HORIPRO Inc. has released a series of 10 Japanese classic stories read aloud by Haruka Ayase, Satomi Ishihara, Ijiri Okada, Ikue Sakakibara, Akiyoshi Nakao, Kyoko Fukada, Tatsuya Fujiwara, Yoshiko Miyazaki, Kotaro Yoshida, and Akiko Wada.
In order to help children who are unable to go out due to the new coronavirus infection, as well as other children who are not able to go out, we have opened the "Nihon mukashi banashi read aloud series" on the official YouTube channel of HORIPRO today. As a first step, 10 works will be made available for free for a limited time. More titles will be released in the future.
List of the first 10 works
Haruka Ayase The Rat's Wedding.
Satomi Ishihara Fava beans, straw and charcoal.
Ijiri Okada "Jingbei the Bleeder."
Ikue Sakakibara The boy who became a coachman.
Akiyoshi Nakao Rolling potatoes.
Kyoko Fukada The Snow Woman's Departure.
Tatsuya Fujiwara The Treasure Hunt.
Yoshiko Miyazaki "Earsplitting."
Kotaro Yoshida One straw.
Akiko Wada "A silent competition."
