✈️ Level 3 Japanese Reader Class Set for Classroom Use

This Level 3 Japanese Reader Class Set & Online Flipbook combines printed readers with an interactive online flipbook to create engaging Japanese reading lessons for the whole class.

Through Josh’s first trip to Japan, students discover Japanese culture, food, transport, and winter experiences while developing their ability to read simple, connected Japanese sentences.

The story provides meaningful practice with past-tense verbs (～ました), past-tense expressions (～でした), adjectives, and everyday Japanese vocabulary, supported by authentic photographs and engaging captions.

Teachers can choose the number of printed readers they need and receive password-protected access to the matching online flipbook.

Display the story on an interactive whiteboard, projector, or classroom screen while students follow along in their own books. This supports whole-class teaching, guided reading, pair work, and independent learning.

📸 Discover Japan Through Josh’s First Journey

What exciting discoveries await a child visiting Japan for the very first time?

Meet Josh, a young Australian boy who travels to Japan in January with his father and older brother.

For Josh, everything is new and exciting!

It is winter in Japan, and his adventure begins among beautiful snowy landscapes and traditional Japanese buildings.

He makes a snowman, visits the famous snow monkeys relaxing in natural hot springs, and discovers interesting places such as Shirakawa-go and Takayama.

Along the way, Josh enjoys delicious Japanese food, meets familiar and unusual characters, and experiences a variety of Japanese attractions.

He even discovers the difference between real sushi and the realistic plastic food displays found outside Japanese restaurants!

One of his most exciting experiences is riding the Shinkansen (Japanese bullet train). He is amazed by how fast it travels.

Josh also finds some familiar Australian products in Japan, including Vegemite and Tim Tams!

Throughout his adventure, he shares his experiences using simple Japanese sentences:

にほんは ふゆ でした。It was winter in Japan.

すしを たべました。I ate sushi.

しんかんせんに のりました。I rode the Shinkansen.

At the end of his journey, Josh reflects on his wonderful experiences:

にほんは とても たのしかった です。Japan was so much fun.

また いきたい です。I want to go again.

Based on a real family trip, this Japanese Reader features authentic photographs taken by Megan, capturing Josh’s experiences and discoveries.

One of the special features of this book is its fun photo captions, which introduce extra vocabulary and encourage students to explore the photographs more closely.

Students can compare real and plastic sushi, discover unusual Japanese souvenirs, enjoy humorous photographs, and explore cultural details beyond the main story.

These additional captions provide opportunities for vocabulary development, reading extension, classroom discussion, and independent discovery.

Through meaningful repetition, authentic photographs, and simple past-tense sentences, students develop reading confidence while discovering Japan through the eyes of a child.

🔎 Want to learn more about the individual reader?

Explore the My First Trip to Japan (はじめてのにほん) Individual Japanese Reader for detailed language features, story information, and book details.

🎯 What Students Will Learn with This Japanese Reader Class Set

Students will practise:

• Reading a connected Level 3 Japanese recount about real travel experiences
• Using past-tense verbs (～ました), including いきました、たべました、みました、つくりました、のりました
• Understanding ～でした to describe past situations, as in にほんは ふゆ でした
• Recognizing past-tense adjectives, such as たのしかったです and はやかったです
• Using ありました to describe things that existed or were found
• Understanding basic time expressions, including 1月 (January) and はじめて (for the first time)
• Recognizing particles such as は、が、に、で、を、と in meaningful sentences
• Expressing likes and preferences using Nがだいすきです
• Recognizing ～たいです, as in また いきたいです, to express a wish
• Building vocabulary related to travel, winter, food, animals, transport, and sightseeing
• Reading Hiragana and Katakana with reading support for unfamiliar words
• Recognizing familiar loanwords written in Katakana, such as マクドナルド and スーパー
• Reading additional vocabulary and cultural information through photo captions
• Using authentic photographs to predict meaning and support comprehension
• Developing reading fluency and confidence through repeated sentence patterns
• Exploring traditional and modern Japanese culture through a real-life travel experience

👩‍🏫 Why Teachers Choose This Level 3 Japanese Reader Class Set

Teachers choose this Japanese Reader Class Set because it combines meaningful language learning, authentic photographs, and practical classroom resources.

• Printed readers for every student, encouraging active participation
• Password-protected online flipbook for classroom display
• Ideal for interactive whiteboards, projectors, and shared screens
• Authentic photographs provide strong visual support for comprehension
• Reinforces past-tense verbs (～ました・～でした) through a meaningful travel recount
• Introduces familiar Japanese vocabulary through real-life experiences
• Supports vocabulary development through engaging photo captions
• Encourages prediction, speaking, discussion, and personal responses
• Creates opportunities to explore Japanese winter, food, transport, and cultural experiences
• Encourages students to talk or write about their own travel experiences
• Supports whole-class, guided, pair, small-group, and independent reading
• Includes free supporting teaching and learning resources
• Helps beginner learners develop confidence reading connected Japanese sentences

📚 Japanese Reader Class Set Options

Choose from:

• 10 printed readers
• 15 printed readers
• 20 printed readers
• 25 printed readers

Each Class Set includes password-protected access to the matching online flipbook.

📖 Japanese Reader Class Set Details

Reading Level: Level 3
Recommended for: Beginner and upper-beginner Japanese learners
JLPT Guide: Mainly JLPT N5 grammar and vocabulary
Text Type: Recount (Travel Experience)
Language Focus: Past-tense verbs (～ました), ～でした, past-tense adjectives, ありました, particles, and everyday expressions
Vocabulary Theme: Travel, winter, food, animals, transport, and sightseeing
Cultural Theme: Japanese winter experiences, traditional villages, hot springs, food, and everyday life
Script: Primarily Hiragana and Katakana, with selected furigana-supported words
Includes: Password-protected Online Flipbook access

✅ Perfect For

• Beginner and upper-beginner Japanese learners
• Primary and elementary school Japanese programs
• Beginning secondary school Japanese students
• Students learning past-tense verbs (～ました・～でした)
• Japanese travel and culture units
• Students learning to describe past experiences
• Developing simple Japanese recount-writing skills
• Japanese food, transport, and sightseeing topics
• Reading comprehension and discussion activities
• Whole-class teaching
• Guided reading
• Pair work
• Independent reading
• Extensive Reading (Tadoku)
• Homework and classroom libraries

📚 Teaching & Learning Resources for This Japanese Reader Class Set

Explore free teaching and learning resources through our Resource Library.

Teaching and learning resources:

• 🎧 Audio recordings – Narrated by Mariko Sensei
• 📖 English translation
• 💻 Quizlet vocabulary activities

💜 Why Choose Mariko Sensei’s Japanbooks?

Drawing on over 40 years of Japanese teaching experience, Mariko Sensei creates graded readers that combine carefully leveled language, learner-friendly layouts, and meaningful visual support.

My First Trip to Japan (はじめてのにほん) uses authentic family photographs, accessible sentences, and photo captions to introduce learners to Japan through a real winter travel experience.

Repeated past-tense expressions (～ました・～でした) develop reading fluency, while photographs support comprehension and introduce Japanese transport, food, snowy landscapes, and memorable travel experiences.

📚 Explore the Special Features That Make Japanese Reading Easier

📖 Continue Reading at Levels 3–4

Continue building reading confidence with these carefully graded Japanese readers.

💴 How Much Is It? (いくらですか？) – Level 3 — Practise useful shopping expressions, prices, and everyday Japanese through authentic photographs.
⏰ Slow and Fast (ゆっくりくんとはやいくん) – Level 3 — Reinforce Japanese time expressions and familiar sentence patterns through an engaging story about everyday routines.
🗾 My Japanese Adventure (ぼくのにほん) – Level 4 — Take the next step with another real family travel journal, practising past-tense Japanese and exploring traditional and modern Japan.

📚 Explore More Japanese Reader Packs

Continue your Japanese reading journey with our carefully graded Japanese Reader Packs.

🌱 Beginner Hiragana Readers Starter Pack (Levels 1–3) — Build confidence from simple Hiragana words to connected Japanese sentences.
🏫 Primary & Elementary School Japanese Readers Pack (Levels 1–4) — Support young Japanese learners with engaging stories, quizzes, and cultural texts.
🎓 Junior High School Japanese Readers Pack — Support Years 7–10 Japanese programs with progressively leveled readers.
📘 High School Japanese Readers Pack (Levels 3–8) — Develop Japanese reading skills through stories, travel experiences, and cultural texts.
📚 All Japanese Readers Pack (Levels 1–9) — Explore the complete collection of Japanese graded readers, from beginner to advanced levels.
🖥️ Japanese Reader Class Sets & Online Flipbooks — Discover classroom reading sets with printed readers and password-protected online flipbook access.

📌 Important Information

This Class Set is designed for use by one school or educational organization.

Online flipbook access is password-protected and supplied with the purchase of an eligible Class Set. Access details should not be shared publicly or distributed outside the purchasing organization.

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