The following text was written by another penpal for me introducing her hometown; Chiba. A small(er) town near Japan’s capital Tokyo. The writer her name is Kaori and I wish to thank her for allowing me to share this text with everyone. This text is once more filled with kanji I have yet to learn, but Kaori was so friendly to add their hiragana readings in her mail for me. I still cannot read it fluently, but it does make me feel as if I’m getting better at reading Japanese. We must keep doing our best!
私は日本の首都東京の近の千葉県柏市に住んでいます。
東京に比べたら田舎ですが、千葉県にはディズニーランドがありますね!
柏市は東京の渋谷に似ていると言われていますが、私は個人的に全然似ていないと思います。
柏には路地裏に多くのブティックがあり、レストランや居酒屋、美味しいラーメン屋も多いです。
散策すると面白いですよ。
I live in Chiba at Kashiwa near capital Tokyo. Chiba is rural compared to Tokyo, but Disney Land is there. It’s said that Kashiwa resembles Shibuya in Tokyo. Personally, I don’t think Chiba resembles Shibuya at all. There are a lot of clothing shops, restaurants, izakaya, delicious ramen shops at the back alley in Kashiwa. It’s interesting to go strolling in there.
This translation was offered by Kaori herself, with only a minor spelling check by myself.
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