[Work Experience x Educational Drills] Have fun learning through role-playing! Introducing a new educational workbook themed around a popular shop for young children.
Gakken Holdings Co., Ltd. Press release: September 1, 2025 To Members of the Press [Work Experience x Educational Drills] Have fun learning through role-playing! Introducing a new educational workbook themed around a popular shop owner among young children. Perfect for 4, 5, and 6-year-olds who love pretend play! This new educational workbook lets children pretend to be their dream job while practicing over 10 subjects, including hiragana, clocks, and money. Gakken Co., Ltd. (Shinagawa, Tokyo; President and CEO: Tatsuya Nanjo), a group company of Gakken Holdings Co., Ltd. (Shinagawa, Tokyo; President and CEO: Hiroaki Miyahara), will launch “Narikiri! We have released
“Occupational Drills: Cake Shop, Bakery, Hamburger Shop, and Ice Cream Shop.”
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https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/2535/8073/2535-8073-34f02f58d21f68f272f28c25ea8012a3-1920×1280.jpg Children can practice pretending to be familiar and popular
occupations, such as a cake shop owner, baker, hamburger shop owner, or ice cream vendor. Not only do they learn letters and numbers, but they also develop social skills and imagination through problems based on real-life situations, such as handling money at a cash register and communicating with customers. 2. Find your passions and strengths in 10 diverse genres!
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/2535/8073/2535-8073-5fc64ac6df97317f1c9257587b14103e-1920×1280.jpg Includes lessons in 10 categories, including letters, numbers, intelligence, English, money, and calculations. It’s also packed with pages for fun, such as stickers, spot the difference, and more. Even children working on workbooks for the first time can find what they like and what they’re good at among the diverse genres. 3. Packed with illustrations of delicious food! With every turn of the page, you’ll find beautifully illustrated cakes, bread, hamburgers, ice cream, and more, just like in a picture book. This is the kind of attention to detail you’d expect from a work created by an editor who loves delicious food, including cakes and bread! Your child’s eyes will light up with the detailed illustrations.
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https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/2535/8073/2535-8073-566c9d0ad4931ef1b4fe595c53ee8503-1920×1372.jpg 4. Have fun pretend play with cake tongs and a tray!
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/2535/8073/2535-8073-32bbe9df22c66c117bd49a4a3ffdfb86-1920×1280.jpg ▲Left: Silver tray, Right: Paper cake and tongs craft After completing the lessons, you can enjoy authentic pretend play using the “Cake Shop Pretend Play Maker.” You can make 9 cakes in 7 different styles! You can even make tongs to hold the cakes, making pretend play even more exciting. Playing store with family and friends is a fun way to apply what they’ve learned and develop their imagination. “Be Your Own Business Drills” is the perfect book to help your child develop the habit of independent learning while having fun. Children can experience a new way of learning by immersing themselves in the profession of their dreams, and before they know it, they’ll be acquiring basic skills in letters, numbers, and intelligence. It also broadens children’s interest in the stores they visit every day, making it a great way to prepare for career education that begins in elementary school. Why not take this opportunity to start role-playing with your child and start some preschool work? [Product Overview]
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/2535/8073/2535-8073-0e475a612a3efd663bda0126a63f1b01-858×1200.jpg “Narikiri! Job Drills: Cake Shop, Bakery, Hamburger Shop, Ice Cream Shop Original Story: Nobuyuki Irisawa Price: ¥1,210 (tax included) Release date: September 1, 2025 Format: A4 / 64 pages Digital version: None ISBN: 978-4-05-206124-0 Publisher: Gakken Co., Ltd. Gakken Publishing Website:https://hon.gakken.jp/book/1020612400 Official website:https://www.gakken.jp/youjiw/ [Click here to purchase this book] ・Amazon https://amzn.asia/d/iZyCv3E ・Rakuten Books
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https://7net.omni7.jp/detail_isbn/978-4-05-206124-0 ■Gakken Inc. https://www.corp-gakken.co.jp/ ・President and CEO: Tatsuya Nanjo ・Date of incorporation: January 13, 2009 (company name changed on October 1, 2022) ・Capital: 50 million yen ・Address: 2-11-8 Nishigotanda, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 141-8416 ・Business activities: Publishing and content business, global business, medical and nursing publishing content business, business for kindergartens and schools, classroom-related business, e-commerce and online business, and advertising business ■GAKKEN HOLDINGS CO., LTD.
https://www.gakken.co.jp/ ・President and CEO: Miyahara Hiroaki ・Date of incorporation: March 31, 1947 ・Capital: 19,817 million yen ・Sales: 185.5 billion yen, 79 consolidated subsidiaries (fiscal year ending September 2024) Listed on the Prime Market of the Tokyo Stock Exchange (Stock Code: 9470) ・Address: 141-8510 2-11-8 Nishigotanda,
Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo ・Telephone: 03-6431-1001 (Main) ・Business Description: Holding company established in 1946, engaged in education, medical care, and welfare-related businesses. Education: Classroom and cram school operations, including “Gakken Classrooms,” Publishing and content operations, such as educational materials, Preschool and school operations, such as textbooks and childcare supplies, Medical and Welfare: Serviced housing for the elderly, Dementia group homes, Childcare support operations, such as nurseries and after-school programs, Global: Activities and operations in over 150 countries.