A0 Japanese Stories
Read your first Japanese stories with very short texts, concrete scenes, audio, and simple vocabulary support.
雪女が通った後の足跡
A boy finds mysterious footprints in the snow and discovers a beautiful snow woman.
となりの席の子が泣いた理由
A student helps their classmate who has lost their eraser.
終電に乗り遅れた夜
A story about Ken finding his way to a hotel after missing the last train.
転校する日に渡せなかった手紙
A story about a girl named Yui who wants to give a letter to her friend Ken on his last day at school.
おばあちゃんだけが知る味噌汁の秘密
A grandchild visits their grandmother and discovers a secret ingredient in her delicious miso soup.
初詣で引いた大凶のおみくじ
A story about a girl named Yuki who draws an unlucky fortune at a shrine during the New Year.
嵐の翌朝、海岸に現れた白い鳥
A boy finds a white bird on a quiet beach after a storm and helps it fly again.
七夕の夜に願いごとが書けなかった少女
A girl at the park on Tanabata night finds it hard to make a wish until her mother joins her.
将軍が初めて食べたチョコレート
A story about a Japanese shogun who tries chocolate for the very first time.
絵の具が一色だけ足りなかった日
A student discovers that one color of paint is missing while painting flowers and asks their teacher for help.
毎朝、石段に置かれる飴一粒
A young girl named Yui wonders about a mysterious piece of red candy that appears on the old stone steps every morning.
跳び箱を跳べなかった最後の体育の授業
This is a story about a girl named Yui who faces a challenge during her physical education class.
チームで一番遅いランナーがもらったバトン
A story about a girl named Miku who overcomes her worries to finish a relay race with the help of her supportive team.