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Short stories
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Lower-intermediate
竹取物語
The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter, Part 3
Folktale
Lower-intermediate
桃太郎
Momotaro
Digest
Lower-intermediate
竹取物語
The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter, Part 2
Children's Story
Intermediate
ごん狐
Gon, the Little Fox
Digest
Lower-intermediate
竹取物語
The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter, Part 1
Legend
Upper-intermediate
杜子春
Toshishun
Historical
Advanced
羅生門
Rashōmon
Fantasy
Intermediate
注文の多い料理店
The Restaurant of Many Orders
Fable
Upper-intermediate
蜘蛛の糸
The Spider's Thread
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5 Everyday Expressions from The Spider's Thread
Sep 27, 2026
何とも言えない
,
せっせと
,
あっという間
and more — gentle, useful Japanese from Akutagawa's best-loved short story.
