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［Tales heard in japanese］

"The Woman of the Snow" (雪女, Yukionna) is an adaptation from Hearn's Kwaidan: Stories and Studies of Strange Things (1903).

Yuki-onna originates from folklores of olden times; in the Muromachi period Sōgi Shokoku Monogatari by the renga poet Sōgi, there is a statement on how he saw a yuki-onna when he was staying in Echigo Province (now Niigata Prefecture), indicating that the legends already existed in the Muromachi period. (wiki)

Enjoy the story read aloud in Japanese!

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Shizuka Gozen1 (1165–1211), or Lady Shizuka, one of the most famous women in Japanese history and literature, was a shirabyōshi (court dancer) of the 12th century, and a mistress of Minamoto no Yoshitsune. Since she, like many others, are featured largely in the Heike Monogatari (Tale of Heike), Gikeiki (Chronicle of Yoshitsune), and a number of plays of various traditions, her story is quite well known, but it is difficult to separate fact from fiction within it.(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shizuka_Gozen)

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Come listen to the oldest story in Japan!

眠れぬ夜に聴く物語‖朗読‖古事記物語 9. 赤い盾、黒い盾 Records of Ancient Matters (Japan's oldest historical record)

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Essay by Mori Ogai's son, Mori Oto.

He is a doctor and loves eggs so much that he fantasizes about half-cooked eggs while at work.

This is the story of his very funny "imaginary half-boiled egg".

Japanese subtitles are available. It could be used to practice reading.

Do you also like half-boiled eggs?

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Read aloud in Japanese : The Gift of Magi

It's a story I like to read when Christmas approaches.

What gift would you give to your loved ones?