Kaname’s Japanese Reading Library
Books & Audio
All books have kanji readings marked and come come with English translation, vocabulary lists,
and companion audio for listening and shadowing practice.
Choose a book below to visit its Amazon page or download the MP3 audio.
(You’ll need a password for audio, it’s included with the book)
Romantic story set at a traditional hot spring inn. Suitable for learners with level around N2-N1.
A young American wakes up in Japan and finds that sixty years have passed. Suitable for learners with level around N5-N4.
How to Use the Audio
- Listen without looking at the text. See how much you can understand through listening alone.
- Listen while reading the text. In this case, the text works like subtitles in a film, helping you follow the story and recognize the words you hear.
- After reading the book and becoming familiar with the story, listen again without the text and enjoy it purely as an audio story.
- Use the audio for speaking practice. Try listen-and-repeat exercises or shadowing, imitating the speaker’s rhythm, intonation, and pronunciation.