桃太郎
Peach Boy
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A small set of readable Japanese stories across levels, lengths, and genres.
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日本昔話Japanese Folktales
Beginner-friendly Japanese folktales with clear plots, repeated phrases, and familiar cultural motifs.
28 stories
桃太郎
Peach Boy
Issunboushi
Issunboushi (One-Inch Boy)
かちかちやま
Kachi-kachi Mountain
浦島太郎
Urashima Taro
かぐや姫
Princess Kaguya
したきりすずめ
The Tongue-Cut Sparrow
ねずみのすもう
The Sumo-Wrestling Mice
だいくとおにろく
The Carpenter and Oniroku
かみなりさまとくわばら
The Thunder God and Mulberry
大江山の鬼退治
The Demon Hunt of Mount Oe
絵姿女房
The Wife in the Portrait
ぶんぶくちゃがま
The Lucky Tea Kettle
ねずみの よめいり
The Mouse’s Wedding
くらげの おつかい
The Jellyfish’s Errand
かもとり ごんべえ
Gonbe the Duck Catcher
ききみみずきん
The Listening Hood
世界の物語World Stories
Stories from outside Japan, rewritten for Japanese reading practice with accessible pacing.
25 stories
Shirayukihime
Shirayukihime (Snow White)
金のおの銀のおの
The Golden Axe and the Silver Axe
おおかみ少年
The Boy Who Cried Wolf
王さまの耳はロバの耳
The King Has Donkey Ears
はだかの王様
The Emperor's New Clothes
みにくいアヒルの子
The Ugly Duckling
三つの願い
The Three Wishes
ロバを売りに行く親子
The Father, the Son, and the Donkey
漁夫の利
The Fisherman's Profit
シンドバッド第一航海
Sindbad's First Voyage
鶏鳴狗盗
The Cockcrow and the Dog-Thief
矛盾
Contradiction
マッチ売りの少女
The Little Match Girl
ブレーメンの音楽隊
The Bremen Town Musicians
アリとセミ
The Ants and the Cicada
四面楚歌
Surrounded by Songs of Chu
名作Literary Classics
Well-known works and classic-style stories for building Japanese vocabulary, expression, and reading stamina.
20 stories
落語Rakugo
Short comic stories built around dialogue, timing, and a final punchline.
5 stories
ホラーHorror
Eerie and suspenseful stories, useful for learning atmosphere and emotional language.
16 stories
一部作品は学習用に再話・リライトしています。Some works are retold or rewritten for learning purposes.