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雪女

Short Story

by 小泉八雲

( 22 ratings, 3 reviews )

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[DeepL Translation - needs review] This is a work by Lafcadio Hearn, a Japanese researcher who came to Japan in the Meiji era (1868-1912) and was known as Koizumi Yakumo after he became a naturalized citizen. There were two lumberjacks, an old man named Shigesaku and a young apprentice named Minokichi. One night during a snowstorm, Minokichi woke up to snow blowing on his face while he was sleeping in his hut. There was a beautiful woman dressed in white, and she blew white breath on Shigesa...

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(3.55/5)

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Aerysays

October 8, 2024

Language Learning

Entertainment

The first paragraph might be the hardest part of the whole work, but after that it gets easier. Some dated vocabulary, but overall easy enough grammar. A fairly short story that can be enjoyed in probably 30 minutes or less.

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catsays

November 9, 2021

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Entertainment

I read this after a friend recommended it when I told her I was reading old children's stories and folktales on Aozora. It's pretty easy to follow and feels not too dissimilar from stories I remember reading growing up about mysterious women in snowy woods.

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Mizukisays

April 29, 2022

Nice little horror-y folktale, only a few pages long. It reminds me of a few other Japanese folktales I've read involving mysterious magical women.

Being an Aozora book, some of the usual difficulty caveats apply (e.g. some older kanji usage). Being a folktale set in the countryside, it also has some rustic vocabulary that may be unfamiliar if, like me, you mostly read more contemporary works. However, the grammar is not very complicated, and the longer sentences are broken up with punctuation.

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astrobgarciarated

December 22, 2025

Language Learning