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20 Short Stories in Japanese for Beginners

Learn Japanese fast with beginner-friendly tales

by lingoXpress ...

Series series lingoXpress Japanese Series
Improve your language skills and enjoy this collection of short stories for beginners!Reading can be a powerful tool in language learning, offering a multitude of benefits that improve understanding and enjoyment of the new language. Here are some of the main benefits:Expanding Vocabulary: Reading exposes you to new words in context, which is crucial for building vocabulary. Learning new words ... Read more

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Improve your language skills and enjoy this collection of short stories for beginners!Reading can be a powerful tool in language learning, offering a multitude of benefits that improve understanding and enjoyment of the new language. Here are some of the main benefits:Expanding Vocabulary: Reading exposes you to new words in context, which is crucial for building vocabulary. Learning new words
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我的第一本日語會話課本

自學、教學、旅遊、洽商、工作皆實用的在地日本語！（附QR碼線上音檔）

by 張蓉蓓 ...

Series Book 6 - 自學教室
「最系統化」的會話練習！初學者這次一定能夠輕鬆跟上！多種場景會話運用，第一次學日語就懂得如何活學活用用在自學，可加強口語能力，自然應對各種場合的日本語會話！用在教學可銜接課本，快速提升整體的日本語實力！★ 堅持「在地寫作」，經過日本真實生活實測，更勝在台灣憑空想像的模擬學習本書的會話由長年擔任日語教學的老師，在長期居處於日本的真實環境下，以實際的生活經歷寫出最道地、正確的會話。絕非一般身處於台灣用想像模擬的生活日語會話書可相比擬，而是教你實際在當地生活會遇到的情況、當地人會說的對話！★ 20年以上教學經驗，最懂得台灣人學習日本語的瓶頸所在的老師所撰寫本書作者已從事日語教育20餘年，深知台灣人學習日本語的瓶頸所在，利用其本身豐富的教學經驗幫助讀者真正了解日本語的語感，對話時如反射條件地自然說出合適的日語！★ 初學者繼基礎日語教材後，能立刻銜接學習的會話書！『自學日語、教學指導、旅遊、洽商 ... Read more

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「最系統化」的會話練習！初學者這次一定能夠輕鬆跟上！多種場景會話運用，第一次學日語就懂得如何活學活用用在自學，可加強口語能力，自然應對各種場合的日本語會話！用在教學可銜接課本，快速提升整體的日本語實力！★ 堅持「在地寫作」，經過日本真實生活實測，更勝在台灣憑空想像的模擬學習本書的會話由長年擔任日語教學的老師，在長期居處於日本的真實環境下，以實際的生活經歷寫出最道地、正確的會話。絕非一般身處於台灣用想像模擬的生活日語會話書可相比擬，而是教你實際在當地生活會遇到的情況、當地人會說的對話！★ 20年以上教學經驗，最懂得台灣人學習日本語的瓶頸所在的老師所撰寫本書作者已從事日語教育20餘年，深知台灣人學習日本語的瓶頸所在，利用其本身豐富的教學經驗幫助讀者真正了解日本語的語感，對話時如反射條件地自然說出合適的日語！★ 初學者繼基礎日語教材後，能立刻銜接學習的會話書！『自學日語、教學指導、旅遊、洽商
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我的第一本日語課本【QR碼行動學習版】

適用完全初學、從零開始的日文學習者，自學、教學都好用！（附音檔）

by 奧村裕次;林旦妃 ...

Translated by 林侑毅 ...

Series Book 10 - 自學教室
別的日語課本做不到的，這本做到了！傳統日語課本單字只會排排站，這本課本每個單字都畫圖給你看！傳統日語課本沒甚麼文法解釋，就靠老師補充，這本課本每個句子都用文法拆解到你懂！傳統日語課本就是練習、練習、再練習，這本課本模擬日本實境讓你學得快又準！市面上課本找不到50音輸入法嗎？超幸運這本就是有！突破制式教材，搭配各種圖解暨生動有趣又輕鬆易懂，日語學習者自學，或是日語老師拿來當教材，都能發揮出最大功效！●從50音教起！專門打造給日語初學者的課本，也適用於想要重拾日語基礎的學習者完全零基礎也沒關係，我們從50音的學習開始教，筆順、標準的發音音檔加上羅馬拼音的輔助，輕鬆一次記住日語平假名及片假名。此外，本書還將名詞、形容詞、形容動詞、動詞等的日語基礎運用方式分別從單字、文法、會話的三種方向來進行解釋和示範，讓你在歡樂學習之餘，亦不漏失掉重要的日語學習的精華。每天只需要花點短短的時間，依靠本書的實用性 ... Read more

$8.99 USD

別的日語課本做不到的，這本做到了！傳統日語課本單字只會排排站，這本課本每個單字都畫圖給你看！傳統日語課本沒甚麼文法解釋，就靠老師補充，這本課本每個句子都用文法拆解到你懂！傳統日語課本就是練習、練習、再練習，這本課本模擬日本實境讓你學得快又準！市面上課本找不到50音輸入法嗎？超幸運這本就是有！突破制式教材，搭配各種圖解暨生動有趣又輕鬆易懂，日語學習者自學，或是日語老師拿來當教材，都能發揮出最大功效！●從50音教起！專門打造給日語初學者的課本，也適用於想要重拾日語基礎的學習者完全零基礎也沒關係，我們從50音的學習開始教，筆順、標準的發音音檔加上羅馬拼音的輔助，輕鬆一次記住日語平假名及片假名。此外，本書還將名詞、形容詞、形容動詞、動詞等的日語基礎運用方式分別從單字、文法、會話的三種方向來進行解釋和示範，讓你在歡樂學習之餘，亦不漏失掉重要的日語學習的精華。每天只需要花點短短的時間，依靠本書的實用性
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Dirty Japanese

Everyday Slang from "What's Up?" to "F*%# Off!"

by Matt Fargo ...

Series series Dirty Everyday Slang
Learn cool slang, funny insults and all the words they didn't teach you in class with this comprehensive guide to dirty Japanese.You've taken Japanese lessons and learned all kinds of useful phrases. You know how to order dinner, get directions, and ask for the bathroom. But what happens when it's time to drop the textbook formality? To really know a language, you need to know it's bad words, too. ... Read more

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Learn cool slang, funny insults and all the words they didn't teach you in class with this comprehensive guide to dirty Japanese.You've taken Japanese lessons and learned all kinds of useful phrases. You know how to order dinner, get directions, and ask for the bathroom. But what happens when it's time to drop the textbook formality? To really know a language, you need to know it's bad words, too.
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More Making Out in Japanese

Completely Revised and Updated with new Manga Illustrations - A Japanese Phrase Book

by Todd Geers, Erika Hoburg, Elisha Geers ...

Series series Making Out Books
More Making Out in Japanese is a fun, accessible and thorough guide to the Japanese language as it's really spoken.This phrasebook follows the bestselling Making Out in Japanese providing additional (and classic) phrases for travelers, including ones to help you make acquaintances, discuss likes and dislikes, share a meal, go out on the town or develop a romantic relationship.If you are a student, ... Read more

$6.99 USD

More Making Out in Japanese is a fun, accessible and thorough guide to the Japanese language as it's really spoken.This phrasebook follows the bestselling Making Out in Japanese providing additional (and classic) phrases for travelers, including ones to help you make acquaintances, discuss likes and dislikes, share a meal, go out on the town or develop a romantic relationship.If you are a student,
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Nihongo Pera Pera

A User's Guide to Japanese Onomatopoeia

by Susan Millington ...

Bridge the gap between what you learn in Japanese class and what you actually need to converse!Onomatopeoeia—words such as "glug glug," "pow," and "splash" in English—are an integral part of the Japanese language. Japanese people draw on a wealth of onomatopoeia to express subtle feelings, images, sounds, and actions. With this book you too can become pera pera—fluent—in Japanese, speaking with ... Read more

$8.99 USD

Bridge the gap between what you learn in Japanese class and what you actually need to converse!Onomatopeoeia—words such as "glug glug," "pow," and "splash" in English—are an integral part of the Japanese language. Japanese people draw on a wealth of onomatopoeia to express subtle feelings, images, sounds, and actions. With this book you too can become pera pera—fluent—in Japanese, speaking with
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Essential Japanese Grammar

A Comprehensive Guide to Contemporary Usage: Learn Japanese Grammar and Vocabulary Quickly and Effectively

by Masahiro Tanimori, Eriko Sato ...

Series series Essential Grammar Series
Essential Japanese Grammar is an indispensable study guide for students of the Japanese language at all levels.Long the standard in Japanese language education, it provides clear, jargon-free explanations of how Japanese grammar works and offers hundreds of example sentences. An essential handbook for self-study or the classroom, students will find that a strong foundation in grammar is vital to ... Read more

$11.99 USD

Essential Japanese Grammar is an indispensable study guide for students of the Japanese language at all levels.Long the standard in Japanese language education, it provides clear, jargon-free explanations of how Japanese grammar works and offers hundreds of example sentences. An essential handbook for self-study or the classroom, students will find that a strong foundation in grammar is vital to
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Japanese Grammar for JLPT N5

Japanese Language Proficiency Test N5

by Clay Boutwell, Yumi Boutwell ...

Series Book 2 - Japanese Language Proficiency Test N5
Japanese Grammar for JLPT N5 Master JLPT N5 Grammar with Confidence — Fully Updated & Expanded Edition!Supercharge your Japanese learning with the ultimate beginner-friendly guide — now beautifully refreshed with illustrations, clearer explanations, and fully integrated with our interactive Makoto+ Sentence Explorer.✅ NEW: Fully Edited & Expanded ContentThis edition has been carefully updated ... Read more

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Japanese Grammar for JLPT N5 Master JLPT N5 Grammar with Confidence — Fully Updated & Expanded Edition!Supercharge your Japanese learning with the ultimate beginner-friendly guide — now beautifully refreshed with illustrations, clearer explanations, and fully integrated with our interactive Makoto+ Sentence Explorer.✅ NEW: Fully Edited & Expanded ContentThis edition has been carefully updated
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Japanese Demystified, Premium 3rd Edition

by Eriko Sato ...

Publisher's Note: Products purchased from Third Party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product.Say sayonara to your fears of learning Japanese with the updated premium edition of this fast, painless guideThe updated third edition of Japanese DeMYSTiFieD provides you with the comprehensive,... ... Read more

$29.99 USD

Publisher's Note: Products purchased from Third Party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product.Say sayonara to your fears of learning Japanese with the updated premium edition of this fast, painless guideThe updated third edition of Japanese DeMYSTiFieD provides you with the comprehensive,...
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Japanese Vocabulary for JLPT N5

Master the Japanese Language Proficiency Test N5

by Clay Boutwell, Yumi Boutwell ...

Series Book 1 - Japanese Language Proficiency Test N5
Master the Essential Vocabulary for JLPT N5 — Now Enhanced with Makoto+ Sentence Explorer!Just starting your Japanese journey? This newly updated JLPT N5 Vocabulary Book is your ultimate beginner’s guide to the most important words you’ll need to pass the exam—and build a rock-solid foundation for long-term Japanese fluency.With 1,445 crystal-clear audio recordings, intelligent Anki flashcards, ... Read more

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Master the Essential Vocabulary for JLPT N5 — Now Enhanced with Makoto+ Sentence Explorer!Just starting your Japanese journey? This newly updated JLPT N5 Vocabulary Book is your ultimate beginner’s guide to the most important words you’ll need to pass the exam—and build a rock-solid foundation for long-term Japanese fluency.With 1,445 crystal-clear audio recordings, intelligent Anki flashcards,
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Japanese for Busy People Book 2

Revised 4th Edition

by AJALT ...

Series Book 2 - Japanese for Busy People Series-4th Edition
4th Revised Edition of JAPANESE FOR BUSY PEOPLE, the most popular Japanese language textbook series in the world. Now comes with free downloadable audio recordings.Since it was first published in 1984, the focus of the Japanese for Busy People series has always been to teach Japanese for effective communication.Picking up where Japanese for Busy People Book I left off*, Japanese for Busy People ... Read more

$21.99 USD

4th Revised Edition of JAPANESE FOR BUSY PEOPLE, the most popular Japanese language textbook series in the world. Now comes with free downloadable audio recordings.Since it was first published in 1984, the focus of the Japanese for Busy People series has always been to teach Japanese for effective communication.Picking up where Japanese for Busy People Book I left off*, Japanese for Busy People
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Essential Japanese Phrasebook & Dictionary

Speak Japanese with Confidence!

Edited by Tuttle Studio ...

Series series Essential Phrasebook and Dictionary Series
Essential Japanese Phrase Book & Dictionary teaches you the practical phrases and expressions needed for common, everyday interactions in Japan in a clear, concise, accessible and enjoyable way.Key features of this Japanese phrasebook and dictionary include:Over 1,500 practical phrases for everyday useAn English to Japanese dictionary with over 2,000 terms and expressionsEssential expressions used ... Read more

$8.99 USD

Essential Japanese Phrase Book & Dictionary teaches you the practical phrases and expressions needed for common, everyday interactions in Japan in a clear, concise, accessible and enjoyable way.Key features of this Japanese phrasebook and dictionary include:Over 1,500 practical phrases for everyday useAn English to Japanese dictionary with over 2,000 terms and expressionsEssential expressions used
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Chinese Character Cognates

808 Common Mandarin Hanzi, Japanese Kanji, and Korean Hanja

by Joon Geem ...

They often look alike, though that's not always the case.They certainly don’t sound alike, but they certainly mean the same.If you know one, you should already know them all.If one doesn’t know any, one should start with all three.What are they? Why, they're Chinese character cognates, of course!For the first time in English, Chinese Character Cognates elucidates on the unprecedented list of 808 ... Read more

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They often look alike, though that's not always the case.They certainly don’t sound alike, but they certainly mean the same.If you know one, you should already know them all.If one doesn’t know any, one should start with all three.What are they? Why, they're Chinese character cognates, of course!For the first time in English, Chinese Character Cognates elucidates on the unprecedented list of 808
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10 Japanese Short Stories for Beginners

Read Entertaining Japanese Stories to Improve your Vocabulary and Learn Japanese While Having Fun

by Yokahama English Japanese Language & Teachers Club, Christian Tamaka Pedersen, Christian Stahl ...

10 Japanese Short Stories for Beginners - Read Entertaining Japanese Stories to Improve your Vocabulary and Learn Japanese While Having Fun.You may ask yourself how to learn Japanese fast without spending too much time with studying dry Japanese grammar. The answer is, learning Japanese with a cultural interesting short story book will definitely enhance your general understanding of the Japanese ... Read more

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10 Japanese Short Stories for Beginners - Read Entertaining Japanese Stories to Improve your Vocabulary and Learn Japanese While Having Fun.You may ask yourself how to learn Japanese fast without spending too much time with studying dry Japanese grammar. The answer is, learning Japanese with a cultural interesting short story book will definitely enhance your general understanding of the Japanese
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Learn Japanese Vocabulary - Series Taster - English/Japanese Flashcards

by Flashcard Ebooks ...

An introductory selection of English to Japanese Flashcards.Perfect for beginners, A fun addition to your Japanese study library.Subjects include: Animals, Household Items,Clothing, Numbers, Shapes and Colors.An excellent introduction to the Flashcard eBook series ... Read more

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An introductory selection of English to Japanese Flashcards.Perfect for beginners, A fun addition to your Japanese study library.Subjects include: Animals, Household Items,Clothing, Numbers, Shapes and Colors.An excellent introduction to the Flashcard eBook series
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First Steps to Mastering Japanese

Japanese Hiragana & Katagana for Beginners Learn Japanese for Beginner Students + Phrasebook

by Yokahama English Japanese Language & Teachers Club ...

こんにちは！Welcome!If you are just beginning to learn the Japanese language, knowing a few basic grammar rules will prove to be useful.However, Japanese is not difficult. The biggest obstacle is probably the writing system and this book will help you narrow it down.This book, written for the Japanese beginner student, explains the basics and how Hiragana, Katagana, Kanji, and Japanese grammar in ... Read more

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こんにちは！Welcome!If you are just beginning to learn the Japanese language, knowing a few basic grammar rules will prove to be useful.However, Japanese is not difficult. The biggest obstacle is probably the writing system and this book will help you narrow it down.This book, written for the Japanese beginner student, explains the basics and how Hiragana, Katagana, Kanji, and Japanese grammar in
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Japanese Vocabulary

by BarCharts,Inc ...

The most frequently used Japanese vocabulary words in a guide. It contains information on: numbers, counting system, days of the month, colors, country, people, language, body adjectives and much more. ... Read more

$5.99 USD

The most frequently used Japanese vocabulary words in a guide. It contains information on: numbers, counting system, days of the month, colors, country, people, language, body adjectives and much more.
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Your Crucial Japanese Phrasebook Japanese Phrasebook for Travel and Study

Essential Words and Phrases You Need in Japan

by Yokahama English Japanese Language & Teachers Club ...

The book, “Your Crucial Japanese Phrasebook” contains proven and realistic phrases for every-day-use, and also an introduction on the history, the cultural codes, and basics of the language.We have prepared essential Japanese travel and everyday life phrases for those with no or very little Japanese knowledge and who want to advance their language skills in the shortest time possible ... Read more

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The book, “Your Crucial Japanese Phrasebook” contains proven and realistic phrases for every-day-use, and also an introduction on the history, the cultural codes, and basics of the language.We have prepared essential Japanese travel and everyday life phrases for those with no or very little Japanese knowledge and who want to advance their language skills in the shortest time possible
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Never Forget Hiragana and Katakana

by Jonathan Heddle ...

this volume is meant as a companion to the never forget kanji series of books aimed at helping students to memorize the full set of japanese kanji required for fluency in everyday life. in order to memorize kanji however, you must know how to pronounce them and pronunciations are given using hiragana and katakana, the japanese phonetic syllabaries. in our kanji volumes we provide pronunciations ... Read more

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this volume is meant as a companion to the never forget kanji series of books aimed at helping students to memorize the full set of japanese kanji required for fluency in everyday life. in order to memorize kanji however, you must know how to pronounce them and pronunciations are given using hiragana and katakana, the japanese phonetic syllabaries. in our kanji volumes we provide pronunciations
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1000 Japanese Flash Cards: For Smart Phones and E-Readers

by Kevin Marx ...

Need some help memorizing Japanese vocabulary? Look no further! 1000 Japanese Flash Cards contains 1000 of the most common Japanese nouns, verbs, adjectives, common expressions, and more!Nearly every vocabulary word has an example sentence so you can see how it is used. Every vocabulary word and example sentence is written three different ways, using the alphabet, Japanese kana, and Japanese kanji ... Read more

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Need some help memorizing Japanese vocabulary? Look no further! 1000 Japanese Flash Cards contains 1000 of the most common Japanese nouns, verbs, adjectives, common expressions, and more!Nearly every vocabulary word has an example sentence so you can see how it is used. Every vocabulary word and example sentence is written three different ways, using the alphabet, Japanese kana, and Japanese kanji
... Read more
First Steps To Mastering Japanese: Japanese Hiragana & Katagana for Beginners Learn Japanese for Beginner Students + Japanese Phrasebook

by Yokahama Japanese English Language & Teachers Club ...

こんにちは！Welcome!If you are just beginning to learn the Japanese language, knowing a few basic grammar rules will prove to be useful.However, Japanese is not difficult. The biggest obstacle is probably the writing system and this book will help you narrow it down.This book, written for the Japanese beginner student, explains the basics and how Hiragana, Katagana, Kanji, and Japanese grammar in ... Read more

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こんにちは！Welcome!If you are just beginning to learn the Japanese language, knowing a few basic grammar rules will prove to be useful.However, Japanese is not difficult. The biggest obstacle is probably the writing system and this book will help you narrow it down.This book, written for the Japanese beginner student, explains the basics and how Hiragana, Katagana, Kanji, and Japanese grammar in
... Read more
10 Japanese Short Stories for Beginners

Read Entertaining Japanese Stories to Improve your Vocabulary and Learn Japanese While Having Fun

by Yokahama English Japanese Language and Teachers Club ...

10 Japanese Short Stories for Beginners - Read Entertaining Japanese Stories to Improve your Vocabulary and Learn Japanese While Having Fun.You may ask yourself how to learn Japanese fast without spending too much time with studying dry Japanese grammar. The answer is, learning Japanese with a cultural interesting short story book will definitely enhance your general understanding of the Japanese ... Read more

$5.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

10 Japanese Short Stories for Beginners - Read Entertaining Japanese Stories to Improve your Vocabulary and Learn Japanese While Having Fun.You may ask yourself how to learn Japanese fast without spending too much time with studying dry Japanese grammar. The answer is, learning Japanese with a cultural interesting short story book will definitely enhance your general understanding of the Japanese
... Read more
Making Sense of Japanese

What the Textbooks Don't Tell You

by Jay Rubin ...

Making Sense of Japanese is the fruit of one foolhardy American's thirty-year struggle to learn and teach the Language of the Infinite. Previously known as Gone Fishin', this book has brought Jay Rubin more feedback than any of his literary translations or scholarly tomes, "even if," he says, "you discount the hate mail from spin-casters and the stray gill-netter."To convey his conviction that ... Read more

$12.99 USD

Making Sense of Japanese is the fruit of one foolhardy American's thirty-year struggle to learn and teach the Language of the Infinite. Previously known as Gone Fishin', this book has brought Jay Rubin more feedback than any of his literary translations or scholarly tomes, "even if," he says, "you discount the hate mail from spin-casters and the stray gill-netter."To convey his conviction that
... Read more
Japanese Fairy Tales (Illustrated edition)

by Yei Theodora Ozaki ...

Series series Golden Japanese folklore
This book is a fabulous compilation of classical Japanese tales collected and narrated by Yei Theodora Ozaki, such as:My Lord Bag of RiceThe Tongue-Cut SparrowThe Story of Urashima Taro, the Fisher LadThe Farmer and the BadgerThe "Shinansha" or the South Pointing CarriageThe Adventures of Kintaro, the Golden BoyThe Story of Princess HaseThe Story of the Man Who Did Not Wish to DieThe Bamboo-Cutter ... Read more

$3.48 USD

This book is a fabulous compilation of classical Japanese tales collected and narrated by Yei Theodora Ozaki, such as:My Lord Bag of RiceThe Tongue-Cut SparrowThe Story of Urashima Taro, the Fisher LadThe Farmer and the BadgerThe "Shinansha" or the South Pointing CarriageThe Adventures of Kintaro, the Golden BoyThe Story of Princess HaseThe Story of the Man Who Did Not Wish to DieThe Bamboo-Cutter
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