日本でやってみたいこと
Things I want to try in Japan
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There are many things I want to try doing in Japan. Among them, the thing I want to try most is traveling to various towns in Japan. First, I want to go to Kyoto and see the temples and shrines. I want to try walking through quiet places where I can feel the history. After that, I also want to go to Hokkaido, see the beautiful snow, and try eating delicious seafood. I also want to try bathing in a Japanese hot spring. I heard that it relieves tiredness and feels really good. I want to have various experiences in Japan and create many memories.
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Watashi wa nihon de yatte mitai koto ga takusan arimasu. Sono naka de, ichiban yatte mitai koto wa, nihon no iroiro na machi o ryokō suru koto desu. Mazu, kyōto ni itte, otera ya jinja o mite mitai desu. Shizuka de, rekishi o kanjiru basho o aruite mitai to omoimasu. Sorekara, hokkaidō ni mo itte, kirei na yuki o mitari, oishii umi no tabemono o tabete mitai desu. Mata, nihon no onsen ni mo haitte mitai desu. Tsukare ga torete, totemo kimochi ga ii to kikimashita. Nihon de iroiro na keiken o shite, takusan no omoide o tsukuritai desu.
Key vocabulary from this passage
Learn these 15 words first and the passage gets much easier to read.
travel, trip
りょこう · noun/verb
日本へ旅行したいです。
I want to travel to Japan.
shrine
じんじゃ · noun
神社に行きました。
I went to a shrine.
temple
おてら · noun
京都にはお寺がたくさんあります。
There are many temples in Kyoto.
quiet, calm
しずか · na-adjective
静かなところで勉強したいです。
I want to study in a quiet place.
history
れきし · noun
日本の歴史を勉強します。
I study Japanese history.
to feel, to sense
かんじる · verb
春を感じます。
I feel spring.
to walk
あるく · verb
町を歩きたいです。
I want to walk around the town.
snow
ゆき · noun
北海道の雪はきれいです。
The snow in Hokkaido is beautiful.
hot spring
おんせん · noun
温泉に入りたいです。
I want to go to a hot spring.
to relieve tiredness
つかれがとれる · verb phrase
温泉に入ると疲れがとれます。
Bathing in a hot spring relieves tiredness.
experience
けいけん · noun/verb
日本でいい経験をしました。
I had a good experience in Japan.
memory, souvenir (of an experience)
おもいで · noun
たくさんの思い出を作りたいです。
I want to create many memories.
the most, number one
いちばん · adverb/noun
一番好きな食べ物はすしです。
My favorite food is sushi.
feels good, comfortable
きもちがいい · expression
風が気持ちがいいです。
The breeze feels nice.
to make, to create
つくる · verb
思い出を作りたいです。
I want to create memories.
Grammar in this passage
The 5 patterns this passage is built on, each with an example straight from the text.
〜てみたいです
I want to try doing 〜
動詞「ます」を取る → てみたいです（例：食べます → 食べてみたいです） Remove 'masu' → add te mitai desu
お寺や神社を見てみたいです。
I want to try seeing temples and shrines.
〜たり〜たりします
Doing things such as 〜 and 〜. Used to give examples of multiple actions.
動詞た形 ＋ り、動詞た形 ＋ りします Verb ta-form + ri, verb ta-form + ri shimasu
雪を見たり、食べ物を食べたりしたいです。
I want to do things like see the snow and eat food.
〜と思います
I think that 〜 / I feel that 〜. Expresses your own opinion or feeling.
文（普通形）＋ と思います Sentence (plain form) + to omoimasu
歴史を感じる場所だと思います。
I think it is a place where you can feel the history.
〜ながら
While doing 〜. Describes two actions happening at the same time.
動詞ます形の語幹 ＋ ながら（例：歩きます → 歩きながら） Verb stem + nagara
町を歩きながら景色を楽しみたいです。
I want to enjoy the scenery while walking through the town.
〜と聞きました
I heard that 〜. Used to share information you got from someone else.
文（普通形）＋ と聞きました Sentence (plain form) + to kikimashita
温泉は気持ちがいいと聞きました。
I heard that hot springs feel really good.