(Mainichi/Kan Takeuchi)
The city of Tendo in Yamagata Prefecture makes the most shogi pieces in Japan. There, on April 12 and 13, “human shogi” matches were played on a large board, in which people dressed as warriors in armor and battle helmets participated as pieces. Local high school students played the role of the pieces. Professional shogi players had exciting matches using warrior-style speech.
Japanese original
(Mainichi Shogakusei Shimbun)
Easy Japanese news is taken from the Mainichi Shogakusei Shimbun, a newspaper for children. This is perfect material for anyone studying Japanese who has learned hiragana and katakana. We encourage beginners to read the article in English followed by Japanese, or vice versa, to test their comprehension.
A fresh set will be published every Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 4 p.m., Japan time. Click/tap here for past installments.
Intermediate learners who do not need English assistance can directly access the Mainichi Shogakusei Shimbun site here. Furigana (hiragana) is added to all kanji in the text.
AloJapan.com