Description
Meet Hikoichi, the clever boy of Japanese folklore who outwits lords, tengu and everyone in between.
This audiobook of Learn Japanese with Stories 1: Hikoichi carries you through four folktales in real Japanese:
- Hikoichi and the Young Lord
- Hikoichi and the Hanami
- Hikoichi and the Living Umbrella
- Hikoichi and Tengu's Straw Raincoat
Every story is taught in seven passes
- Story introduction: a short English preview so you know where you are headed.
- Vocabulary: the key words in Japanese, then English, with room to repeat after a native speaker.
- Slow speed: the full text read slowly and clearly, every word catchable.
- Line by line: each Japanese sentence broken into bite-size phrases with their English meanings, then rebuilt.
- Normal speed: the same text at natural pace. Hear how much more you catch the second time.
- Comprehension questions: hear the question, pause to answer out loud, then hear the answer.
- English version: the whole story retold in English so you can confirm you got it.
Japanese narration by native speaker Yumi Boutwell, English by Clay Boutwell: the husband-and-wife team behind TheJapanShop.com, helping people learn Japanese since 2002.
What you download
- 31 chapter MP3s (2 hr 42 min) plus an all-in-one MP3
- Chaptered M4B audiobook file for Apple Books, BookPlayer, and other audiobook apps
- 8 bonus tracks: a shadowing practice track and an English-to-Japanese vocabulary review for each of the four stories
- The full PDF of Learn Japanese with Stories 1: Hikoichi, so you can follow the text while you listen
- A short How to Listen guide
No textbook needed and no pages to turn. Press play in the car or on a walk and let the repetition do the work.
Perfect for upper beginners (JLPT N5 to N4) ready to move past word lists into real Japanese.
Digital download. Your download link arrives by email right after checkout, and your files are always available from your TheJapanShop.com downloads page.
