A Town Bento Shop Owner Talks About His Morning (JLPT N4) — Local Business Interview
Tamura-san, age sixty-two, has run a small bento shop in his neighborhood for over a decade, waking at four in the morning to wash rice and prepare side dishes. In this short interview he shares why customer praise erases his fatigue, why the simple nori bento sells one hundred portions a day, and why his son wanting to take over the shop has become the highlight of his life. A warm, gentle JLPT N4 reading in the Japanese interview format, perfect for beginner Japanese learners practicing casual spoken speech, te-form connectors, and conditional structures. Bilingual summaries provided. By Tadorimichi Editorial.
町の小さなお弁当屋さんで働く田村さん（六十二歳）に、毎日の仕事についてお話を伺いました。
「お店は朝何時から始まるんですか」
「朝の四時です。お米を洗ってから、おかずを作り始めます。十年前から、ずっと同じ時間に起きていますよ」
「大変じゃないですか」
「最初はとても大変でした。でも、毎日続けていると、体が慣れてくるんです。お客さんに『おいしい』と言われると、疲れも忘れてしまいます」
「人気のお弁当は何ですか」
「やっぱり、のり弁ですね。安くて、おなかもいっぱいになるので、学生さんがよく買いに来ます。一日に百個ぐらい売れることもあるんですよ」
「これからの夢を教えてください」
「息子が店を継ぎたいと言ってくれました。私が元気なうちに、全部のレシピを伝えたいと思っています。それが今の一番の楽しみなんです」
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Tamura-san, age sixty-two, has run a small bento shop in his neighborhood for over a decade, waking at four in the morning to wash rice and prepare side dishes. In this short interview he shares why customer praise erases his fatigue, why the simple nori bento sells one hundred portions a day, and why his son wanting to take over the shop has become the highlight of his life. A warm, gentle JLPT N4 reading in the Japanese interview format, perfect for beginner Japanese learners practicing casual spoken speech, te-form connectors, and conditional structures. Bilingual summaries provided. By Tadorimichi Editorial.