Japan Time, Days & Calendar Picture Book

About this book

500 Japanese words of time, days and the calendar — in one picture book made in Japan! From daybreak (akatsuki) to the small hours, kids meet the fine names of the day, clocks of many kinds, the old Japanese clock with its twelve hours, the days of the week in depth, the months with their old names (Mutsuki, Kisaragi, Yayoi...), rokuyō lucky days, era names from Meiji to Reiwa, and the art of being on time. Every word comes with a friendly picture, Japanese in kana (the way children in Japan read), romaji for pronunciation, and a QR code for FREE audio of all 500 words. Vol. 33 of the "My First 500 Japanese Words" series — written and produced in Japan by Aki Wakamatsu.