Japan Travel & Places Picture Book

About this book

Written and produced in Japan by Japanese author Aki Wakamatsu — a travel picture dictionary made in Japan, for children everywhere.

Japan Travel & Places Picture Book: My First 500 Japanese Words gives young readers the words to name everything they see on a trip to Japan — in English and Japanese. All 500 words come with a big friendly picture, the Japanese word in kana (the way children in Japan read it), romaji so anyone can say it out loud, and a QR code for FREE audio of every word.

Travel through 10 chapters: the sights of Tokyo and the big cities, Kyoto, Nara and the old towns, castles, towers and famous buildings, mountains and high places, the sea, islands and ports, trains and stations, airplanes and airports, roads, buses and ferries, hotels, ryokan and places to stay, and souvenirs, photos and memories. Children learn the real names — Tokyo Tower and the Skytree, Himeji Castle and Mount Fuji, the Nozomi and Hayabusa bullet trains, Miyajima's floating torii and the deer of Nara — not just "train" and "hotel".

Perfect for families planning a trip to Japan, bilingual families, Japanese-language classrooms, homeschoolers, and any child who loves to travel. No Japanese reading skill is needed: romaji is on every word, and the free listening page reads all 500 words aloud in English and Japanese.

Part of the "My First 500 Japanese Words" series (29 volumes), written and produced in Japan by Takikawa TOKOTOKO Kids LLC.