Level 3 Japanese Reader Class Set for Classroom Use

This Level 3 Japanese Reader Class Set is recommended for upper-beginner learners who are ready to read longer Japanese texts while discovering authentic Japanese language and culture through meaningful travel experiences.

Teachers who purchase this Level 3 Japanese Reader Class Set & Online Flipbook Pack can choose the number of printed readers they need. They also receive password-protected access to the matching online flipbook on our website.

As a result, this Japanese Reader Class Set allows teachers to display the reader on an interactive whiteboard, projector, or classroom screen while students follow along in their own books. This makes whole-class teaching, guided reading, pair work, and independent learning simple, engaging, and effective.

✈️ Discover Japan Through a Child’s First Journey

Take students on an unforgettable journey as Josh visits Japan for the very first time. Explore snowy landscapes, ride the famous Shinkansen, visit the UNESCO World Heritage village of Shirakawa-go, meet the snow monkeys of Nagano, discover traditional Japanese food, and experience everyday life in Japan through authentic photographs and engaging captions.

Written for upper-beginner learners, this Level 3 Japanese Reader combines authentic Japanese, authentic photographs, and engaging illustrations to help students develop reading fluency while enjoying a real travel adventure. Furthermore, learners encounter mainly JLPT N5 grammar presented naturally through meaningful contexts. Key language features include ます-form verbs (including past tense), 「でした」, 「あります」, 「～がすきです」, and practical travel vocabulary, helping students build confidence while reading authentic Japanese.

By combining authentic language, visual support, and extensive reading (Tadoku) principles, this Japanese Graded Reader provides an enjoyable and confidence-building reading experience for classroom teaching, guided reading, and independent learning.

🎯 What Students Will Learn with This Level 3 Japanese Reader Class Set

Students will practise:

• Reading authentic Japanese texts with greater confidence
• Developing Japanese reading fluency through meaningful travel experiences
• Understanding mainly JLPT N5 grammar in context
• Learning vocabulary related to travel, winter, transport, food, animals, sightseeing, and everyday life
• Using authentic photographs and engaging captions to support comprehension
• Building confidence through Extensive Reading (Tadoku)
• Discovering Japanese culture through the eyes of a child visiting Japan for the first time

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

Teachers choose this Level 3 Japanese Reader Class Set because it combines printed readers, an online flipbook, and classroom resources to create engaging Japanese reading lessons.

• Printed readers for every student
• Password-protected online flipbook for classroom display
• Perfect for interactive whiteboards, projectors, and shared screens
• Supports whole-class, small-group, and independent reading
• Encourages speaking, prediction, and classroom discussion
• Includes free audio recordings, English translation, and Quizlet vocabulary activities
• Designed by Mariko Sensei, an experienced Australian Japanese teacher with over 40 years of teaching experience

📚 Japanese Reader Class Set Options

Choose from:

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

Each Level 3 Japanese Reader Class Set includes password-protected access to the matching online flipbook.

📖 Reading Level & Book Details for This Level 3 Japanese Reader Class Set

This Level 3 Japanese Reader Class Set is recommended for upper-beginner learners who are beginning to read longer authentic Japanese texts with confidence.

Recommended for: Upper-beginner learners

Text Type: Travel recount

Language Focus: Mainly JLPT N5 grammar presented naturally through contextual reading.

Vocabulary Theme: Travel, winter, transport, food, animals, sightseeing, and everyday life

Cultural Theme: A child’s first journey through Japan, including Shirakawa-go, Takayama, Shibu Onsen, snow monkeys, the Shinkansen, and everyday Japanese culture

Script: Hiragana, Katakana and Kanji with furigana

Product Type: A5 saddle-stitched booklet

✅ Perfect For

• Teachers looking for engaging Japanese Readers for primary and secondary classrooms
• Upper-beginner Japanese learners
• Extensive Reading (Tadoku)
• Guided reading
• Whole-class teaching
• Independent reading
• Homework
• Classroom libraries
• Students preparing for their first trip to Japan

📚 Teaching & Learning Resources for This Japanese Reader Class Set

Every reader includes free access to our Resource Library.

Included with every reader:

•  Audio recordings narrated by Mariko Sensei
•  English translation
•  Quizlet vocabulary activities

💜 Why Choose Mariko Sensei’s Japanbooks?

Every Japanese Reader is carefully designed by Mariko Sensei, an experienced Australian Japanese teacher with over 40 years of teaching experience.

Our Japanese Graded Readers combine authentic Japanese, real-life photographs, carefully levelled language, and extensive reading principles to help learners build confidence while discovering Japanese language and culture.

Unlike traditional textbooks, every story encourages students to enjoy reading naturally through meaningful repetition, visual support, and authentic cultural experiences.

My First Trip to Japan (はじめてのにほん) is based on Josh’s real first visit to Japan with his father and older brother. Through authentic photographs taken during their journey, students experience snowy landscapes, traditional villages, the famous snow monkeys of Nagano, the excitement of riding the Shinkansen, delicious Japanese food, and everyday cultural discoveries. As a result, students build reading confidence while experiencing Japan through the curiosity and excitement of a child’s first overseas adventure.

📚 Explore More Japanese Reader Packs

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

Primary & Elementary Japanese Readers — Authentic Japanese readers designed for young learners and beginners, with strong visual support and confidence-building reading activities.

High School Japanese Readers Pack (Levels 3–9) — A carefully graded collection of authentic Japanese readers designed to support students from upper beginner to advanced levels.

All Japanese Readers Pack — Our complete collection of graded readers, providing a structured pathway from Level 1 to Level 9.

📌 Important Information

This Level 3 Japanese Reader Class Set is designed for use by one school or educational organisation.

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