📖 Learn Japanese Through Stories

A gentle way to learn Japanese through everyday stories.

Short, gentle stories for learning Japanese.

JTS is a series of short Japanese stories with English translations.
Each story is written around everyday moments, small feelings, and simple Japanese expressions.

🌸 Start here

#0001 First Dream

A small New Year story about hatsuyume, the first dream of the year.
Read the story:
https://blog.kotonoha-project.com/jts-0001/

#0002 Talking About Hatsuyume

A gentle conversation about dreams, memories, and Japanese culture.
Read the story:
https://blog.kotonoha-project.com/jts-0002/

🌸 Latest Stories

JTS #0204 Why Do We Eat Ohagi During Autumn Ohigan?|秋のお彼岸に、おはぎを食べるのはなぜ?
It is Autumn Ohigan in Japan. Sakura wonders: “Why do we eat ohagi during Ohigan?” A gentle story about this seasonal Japanese tradition, and the difference between ohagi and botamochi.
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JTS #0203 Tomorrow Is the Autumn Equinox. Are Day and Night the Same Length?|明日は秋分の日。昼と夜が同じになるの?
Tomorrow is the Autumn Equinox. Sakura wonders: “Are day and night really the same length?” A gentle conversation about the autumn equinox and the longer nights that come with autumn in Japan.
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JTS #0202 What Is Ohigan?|お彼岸って、なに?
Ohigan is coming soon. Sakura wonders: “Wasn’t Obon just recently?” “And does Ohigan happen twice a year?” A gentle conversation about Ohigan, a Japanese tradition connected to spring and autumn.
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JTS #0201 What Do We Do on Respect for the Aged Day?|敬老の日って、何をする日?
Respect for the Aged Day is coming soon. Sakura wonders: “What do we do on this day?” “And from what age is someone considered ‘elderly’?” A gentle conversation about what this Japanese holiday really celebrates.
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#0200 Sumire’s Cat Punch: The Summer Jumbo Lottery|すみれの猫パンチ(サマージャンボ)
Sakura and Sumire are checking the winning numbers for their dad’s Summer Jumbo lottery tickets. Suddenly, Sakura realizes that one of the numbers seems to match the first prize! Could they really have won? 🐾
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📺 Watch on YouTube

You can also enjoy each story as a short video.
The video helps you follow the Japanese text while listening.

YouTube link:
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🌷 About this series

Learn Japanese Through Stories is part of the Kotonoha Project.

Instead of memorizing only words,
we learn Japanese through small scenes, warm feelings, and everyday culture.

One story.
One moment.
One step closer to Japanese.

🌸 More stories coming soon

New stories will be added little by little.

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