Book Week in Japan (Dokusho Shukan) · Worksheet 1
Read the story. 英文を読もう。
1In the fall of 1947, many cities in Japan still had burned buildings. The war had ended only two years before. Food was hard to find, but people still wanted to read. So publishers, bookstores, libraries, and newspapers came together. They started a new event called Dokusho Shukan, or Book Week.
2Their message was simple: we can build a peaceful country through reading. About 30 groups joined, and the first Book Week was a big success. People said one week was not long enough. So from the next year, Book Week became two weeks long. Today it runs from October 27 to November 9. Culture Day, a national holiday on November 3, is right in the middle.
3Every year, Book Week has a new slogan and a new poster. Anyone can send in an idea for the slogan. The slogan for 2026 is "Quiet, but on an adventure." A reader looks quiet, but in the story, the reader is traveling far away. During these two weeks, libraries hold story times, and bookstores set up special tables. In Tokyo, a street of old bookstores holds a big sale of about one million used books.
4But reading in Japan is changing. In a government survey from 2024, about 63 percent of people aged 16 and over read no books in a month. Many people who read less said that phones and other devices take up their time. Book Week asks a simple question. When did you last read a book that you could not put down?
Book Week in Japan (Dokusho Shukan) · Worksheet 2
Choose the best answer. 正しいものを選ぼう。
What is the reading mainly about?
Why did Book Week become two weeks long?
In paragraph 3, what does "used books" mean?
What is true about reading in Japan, according to the reading?
In the dialogue, what does Yuki suggest to Ben?
Book Week in Japan (Dokusho Shukan) · Worksheet 3
Words & phrases. 単語のれんしゅう。
Sora's Book Week
It is the end of (1) . There is a new (2) in the school library. It says, "Quiet, but on an adventure." Sora finds a (3) book and starts to (4) . She cannot put it (5) . At home, she reads under a warm (6) . On Culture Day, she goes to a big (7) of used books with her dad.
Book Week in Japan (Dokusho Shukan) · Worksheet 4
Read the clues and fill in the puzzle. ヒントを読んで、クロスワードを完成させよう。
Book Week in Japan (Dokusho Shukan) · Worksheet 5
Find the hidden words. かくれた単語を探そう（→ ↓ ↘ ↗）。
Book Week in Japan (Dokusho Shukan) · Worksheet 6
Collect the letters on the right path. What is the secret word? 正しい道の文字を集めると、ひみつの言葉になるよ。
Secret word:
Book Week in Japan (Dokusho Shukan) · Worksheet 7
My slogan for Book Week is "______" because ______.
The best book I read this year is ______. I want my friends to read it because ______.
Book Week in Japan (Dokusho Shukan) · Worksheet 8
Trace the words. Then color the picture! なぞって書こう。絵に色を塗ろう。
Draw your Book Week in Japan (Dokusho Shukan)! 読書週間の絵を描こう。