The final character goods shop introduces a longer shopping exchange with several different items.<\/p>\n<p>Students who are ready for more challenging language can explore:<\/p>\n<ul data-spread=\"false\">\n<li><strong>Multiple product requests<\/strong> \u2013 Understanding several different items joined by <strong>\u3068<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Availability questions<\/strong> \u2013 Asking about items before deciding what to buy<\/li>\n<li><strong>Combined totals<\/strong> \u2013 Reading <strong>\u305c\u3093\u3076\u3067 11990\u5186\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Longer conversations<\/strong> \u2013 Following questions, answers, quantities, and total prices across several lines<\/li>\n<li><strong>Shopping calculations<\/strong> \u2013 Checking whether the total matches the quantities and prices<\/li>\n<li><strong>Past-tense language<\/strong> \u2013 Recognizing <strong>\u304b\u3044\u307e\u3057\u305f<\/strong> when Rick describes what he bought<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For example, the final character shop includes a Totoro backpack for <strong>7,480 yen<\/strong>, a Catbus cushion for <strong>3,850 yen<\/strong>, and two One Piece stickers at <strong>330 yen each<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Students can check the total:<\/p>\n<p><strong>7,480 + 3,850 + (330 \u00d7 2) = 11,990 yen<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This creates a natural opportunity to combine <strong>Japanese reading comprehension with practical numeracy<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #ff00ff;\">\ud83d\udca1 <strong>Why This Matters for Beginners:<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>Shopping is one of the most useful everyday situations for Japanese learners.<\/p>\n<p>In <strong>How Much Is It?<\/strong>, students repeatedly encounter a familiar dialogue, but the products, prices, quantities, and shops change.<\/p>\n<p>This allows learners to recognize patterns while gradually processing more information in Japanese.<\/p>\n<p>Authentic photographs also help students connect the written language with real shops and products.<\/p>\n<p>By the final pages, learners are no longer simply identifying the phrase <strong>\u3044\u304f\u3089\u3067\u3059\u304b<\/strong>. They are following a complete shopping exchange, understanding quantities, and interpreting total costs.<\/p>\n<p>This helps them progress from <strong>reading familiar sentences to understanding practical Japanese conversations with greater independence<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #ff99cc;\">\ud83d\udcd6 Level 3 Japanese Reader Details<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff00ff;\"><strong>Japanese Reader Level:<\/strong> <\/span>Level 3<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff00ff;\"><strong>Recommended for:<\/strong> <\/span>Beginner Japanese learners developing independent reading skills<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff00ff;\"><strong>Language Focus:<\/strong><\/span> \u3044\u304f\u3089\u3067\u3059\u304b\u3001\uff5e\u5186\u3067\u3059\u3001\uff5e\u3053 \u304f\u3060\u3055\u3044\u3001\uff5e\u3053\u3067\uff5e\u5186\u3067\u3059\u3001\u3042\u308a\u307e\u3059\u304b\u3001\u305c\u3093\u3076\u3067\uff5e\u5186\u3067\u3059\u3001\uff5e\u306b \u884c\u304d\u307e\u3059<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff00ff;\"><strong>Vocabulary Theme:<\/strong> <\/span>Shopping, Japanese yen, numbers, quantities, food, everyday products, and character goods<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff00ff;\"><strong>Cultural Theme:<\/strong><\/span> Everyday shopping in Japan, Japanese stores, food culture, and popular character merchandise<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff00ff;\"><strong>Script:<\/strong> <\/span>Hiragana, Katakana, and selected Kanji with furigana<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff00ff;\"><strong>Character Count:<\/strong><\/span> 733<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff00ff;\"><strong>Pages:<\/strong><\/span> 17<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff00ff;\"><strong>Text Type:<\/strong> <\/span>Factual Text \/ Shopping Dialogue<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff00ff;\"><strong>Product Type:<\/strong><\/span> A5 saddle-stitched booklet<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff00ff;\"><strong>ISBN:<\/strong><\/span> 978-1-925808-12-4<\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #ff99cc;\">\u2705 Perfect For<\/span><\/h4>\n<ul data-spread=\"false\">\n<li>Beginner Japanese learners ready for longer practical dialogues<\/li>\n<li>Primary and elementary school Japanese programs<\/li>\n<li>Beginning secondary school Japanese students<\/li>\n<li>Japanese shopping and money units<\/li>\n<li>Students learning to ask and answer prices in Japanese<\/li>\n<li>Practising Japanese numbers, quantities, and the counter \uff5e\u3053<\/li>\n<li>Reading Japanese currency and prices<\/li>\n<li>Developing conversational reading skills<\/li>\n<li>Japanese shopping role-play activities<\/li>\n<li>Combining language learning with simple shopping calculations<\/li>\n<li>Exploring everyday Japanese shops and products<\/li>\n<li>Learning about Japanese food and popular character goods<\/li>\n<li>Building confidence reading Hiragana, Katakana, and beginner Kanji<\/li>\n<li>Guided and independent reading<\/li>\n<li>Extensive Reading (Tadoku)<\/li>\n<li>Classroom libraries and home reading<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #ff99cc;\">\ud83c\udfa7 Teaching &amp; Learning Resources<\/span><\/h4>\n<p>Explore our free <a href=\"https:\/\/japanbookshop.com\/ja\/resources-level-1-3\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Resource Library for Levels 1\u20133<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Teaching and learning resources:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul data-spread=\"false\">\n<li>\ud83c\udfa7 <strong>Audio recordings<\/strong> \u2013 Check the Resource Library for availability<\/li>\n<li>\ud83d\udcd6 <strong>English translation<\/strong> \u2013 Individual resource link to be added when available<\/li>\n<li>\ud83d\udcbb <strong>Quizlet vocabulary activities<\/strong> \u2013 Individual resource link to be added when available<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>These resources are not yet individually listed for <strong>How Much Is It?<\/strong> in the Resource Library. Please check the library for updates.<\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #ff99cc;\">\ud83c\udfeb Teaching a Class? Explore the How Much Is It? Class Set<\/span><\/h4>\n<p>Bring Rick&#8217;s Japanese shopping adventure into your classroom with printed readers for students and a matching password-protected Online Flipbook for whole-class display.<\/p>\n<p>The repeated shopping conversations are particularly useful for <strong>modeling pronunciation, paired role-play, shopping simulations, and Japanese price-reading activities<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Teachers can also use the prices and quantities in the book to create simple numeracy activities in Japanese.<\/p>\n<p>Class Sets are available with <strong>10, 15, 20, or 25 printed readers<\/strong>, together with access to the matching Online Flipbook.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udecd\ufe0f<span style=\"color: #ff00ff;\"> <a style=\"color: #ff00ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/japanbookshop.com\/ja\/product\/how-much-is-it-class-set-online-flipbook\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Explore the How Much Is It? Japanese Reader Class Set &amp; Online Flipbook<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #ff99cc;\">\ud83d\udc9c A Note from Mariko Sensei<\/span><\/h4>\n<p>When I was in primary school in Japan, my parents gave me a small allowance each month.<\/p>\n<p>I remember how exciting it was to visit the local shops near my home in Utsunomiya and decide what to buy.<\/p>\n<p>I had to think carefully about how much money I had, what I wanted, and whether I could afford it. Even a small purchase could feel like a little adventure!<\/p>\n<p>I still love shopping in Japan.<\/p>\n<p>One of the things I particularly enjoy is the variety of shops and products. From everyday supermarkets and small food shops to beautifully presented sweets and playful character goods, there is always something interesting to discover.<\/p>\n<p>Many of the photographs in this reader were taken in neighborhood shops familiar to my family in Japan.<\/p>\n<p>When creating <strong>How Much Is It? (\u3044\u304f\u3089\u3067\u3059\u304b\uff1f)<\/strong>, I wanted learners to experience more than simply memorizing a shopping phrase.<\/p>\n<p>I wanted them to <strong>visit different Japanese shops through the book, recognize practical conversations, read real prices, and imagine themselves buying something in Japan<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>That is why the same shopping dialogue appears throughout the reader. Once students understand the basic pattern, they can concentrate on reading new products, prices, and quantities.<\/p>\n<p>I hope learners enjoy following Rick on his shopping adventure and discover how much practical Japanese they can understand for themselves.<\/p>\n<p>Perhaps one day they will visit Japan and confidently ask:<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u3044\u304f\u3089\u3067\u3059\u304b\u3002<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Happy reading!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mariko Sensei<\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #ff99cc;\">\ud83d\udcd6 Your Next Japanese Reader<\/span><\/h4>\n<p>Continue building Japanese reading confidence with these carefully graded readers.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udd52 <a href=\"https:\/\/japanbookshop.com\/ja\/product\/level-3-japanese-reader-time\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Slow and Fast (\u3086\u3063\u304f\u308a\u304f\u3093\u3068\u306f\u3084\u3044\u304f\u3093) \u2013 Level 3<\/strong><\/a> \u2014 Continue practising repeated questions and answers while learning Japanese time expressions and everyday routines.<br \/>\n\ud83d\uddfe <a href=\"https:\/\/japanbookshop.com\/ja\/product\/level-3-japanese-reader-trip-to-japan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>My First Trip to Japan (\u306f\u3058\u3081\u3066\u306e\u306b\u307b\u3093) \u2013 Level 3<\/strong><\/a> \u2014 Progress from everyday shopping dialogues to a travel recount using Japanese past-tense expressions and authentic photographs.<br \/>\n\ud83c\udf70 <a href=\"https:\/\/japanbookshop.com\/ja\/product\/level-4-japanese-reader-sweets\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Sweets (\u30b9\u30a4\u30fc\u30c4) \u2013 Level 4<\/strong><\/a> \u2014 Explore a real Japanese cake shop through longer descriptive sentences, Katakana food vocabulary, and familiar polite-form Japanese.<br \/>\n\ud83c\udf92 <a href=\"https:\/\/japanbookshop.com\/ja\/product\/level-4-japanese-reader-my-adventure\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>My Japanese Adventure (\u307c\u304f\u306e\u306b\u307b\u3093) \u2013 Level 4<\/strong><\/a> \u2014 Follow a family journey through Japan using past-tense sentences, photographs, and everyday travel vocabulary.<\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #ff99cc;\">\ud83d\udcda Explore More Japanese Reader Packs<\/span><\/h4>\n<p>\ud83c\udf31 <a href=\"https:\/\/japanbookshop.com\/ja\/product\/beginner-hiragana-readers-starter-pack\/\"><strong>Beginner Hiragana Readers Starter Pack<\/strong><\/a> \u2014 Develop reading confidence from simple Hiragana words and expressions to complete sentences and practical Japanese dialogues.<br \/>\n\ud83c\udfeb <a href=\"https:\/\/japanbookshop.com\/ja\/product\/primary-elementary-school-japanese-readers-pack-pack\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Primary &amp; Elementary School Japanese Readers Pack<\/strong><\/a> \u2014 Explore engaging Japanese readers featuring shopping, food, animal vocabulary, everyday experiences, and cultural topics.<br \/>\n\ud83c\udf93 <a href=\"https:\/\/japanbookshop.com\/ja\/product\/junior-high-school-book-pack-copy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Junior High School Japanese Readers Pack<\/strong><\/a> \u2014 Support Years 7\u201310 learners with progressively leveled Japanese readers and practical reading activities.<br \/>\n\ud83d\udcda <a href=\"https:\/\/japanbookshop.com\/ja\/product\/all-japanese-readers-pack\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>All Japanese Readers Pack<\/strong><\/a> \u2014 Discover the full range of graded Japanese readers from beginning Hiragana to advanced Japanese texts.<br \/>\n\ud83d\udda5\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/japanbookshop.com\/ja\/product-category\/flipbooks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Japanese Reader Class Sets &amp; Online Flipbooks<\/strong><\/a> \u2014 Explore printed classroom sets with matching online flipbooks for teachers.<\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #ff99cc;\">\ud83d\udccc Important Information<\/span><\/h4>\n<p>This Japanese Reader is designed for individual reading and Japanese Extensive Reading (Tadoku).<\/p>\n<p>For classroom teaching, schools can purchase the <a href=\"https:\/\/japanbookshop.com\/ja\/product\/how-much-is-it-class-set-online-flipbook\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>How Much Is It? Japanese Reader Class Set &amp; Online Flipbook<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Copyright \u00a9 Mariko Earle. All rights reserved.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>No part of this publication may be copied, reproduced, distributed, or shared without prior permission from the copyright holder.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\" data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"><span style=\"color: #ff00ff;\">\ud83d\udecd\ufe0f Level 3 Japanese Reader | Beginner &amp; Developing Readers<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Can your students shop in Japan using Japanese prices, quantities, and everyday conversations?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>How Much Is It? (\u3044\u304f\u3089\u3067\u3059\u304b\uff1f)<\/strong> follows Rick as he visits seven real shops in Japan, from Daiso and a supermarket to a takoyaki shop and stores selling popular character goods.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Through authentic photographs and repeated shopping dialogues, learners practise <strong>asking prices, ordering items, reading Japanese yen, and calculating totals<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #ff00ff;\">\ud83c\udfaf Key Language Features &amp; Learning Benefits<\/span><\/h4>\n<ul data-spread=\"false\">\n<li><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Asking prices<\/strong> \u2013 Read and use <strong>\uff5e\u306f \u3044\u304f\u3089\u3067\u3059\u304b\u3002<\/strong> in real shopping situations.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Numbers &amp; quantities<\/strong> \u2013 Understand prices in yen and order items using <strong>\uff5e\u3053 \u304f\u3060\u3055\u3044<\/strong>.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Shopping conversations<\/strong> \u2013 Follow repeated dialogues and polite expressions such as <strong>\u3042\u308a\u304c\u3068\u3046\u3054\u3056\u3044\u307e\u3057\u305f<\/strong>.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Availability &amp; totals<\/strong> \u2013 Recognize <strong>\u3042\u308a\u307e\u3059\u304b\u3001\u306f\u3044\u3001\u3042\u308a\u307e\u3059\u3001and \u305c\u3093\u3076\u3067\uff5e\u5186\u3067\u3059<\/strong>.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Hiragana, Katakana &amp; Kanji<\/strong> \u2013 Read familiar shopping vocabulary and selected Kanji with furigana.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Practical reading confidence<\/strong> \u2013 Progress from simple purchases to a longer conversation involving several items and a total price.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Ideal for:<\/strong> Level 3 Japanese learners, primary and beginning 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