Music & Arts Japanese Stories
Read 13 music & arts Japanese stories across A0, A1, A2, B1, B2.
A Red Picture
A child wants a red picture, and the mother gives it to the child.
発表会の前夜に消えた楽譜
A story about a young girl named Yui who loses her piano sheet music the night before her recital.
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.
落語家が扇子を忘れた高座
A rakugo storyteller forgets his fan, but a woman helps him create a funny sword story with her fish-painted fan.
祭りの太鼓を一度だけ打たなかった少年
A boy at a summer festival stops playing the drum once to help a girl avoid falling.
佐渡の鬼太鼓に入った新しい音
A young violinist adds a new sound to Sado's traditional demon-drum performance.
コンクールで零点をつけられた演奏
A pianist named Misaki breaks the rules during a competition by playing her own song, leading to a life-changing encounter with a judge.
津軽三味線の三本目の糸が切れた夜
A young Tsugaru shamisen player turns a broken string into an unforgettable performance.
合唱団が最後に選んだ誰も知らない曲
A choir decides to perform a song written by a former member, discovering that even the most unknown songs can hold profound meaning for someone in the audience.
葛飾北斎が諦めなかった波
A story about the legendary artist Hokusai and his relentless pursuit of perfection while creating his iconic wave masterpiece.
初演後に楽譜を焼いた作曲家
A story about a stoic composer who faces his hidden emotions after a performance and makes a life-changing decision regarding his musical work.
沖縄の地下壕で書き残された楽譜
A poignant story about a music teacher in an Okinawan bunker who leaves behind a musical score that is discovered half a century later.
琉球宮廷舞踊を本土へ伝えた最後の踊り手
An aging Ryukyu court dancer struggles to preserve her art by teaching a young apprentice in Tokyo.