Listen Japanese classic literature for free

The other day, I introduced a public domain book site called Aozora Bunko.

Then, a friend of mine introduced me to this site as well.

Reference:

青空朗読Aozora roudoku

https://aozoraroudoku.jp/index.html

What is Aozora roudoku

This site allows you to listen to books from the Aozora Bunko library in audio format.

You can search and listen to readings by categories such as genre and time.

The rights under copyright law to the videos, images, and audio on the linked sites belong to the respective rights holders, and unauthorized use, reproduction, or diversion is prohibited.

High quality narration

The audio on this site is provided by professional narrators and ordinary people who are learning to read, so the quality of the narration is high.

Ease of search

You can search not only by author or title, but also by genre or time.

Search screen by genre

Search by Time

If you are a beginner in Japanese, you may want to start with poems, fairy tales, and short stories.

It is also a good way to learn by listening to the original text while following it on Aozora Bunko.

Click here for an introduction to Aozora Bunko.

🔶Read Japanese classic literature for free

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