Can You Follow This Chilling Story? Slow Japanese for Beginners | Shuten-doji (N5–N4)

🦊 Shuten-doji (酒呑童子) — the demon king of Mount Oe, one of Japan's oldest and darkest legends, told in slow, easy Japanese for learners. Level: JLPT N5–N4 (upper beginner) Every word is spoken slowly, with Japanese subtitles and furigana on screen. The watercolor picture-book art helps you understand the story — even if you don't catch every word. 🔁 One sentence comes back twice in this video. Listen for it — the second time, it means something completely different: 「人には、ただのお酒。おにには、くさりです。」 (For a human, it is only sake. For a demon, it is a chain.) 📖 How to use this video: 1. Just watch and enjoy. Don't worry about understanding everything. 2. Watch again with English subtitles (turn on CC → English). 3. Download the free vocabulary list and read along: 📚 Full study pack (illustrated PDF + Anki deck + shadowing audio):【有料パックリンク / Gumroad】 ⏱️ Chapters 0:00 A thousand lights in the capital / むかしむかし 0:28 The girls who vanish at night / 消える娘 1:49 Abe no Seimei reads the sticks / 安倍晴明 2:28 The mountain in the north-west / 大江山 2:46 The man they send / 源頼光 3:12 The four retainers / 四天王 4:24 Three old men on the road / 三人のおじいさん 5:16 Six samurai, dressed as monks / 山伏の服 6:00 The woman at the river / 川の女の人 7:31 The iron gate opens / 鉄の門 8:29 The beautiful young man / 若い男 10:34 "I take what I want" / 「とります」 11:14 "I have never told a lie" / うそをついたことがない 12:29 A guest should not only receive / ひょうたんを出す 13:26 For a demon, it is a chain / 反復句・2回目 13:58 Binding the king / 王をしばる 15:06 The head rises / 首 15:36 "Demons do not lie" / おには、うそを、つきません 16:31 The storehouse at Uji / 宇治のくら 💬 If you understood even one sentence, tell me in the comments — and tell me your country! I read everything. こんにちは、Yutaです。日本の昔話を、やさしい日本語で話します。 一緒に日本語を勉強しましょう。 🎙️ Note: the narration is my own voice, recreated with AI speech synthesis from my recordings, so every story sounds the same for you. #LearnJapanese #JLPT #N5 #N4 #JapaneseFolktale #EasyJapanese #SlowJapanese #ShutenDoji #日本語 #ComprehensibleInput