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Learn about Japanese culture while improving your language skills!

Japanese Folktales for Language Learners presents 22 traditional stories in parallel Japanese and English versions on facing pages, with detailed notes and exercises aimed at beginning to intermediate learners. This book can be used as a language reader and will be of great interest to anyone wishing to learn more about Japanese culture and folklore.

The stories in this collection gradually increase in length and complexity as the book progresses. They include:
"The Candy-Buying Ghost" - A female ghost mysteriously buys candy every night from a small village shop, until one night she reveals her true identity and her tragic story.

Vocabulary lists, cultural notes, exercises and discussion questions help to reinforce an understanding of the stories and bolster language skills. Free online recordings of all the stories are provided.

日本の昔話を読解し、日本文化について学びながら言語スキルの強化を目指す学習書。「ねずみの嫁いり」「花さかじいさん」「幽霊飴」「姥捨て山」など全部で22の日本の昔話を日本語と英語のバイリンガルで収録しています。本文を読み解くキーワードが掲載され、語彙の詳細な説明や文化的な背景を解説した脚注も付記されています。語彙の一覧表と練習問題、物語の理解を深めるためのディスカッションテーマも設けられています。