Japanese listening diary · Day 264

A Crowded Cafe on the First Sunny Day

久しぶりの青空、人でいっぱいのカフェ
September 27, 2026
About a minuteSlow, natural Japanese
Real JapaneseN5–N3 friendly
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Today’s story きょうの あらすじ

Today it was clear autumn weather from the morning, and the sky was a deep blue. It felt so nice that I went to my favorite cafe, where I can enjoy the morning view, for the first time in a while. However, even though it was early in the morning, the cafe was full of people. I think everyone came wanting to enjoy the first sunny weather in a long time, after the long stretch of rain. I had really wanted to enjoy some quiet time, but the crowds left me a little tired from the morning. After I got home, I took a little nap and had a relaxing time. The weather forecast says the rain will continue again from tomorrow. It was a day when the brief blue sky felt really good.

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Excerpt
No. 264Tokyo · morning
日本語 — Japanese
ひらがな — Hiragana
きょうはあさからあきばれで、そらがまっさおでした。あまりにもきもちがよかったので、ひさしぶりにあさのけしきをたのしめるだいすきなかふぇにいってきました。ところが、あさはやいじかんなのに、かふぇはひとでいっぱいでした。
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Vocabulary ことば

秋晴れあきばれclear autumn weather
景色けしきview; scenery
晴れ間はれまsunny spell; break in the rain
人混みひとごみcrowd
つかの間つかのまbrief; fleeting

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