Japan Books: Scarecrow Village Level 8

Description

Let us visit the Scarecrow village in Nagoro in Tokushima and explore the village where more than 200 scarecrows live.

Level: 8
Script: Hiragana and Kanji characters

Sentence examples

• From there, it takes about one hour by car and is on top of a mountain.
• The village had become lonely, so I attempted to make scarecrows
• What do you think they are doing?

In alignment with the Senior Syllabus & the Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT)

• When, at this time (N5)
• Called, named (N4)
• Try doing (JLPT N4)
• Something regrettably happens (N4)
• Favours/giving and receiving (N4)
• I think ….., you think ….. (N4)

Cultural note from the author:

Deep in the mountains of Nagoro, there is a “scarecrow village.” Approximately 15 years ago, a Japanese lady made one scarecrow for a field, then decided to make more. As a result of her interest in making scarecrows, the village currently has more than 200 scarecrows! She says that there used to be lots of people living in this village. However, over the years, most of the young people in the village have moved away to bigger cities. Nowadays, there are approximately 30 residents. This book will take you to the village and let you meet some of the scarecrows who live there.