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Nihongo TalesEasy Japanese

Read stories in Japanese

Easy Japanese, one sentence at a time. Every sentence has furigana, a picture, and the meaning in your language. You can listen to the whole story too.

The Tongue-Cut Sparrowしたきりすずめ39 sentences · 673 charactersPrincess Kaguyaかぐやひめ34 sentences · 590 charactersMomotaroももたろう37 sentences · 490 charactersUrashima Taroうらしまたろう49 sentences · 799 charactersThe North Wind and the Sunきたかぜとたいよう30 sentences · 402 charactersThe Old Man Who Made Flowers Bloomはなさかじいさん40 sentences · 748 charactersIssun-boshi, the One-Inch Boyいっすんぼうし40 sentences · 693 charactersSaru Kani Gassen, The Monkey and the Crabさるかにがっせん41 sentences · 540 charactersThe Emperor's New Clothesはだかのおうさま44 sentences · 643 charactersKachikachi Yama, The Crackling MountainNewかちかちやま56 sentences · 951 charactersTsuru no Ongaeshi, The Crane Who Repaid a KindnessNewつるのおんがえし54 sentences · 952 characters

浦島と乙姫の交わらぬうた — a short novel, in Japanese only — for when the folk tales feel easy

Japanese Folktales for Beginners Eight of these stories in one paperback — furigana on every kanji, an English translation on every page. See it on Amazon → Things from the stories A tote bag, a T-shirt and a sticker for every story. The tote bag carries a real scene with the line that goes with it; the T-shirt and the sticker carry the story's main character. See the shop →
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