夢十夜 Ten Nights of Dreams

A Japanese translation published in 1920 by Maruyama Eikan, now in the public domain. The complete text, useful if you want to read Lewis Carroll in the Japanese of that period.

Lewis Carroll

A scanned archival manuscript of Ise Monogatari from a historical collection. Contains the original classical Japanese text in manuscript form.

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The oldest known Japanese narrative. A bamboo cutter discovers a tiny princess inside a bamboo stalk. Features furigana readings for accessibility.

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Dazai Osamu's semi-autobiographical novel about the decline of Japanese aristocracy after World War II. A landmark of modern Japanese literature from Aozora Bunko.

Osamu Dazai

Dazai Osamu's masterpiece exploring human alienation through confessional notebooks. One of the most widely read novels in Japanese literature from Aozora Bunko.

Osamu Dazai