February 17, 2022

If you're only interested in the Magic Tree House books for their utility as a language learning tool, this entry in the series may be of particular interest to you. Since it is set in Japan during the Edo period, you can pick up a variety of cultural and historical vocabulary concerning food, samurai, sumo, haiku, and so forth. This of course will mean a lot of dictionary lookups, and there is a sprinkling of unusual dialects (samurai talk, old man talk, etc.), but other than that it's as easy as any other book in the series and a lot of fun.

In English this book is titled Dragon of the Red Dawn. However, according to the afterword it appears this book was to some extent rewritten for a Japanese audience — so I don't know that having an English copy of the book would be useful for reference.

If you're looking for the other Magic Tree House book set in Japan (Night of the Ninjas), it was combined with another short Magic Tree House book (Afternoon on the Amazon) and published under the title アマゾン大脱出.

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harder than明日は遠足L13
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similar in difficulty toカードキャプターさくら 1L19
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harder than温泉の町 別府L16
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harder than天皇の誕生日L14
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harder than涙の力L15
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harder thanしいたけL16
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harder thanフェリパL16
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harder than温泉の科学L16
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similar in difficulty to赤ずきんチャチャ 1L18
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harder than飯田くんL17
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harder than弾丸をボールにL16
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similar in difficulty to幽霊床屋L19
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harder than少女とシロクマL17
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harder than稲むらの火L17
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similar in difficulty toうちの執事は揺るがない。 1L19
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similar in difficulty to別府観光の父 油屋熊八L19
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harder than正直五兵衛L16
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similar in difficulty toNessyL17
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