Japanese cartoon with English translations and subtitles - The Fisherman & Kappa - Learn Japanese

Practice your Japanese Hiragana reading and listening skills with this moral tale...(what the moral is exactly I don´t know!) Don´t forget that you can slow the video down by pressing the gear icon. Don’t understand Hiragana? You can learn both Japanese Hiragana and Katakana in less than a day with Dr. Moku’s mnemonic memory tricks. It really works! Check it out The Kappa monster is a fascinating creature from Japanese folklore. Click CC to see the English translation. Here is a timecode breakdown of Japanese, Romaji, and English : 0:07 One day a fisher man was fishing in a lake Aruhi, ryoushiga mizuumide sakanatsuriwo shitemimashita. あるひ、　りょうしが　みずうみで　さかなつりを　していました。 0:16 A kappa appeared in the water (folklore) Suruto, mizuno nakani, kappaga arawaremashita. すると、みずの　なかに、　かっぱが　あらわれました。 0:22 They began to talk about who was better at fishing, men or kappas Futariwa, ningento kappa, dochiranohouga tsuriga umaika, hanashidashimashit