History Japanese Stories
Read 12 history Japanese stories across A0, A1, A2, B1, B2.
A Small Book
A story about a child and a small book in a room.
江戸の火消しが守り続けた一軒の家
A story about a young fireman named Kenta who protects an elderly woman's house from a fire in Edo.
五稜郭から消えた一枚の旗
In 1869, a young soldier learns why the flag has disappeared from Goryokaku as the battle comes to an end.
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.
江戸の刀鍛冶が守った秘密
A legendary swordsmith protects a mysterious secret regarding the quality of his blades, eventually entrusting it to his dedicated apprentice.
伊能忠敬が地図に描かなかった小島
This story follows Tadataka Inō as he carefully decides how to show a small rock that disappears under the sea at high tide.
廃藩置県の朝に川へ捨てた刀
A former samurai reflects on the changing era as he parts with his sword on the morning of the Abolition of the Han System.
西郷隆盛の最後の朝食
A poignant story about Saigo Takamori's final morning before his last battle at Shiroyama.
関東大震災の翌朝に炊き出しを始めた板前
A Japanese chef decides to use his remaining supplies to provide food for earthquake victims the morning after the Great Kanto Earthquake.
黒船来航の前夜に書かれた手紙
A young man living in the final days of the Tokugawa Shogunate struggles to communicate the impending arrival of the Black Ships to his traditional father.
大正の女性画家が男の名で発表し続けた十五年間
This story follows the journey of a female painter in the Taisho era who painted under a male pseudonym to escape the societal prejudices of her time.
幕末の長崎で通訳として生きた混血の女
A story about Kusumoto Ine, a female doctor in late Edo-period Nagasaki who navigated a complex identity and language barriers.