Three essays on Japan by rail: the first line of 1872 from Shimbashi to Yokohama, the Shinkansen, and the maglev now being built between Shinagawa and Nagoya.
The 3 essays in this book
- Japan's First Railway
- The Shinkansen
- The Maglev
How each essay is laid out
- Before You Read. The key names and terms explained in English before you start.
- Line by line. Every sentence with furigana over every kanji, and each word and grammar point explained underneath.
- The whole essay again in Japanese, without the notes, so you can read it straight through.
- Native audio. A native speaker reads every essay at normal speed and slowly. Scan the QR code on the page to listen.
- Exercises after every essay, with an answer key.
- An English translation of every essay, close enough to the Japanese to check yourself against.
What you get
- The paperback, 5.5 x 8.5 inches.
- The eBook and audio, right away. PDF, ePub, MP3 audio and an Anki flashcard deck, ready to download as soon as you order. No waiting for the mail.
- The book in the Makoto+ Japanese Explorer app (iPhone, iPad and Android). It unlocks automatically for the email you order with, and the unlock code is printed in the back of the book too.
This is Volume 7 of Learn Japanese with History & Essays. Prefer to go all digital? The Learn Japanese with History & Essays bundle has all seven volumes as eBooks with audio.
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Learn Japanese with History & Essays Volume 7: The Shinkansen and the Rails of Japan is a paperback reader in the Learn Japanese with History & Essays series: Japanese with full furigana, line-by-line vocabulary and grammar notes, the text again without notes, an English translation, and native audio. The code printed in the back unlocks the book in the free Makoto+ Japanese Explorer app for iPhone, iPad and Android, where you can tap any word for its reading and meaning.
