Japanese Folk Tales (日本の昔話)
Five Classic Japanese Tales
Discover five beloved tales from Japan's rich folk tradition in one app — Momotarō the Peach Boy, the Tale of the Bamboo Cutter (Kaguya-hime), Hanasaka Jiisan (花咲かじじい), Kachi-kachi Mountain, and the One-Inch Boy.
Read each story in natural Japanese side-by-side with its English translation, sentence by sentence, with built-in vocabulary lookups, audio, and furigana-style readings to help you follow along.
A perfect way to build your Japanese reading while enjoying timeless tales of heroism, kindness, and wonder.
Source & attribution
Original text: “日本の昔話 — five tales (青空文庫 / traditional)” by 楠山正雄 (Kusuyama Masao), 和田万吉 (Wada Mankichi), and traditional (1921). Public domain, via Aozora Bunko.