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N4 Daily LifeOct 4, 2026

A Day in Tokyo | Japanese Listening Practice

A Day in Tokyo | Japanese Listening Practice

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みなさん、こんにちは東ひがし陽よう町ちょうという駅えきに着つきました駅えきの改札かいさつで、母ははと待まち合あわせをしています改札かいさつを出でますまだ母ははは来きていないようですあの着物きものの人ひとたちは、私わたしたちと同おなじ場所ばしょに行いくんじゃないかと思おもいます母ははが来きました駅えきの外そとに出でました地図ちずで確認かくにんしますここの「江え東ひがし区く文化ぶんかセンター」に行いきます今いまいる道みちをまっすぐ行いって、ちょっと曲まがった先さきにあるようですこの日ひ見みに行いったのは「文楽ぶんらく」です文楽ぶんらくは、日本にほんの伝統芸能でんとうげいのうですこれは、そのときにもらったパンフレットです表紙ひょうしが人形にんぎょうの写真しゃしんです文楽ぶんらくは人形にんぎょうを使つかうものですまた「三味線しゃみせん」という楽器がっきを弾はじく人ひとと、話はなす人ひとがいますパンフレットには、どういうお話はなしなのかと、実際じっさいに話はなす言葉ことばが書かいてありました少すこし昔むかしの言葉ことばなので、聞きいてもわからない部分ぶぶんがけっこう多おおいです文楽ぶんらくでは１ひとつの人形にんぎょうを、３人さんにんの人ひとで動うごかします頭あたまと右手みぎてを動うごかす人ひとと、左手ひだりてを動うごかす人ひとそして、足あしを動うごかす人ひとがいます頭あたまを動うごかす人ひとは顔かおが見みえますが、左手ひだりてを動うごかす人ひとと足あしを動うごかす人ひとは、顔かおが見みえないように黒くろい布ぬのをかぶっています頭あたまを動うごかす人ひとがリーダーで、ほかの２人ふたりに、どう動うごかしてほしいか合図あいずを出だしているんだそうですこの黄色きいろいネットが何なんのためにあるかわかりますか？
Hello everyone, I've arrived at a station called Toyocho. I'm meeting my mother at the station ticket gate. I'm going through the gate. It seems my mother hasn't arrived yet. Those people in kimonos, I think they might be going to the same place as us. My mother has arrived. I've exited the station. I'm checking the map. We're going to the "Koto Ward Cultural Center" here. It seems we go straight down this road and then turn a little. What I went to see that day was "Bunraku." Bunraku is a traditional Japanese performing art. This is the pamphlet I received at the time. The cover is a photo of a puppet. Bunraku uses puppets. There are also people who play an instrument called the "shamisen" and people who speak. The pamphlet had what the story was about and the actual words spoken written in it. Since it's a bit old language, there are quite a few parts that are hard to understand even when listening. In Bunraku, one puppet is operated by three people. There's a person who moves the head and right hand, a person who moves the left hand, and a person who moves the feet. The person who moves the head is visible, but the person who moves the left hand and the person who moves the feet wear black cloth so their faces can't be seen. The person who moves the head is the leader, and it seems they give signals to the other two about how they want them to move. Do you know what this yellow net is for?
ここに「ごみ」と書かいてあります黄色きいろいネットがある場所ばしょは、ゴミ置おき場ばですカラスなどがゴミ袋ぶくろを破やぶって、ゴミを出だすことがよくありますそのためにネットをかぶせますなんと、冷凍れいとうのラーメンとギョウザの自動販売機じどうはんばいきがありました有名ゆうめいなお店みせのラーメンだそうです
It says "garbage" here. The place with the yellow net is a garbage collection point. Crows and such often tear open garbage bags and scatter the garbage. That's why they put the net over it. Surprisingly, there was a vending machine for frozen ramen and gyoza. It seems to be ramen from a famous shop.
「江え東ひがし区く文化ぶんかセンター」と書かいてありますこっちにも大おおきく書かいてありますここに「文楽ぶんらく鑑賞かんしょう教室きょうしつ」と書かいてあります「鑑賞かんしょう」は「見みて楽たのしむ」という意味いみです最後さいごに「教室きょうしつ」とついていますが、文楽ぶんらくについて勉強べんきょうできる内容ないようでした人形にんぎょうの動うごかし方かたを人形にんぎょうを使つかって説明せつめいしてくれたり、話はなす人ひとが登場人物とうじょうじんぶつによってどう声こえを変かえるかを、やってみせてくれたりしましたとても勉強べんきょうになって、おもしろかったですはじめての方ほうに、文楽ぶんらく鑑賞かんしょう教室きょうしつ、おすすめです何なにかと思おもったら、鯉こいがいました立派りっぱですね１匹いっぴき、金魚きんぎょがいるのも見みえますか？
It says "Koto Ward Cultural Center." It's written large over here too. It says "Bunraku Appreciation Class" here. "Appreciation" means "to watch and enjoy." It ends with "class," but it was content where you could learn about Bunraku. They explained how to operate puppets using puppets, and they showed how the speaker changes their voice depending on the character. It was very educational and interesting. I highly recommend the Bunraku Appreciation Class for beginners. I noticed something, and there were koi fish. They're impressive, aren't they? Can you also see a goldfish?
これですねかわいいですねでは、会場かいじょうに行いきます会場かいじょうでは、動画どうがは撮とっていませんでも、すごく勉強べんきょうになる楽たのしい時間じかんでしたここは、新しん宿やどです母はははここから、電車でんしゃに乗のって帰かえりますすごい人ひとで、あっという間まに見みえなくなりました私わたしはこのあと、大学だいがく時代じだいのサークルの人ひとたちと、久ひさしぶりの飲のみ会かいがありましたでも時間じかんがけっこうあったので、大おおきい本屋ほんやさんに行いくことにしました道みちの向むこうに独特どくとくな形かたちの建物たてものがあります背せの高たかいほうの建物たてものに行いきますここで道みちを渡わたります「本ほん」という漢字かんじが見みえますか？
This one. It's cute. Now, let's go to the venue. At the venue, I didn't film any video, but it was a very educational and fun time. This is Shinjuku. My mother will take the train home from here. There were so many people, and she disappeared in an instant. After this, I had a long-awaited drinking party with my university club friends. But since I had quite a bit of time, I decided to go to a large bookstore. There's a building with a unique shape across the road. I'm going to the taller building. I'll cross the road here. Can you see the kanji for "book"?
「BOOK 1st」という本屋ほんやさんです階段かいだんを下おりますぬれていますすべりやすいので、気きをつけないといけません本ほんがぬれないように、傘かさをビニール袋ぶくろに入いれますお店みせの中なかの地図ちずを確認かくにんしますこれは「語学ごがく」と書かいてあります語学ごがくコーナーにありそうですつまり、Dですね Dのコーナーに行いく途中とちゅうに、家具かぐを売うっているコーナーがありました座すわり心地ごこちのよさそうなソファです座すわってみました座すわり心地ごこちがよかったです Dのコーナーに来きました語学ごがくコーナーは、ここですね探さがしに行いきます私わたしが探さがしているのは、この前まえ出版しゅっぱんされた私わたしの本ほんです日本にほんのいろいろな場所ばしょを旅行りょこうしながら、その場所ばしょで日本にほんの人ひとと日本語にっぽんごで会話かいわをする本ほんです日本語教育にほんごきょういくコーナーには… ないですね
It's a bookstore called "BOOK 1st." I'm going down the stairs. It's wet. It's slippery, so I have to be careful. To keep my books from getting wet, I put my umbrella in a plastic bag. I'm checking the map inside the store. This says "Languages." It seems to be in the language section. In other words, it's D. On the way to section D, there was a section selling furniture. It looks like a comfortable sofa. I sat down. It was comfortable. I've arrived at section D. The language section is here, right? I'll go look for it. What I'm looking for is my book that was published recently. It's a book about traveling to various places in Japan and having conversations in Japanese with Japanese people in those places. In the Japanese language education section... it's not here.
こっちは日本語にっぽんご試験しけんのコーナーですあるならここにありそうですが、ないですね
This side is the Japanese test section. If it were here, it would be here, but it's not.
こんな大おおきい本屋ほんやさんにないのかと、がっかりしたそのとき、見みつけました！
I was disappointed that it wasn't in such a large bookstore. And then, I found it!
『Travel Japan, Learn Japanese』、ここにありました Books on Japan のコーナーにあったんですね全部ぜんぶで12冊さつも置おいてくれていました新しん宿やど西口にしぐちの「BOOK 1st」ですよかったら、行いってみてください隣となりには、妖怪ようかいの本ほんがたくさん並ならんでいました夫おっとも新しん宿やどにいたので、合流ごうりゅうすることにしました「合流ごうりゅう」というのは、別々べつべつに動うごいていた人ひとたちが一緒いっしょになることです歩あるいていたら、キンモクセイの香かおりがしましたなんと、キンモクセイがもう咲さいていましたこの日ひは9月くがつ19日じゅうくにちでしたもうキンモクセイが咲さくのかと、びっくりしました工事中こうじちゅうのクレーンが、本当ほんとうに鶴つるみたいでした２羽わの鶴つるが、顔かおを合あわせているように見みえました夫おっとを発見はっけんしました待まち合あわせまでまだ時間じかんがあったので、カフェに行いって休やすむことにしましたが、行いきたかったカフェは人ひとが並ならんでいましたここは、思おもい出で横丁よこちょうですちょっと通かよってみましょう小ちいさいお店みせがたくさんありますほとんどが飲のみ屋やさんです「飲のみ屋や」というのは、お酒さけを飲のむためのお店みせですこのときは３時さんじ半はんぐらいだったので、けっこうすいていますお酒さけを飲のむには、まだちょっと早はやい時間じかんだからですここは、そばとうどんのお店みせです夜よるの時間じかんは、本当ほんとうに混こんでると思おもいます思おもい出で横丁よこちょうには、全部ぜんぶで80軒けんくらいお店みせがあるそうです思おもい出で横丁よこちょうの反対側はんたいがわの端はしに来きましたおもしろかったです道みちを渡わたって、線路せんろの下したを通とおって、東口ひがしぐちのほうに来きましたこのカフェに行いってみることにしましたでも、２階にかいの席せきは満席まんせきでした地下ちかの席せきも満席まんせきでしたどこも混こんでいて、入いれそうなカフェが全然ぜんぜんなかったので、地下街ちかがいのカフェを探さがすことにしましたこのコーヒー屋やさんは、どうでしょうかお店みせの人ひと「食事しょくじする方ほうのみですが、いいですか？
"Travel Japan, Learn Japanese" was here, in the Books on Japan section. They had all 12 books there. It's "BOOK 1st" at Shinjuku West Exit, so please go if you'd like. Next to it, there were many books about yokai. My husband was also in Shinjuku, so we decided to meet up. "Meet up" means people who were moving separately come together. As I was walking, I smelled the fragrance of kinmokusei (fragrant olive). Surprisingly, the kinmokusei was already blooming. This day was September 19th. I was surprised that the kinmokusei was already blooming. The crane under construction really looked like a crane (bird). Two cranes looked like they were facing each other. I found my husband. Since there was still time until our meeting, we decided to rest at a cafe, but the cafe we wanted to go to had people lining up. This is Omoide Yokocho. Let's walk through it a bit. There are many small shops. Most of them are drinking places. "Drinking place" means a shop for drinking alcohol. It was around 3:30 at this time, so it was quite empty. Because it's still a bit early to drink alcohol. This is a soba and udon shop. I think it gets really crowded at night. Omoide Yokocho has about 80 shops in total. We came to the opposite end of Omoide Yokocho. It was interesting. We crossed the road, went under the railway tracks, and came to the East Exit side. I decided to try this cafe. But the seats on the 2nd floor were full. The seats in the basement were also full. Everywhere was crowded and there was no cafe we could get into at all, so we decided to look for a cafe in the underground mall. How about this coffee shop? Shop staff: "It's for dining only, is that okay?"
」私わたし「ああ、食事しょくじ…」大学だいがくのときの友人ゆうじんと、５時ごじ半はんから夕ゆうご飯はんを食たべることになっていたので、とりあえず、入はいるのはやめました夫おっとと私わたしは、同おなじサークルで知しり合あいましたなのでこの日ひ、一緒いっしょにその会かいに行いくことになっていましたさあ、このカフェは空あいてるでしょうか
" Me: "Oh, dining..." I was supposed to have dinner with a university friend at 5:30, so for now, I decided not to go in. My husband and I met in the same club. So on this day, we were going to that gathering together. Now, is this cafe open?
空あいていませんでしたこのカフェも空あいていませんでした地下街ちかがいから外そとに出でることにしました出でてすぐのカフェに行いってみることにしましたお店みせの人ひと「いらっしゃいませー」私わたし「２人ふたりなんですけど入いれますか？
It wasn't open. This cafe wasn't open either. We decided to go outside from the underground mall. I decided to try the cafe right outside. Shop staff: "Welcome!" Me: "There are two of us, can we come in?
」私わたし「２人ふたり、入いれます？
" Me: "Two, can we come in?
」お店みせの人ひと「ただ今いま満席まんせきでして、お待まちいただいているんですが、よろしいですか？
" Shop staff: "We are currently full, but would you mind waiting?"
」私わたし「待まってるって。
" Me: "Waiting, huh."
じゃあやめ…、すいません」夫おっと「じゃあ…、また」お店みせの人ひと「またお越こしください」今度こんどは、このカフェに行いってみます２階にかいの席せきは… 満席まんせきでしたカフェはどこも空あいていないので、ビール屋やさんに入はいることにしましたやっと座すわれました注文ちゅうもんはタブレットでした飲のみ会かいの前まえの飲のみ会かいになってしまいました外そとがすごくにぎやかだったんですが、この日ひは新しん宿やどの神社じんじゃのお祭まつりでした飲のみ会かいまでまだ時間じかんがあったので、東口ひがしぐちの紀伊國屋きのくにや書店しょてんに来きましたエレベーターの前まえの列れつがものすごく長ながかったので、階段かいだんで行いくことにしました７階かいまで行いったので、いい運動うんどうになりましたさあ、この「にほんご」コーナーにあるでしょうかありました！
"Then never mind... sorry." Husband: "Then... see you." Shop staff: "Please come again." Next, I'll try this cafe. The seats on the 2nd floor were... full. Since no cafes were open, we decided to go into a beer shop. Finally, we could sit down. We ordered using a tablet. It turned into a pre-drinking party before the drinking party. Outside was very lively, but on this day there was a festival at a shrine in Shinjuku. Since there was still time before the drinking party, we came to the Kinokuniya bookstore at the East Exit. The line in front of the elevator was extremely long, so we decided to take the stairs. We went up to the 7th floor, so it was good exercise. Now, is it in this "Japanese" section? It was there!
この本屋ほんやさんでは、ほかのYouTubeをやっている人ひとたちと同おなじコーナーに置おいてありましたここには、13冊さつぐらい置おいてありましたほかにも日本語にっぽんごを勉強べんきょうできる本ほんがたくさんあります東口ひがしぐちの紀伊國屋きのくにや書店しょてんさんにもぜひ行いってみてくださいこれは目次もくじです私わたしの動画どうがを楽たのしんでくれている人ひとには、ぴったりの内容ないようだと思おもいますお店みせを出でて、今度こんどこそ飲のみ会かいに向むかいます会あうのが20年ねん以上いじょうぶりの人ひともいて、ドキドキしましたでも、会あって話はなしをしたら、やっぱりとても楽たのしかったですいい時間じかんを過すごしました最後さいごにお知しらせです私わたしは発音はつおんコースをやっています
In this bookstore, it was placed in the same section as other YouTubers. There were about 13 books here. There are also many other books to study Japanese. Please also visit the Kinokuniya bookstore at the East Exit. This is the table of contents. I think it's perfect content for people who enjoy my videos. We left the shop, and this time we're really heading to the drinking party. There were people I hadn't seen in over 20 years, so I was nervous. But when we met and talked, it was really fun after all. I had a good time. Finally, an announcement. I run a pronunciation course.
日本語にっぽんごをきれいな発音はつおんで話はなせたら、かっこいいと思おもいませんか？
Don't you think it would be cool to speak Japanese with beautiful pronunciation?
すてきな日本語にっぽんごを話はなしたいと思おもう人ひとは、ぜひ入はいってみてください毎月まいつき、発音はつおんチャレンジもあります参加さんかしてくれた人ひとにはフィードバックをしています
If you want to speak wonderful Japanese, please join. There's also a pronunciation challenge every month. I give feedback to those who participate.
みなさんの発音はつおんをきれいにするお手伝てつだいをさせてくださいリンクは概要欄がいようらんにありますチャンネルメンバーシップもやっています入はいってくれているみなさん、ありがとうございます入はいっていない方ほうも、ぜひよかったら入はいってみてくださいでは、今日きょうも最後さいごまで聴きいてくれて、ありがとうございましたこの動画どうががよかったら、ぜひ高評価こうひょうかとチャンネル登録とうろくをお願ねがいしますまた次つぎの動画どうがでお会あいしましょう！
Let me help you make your pronunciation beautiful. The link is in the description. I also do channel memberships. Thank you to everyone who has joined. If you haven't joined, please consider joining if you'd like. Well then, thank you for listening to the end today as well. If you liked this video, please give it a thumbs up and subscribe to the channel. See you in the next video!
またねー
See you!

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