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Alex Travels in Japan: Visiting Different Prefectures

アレックス、日本にほん

  • Theme: Travel_Transportation

  • pre-A1/N5entry

  • Feb 14th, 2026

アレックス、日本[にほん]へ行[い]く

Introduction

Are you looking for a fun way to learn Japanese while exploring Japanese culture? In this story, you’ll follow Alex, a traveler, as he visits several regions of Japan and discovers surprising traditions, landscapes, and local experiences. Let’s travel across Japan with Alex—and see what amazing things he finds!

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アレックス、日本にほん

Alex Travels in Japan: Visiting Different Prefectures

  1. アレックスさんは青森あおもりきます。
English Translation
  1. Alex goes to Aomori.

  1. アレックス: 「これはなんですか?」 日本人にほんじん: 「これはねぶたです。なつのおまつり (festival) ですよ。」 アレックス: 「おおきいですね!」
English Translation
  1. Alex: What is this? Japanese person: This is Nebuta. It is a summer festival. Alex: It’s big!

  1. つぎは群馬ぐんまきます。
English Translation
  1. Next, Alex goes to Gunma.

  1. アレックス: 「おふろがたくさんありますね。」 日本人にほんじん: 「おんせん (hot spring) です。あたたかいです。きもちいいですよ。」
English Translation
  1. Alex: There are so many baths here. Japanese person: They're hot springs. They're warm. They feel good.

  1. つぎは鳥取とっとりきます。
English Translation
  1. Next, Alex goes to Tottori.

  1. アレックス: 「えっ!らくだ (camel) がいます…ここは日本にほんですか?」 日本人にほんじん: 「はい。日本にほんにも、らくだがいます。さばく (desert) もあるんです。」 アレックス: 「すごい!」
English Translation
  1. Alex: What? There is a camel… Is this Japan? Japanese person: Yes. Japan has camels too. We even have deserts. Alex: Amazing!

  1. つぎは鹿児島かごしまきます。
English Translation
  1. Next, Alex goes to Kagoshima.

  1. アレックス: 「やまがくろいです!どうしてですか?」 日本人にほんじん:「あれは火山かざん (volcano) ですから。」 アレックス: 「すごい!でも、すこしこわいです。」
English Translation
  1. Alex: The mountain is black! Why? Japanese person: Because it is a volcano. Alex: Wow! But it's a little scary.

  1. 日本にほんには、おもしろい場所ばしょがたくさんあります。 ぜひ、ってください。
English Translation
  1. Japan has many interesting places. Please be sure to visit them.

単語Vocabulary

  • to goU-Verb

    学校がっこうきます。

    I will go to school.

  • おおきい

    bigい-Adjective

    おおきいいぬがいます。

    There is a big dog.

  • つぎ

    nextNoun

    つぎのページをみます。

    I will read the next page.

  • たくさん

    a lot, manyAdverb

    りんごがたくさんあります。

    There are many apples.

  • あたたかい

    warmい-Adjective

    今日きょうはあたたかいです。

    It's warm today.

  • きもちいい

    feel good, comfortableい-Adjective

    おんせんはきもちいいです。

    Hot springs feel good.

  • すごい

    amazing, greatい-Adjective

    おおきいいえですね。すごい!

    What a big house! Amazing!

  • くろい

    blackい-Adjective

    くろいくるまいます。

    I will buy a black car.

  • どうして

    whyAdverb

    アレックスはどうして日本にほんましたか。

    Why did Alex come to Japan?

  • こわい

    scaryい-Adjective

    きのう映画えいがました。こわかったです。

    I watched a movie yesterday. It was scary.

質問Question

記事の内容について答えてください

  1. 青森あおもりのねぶたは、いつのおまつりですか。
  2. アレックスは群馬ぐんまなにをたくさんましたか?
  3. どうして鹿児島かごしまやまはくろいですか。
English Translation
  1. When is the Aomori Nebuta Festival held?
  2. What did Alex see a lot of in Gunma?
  3. Why is the mountain in Kagoshima black?
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