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Folktales from Japan
Overview
Hometown Rebuilding: Folktales from Japan is a Japanese anime television series that adapts various traditional stories from Japan. The narration and all character voices are provided by veteran Japanese film actors Akira Emoto and Yoneko Matsukane. An English-subtitled version began "simulcast" availability on the streaming service Crunchyroll March 12, 2012.
Status
Returning Series
Network
TV Tokyo
Seasons & Episodes
Season 1
Episodes
The Old Man Who Made the Dead Trees Blossom; The Man Who Bought Dreams; The Rat Sutra
In this episode, a dog rewards a kind master, and an old woman's gift is repaid, and a man buys a dream. Source: crunchyroll
Little One Inch, The Rolling Rice Ball, The Cow's Marriage
In this episode, the small shows the biggest bravery, and old man’s accidental gift is repaid, and the lazy man gets the cow. Source: crunchyroll
The Old Man and His Bump, The Transforming Hood, The Love Potion
An old man with a bump dances for a demon band, a fox gets tricked, and a love potion backfires horribly. Source: crunchyroll
Strong Tarou, The Village of the Nightengales, Hirabayashi
A couple creates a child from dirt, a woodcutter breaks his promise, and in the last tale we learn the meaning of “Hirarin, Heirin, Tairarin, Tairabayashi and Ippachijuu no Mokumoku, and Hitotsutoyattsudetokkikki” Source: crunchyroll
Urashima Tarou, The Monkey Buddha, Comparing Treasures
A Fisherman’s is given a gift that turns about to be a curse, monkeys worship a Buddha without getting their butts wet, and a merchant learns what is important in life. Source: crunchyroll
Kintarou, The Two Squid, The Three Cry
We learn the tale of Sakata no Kintoki, a lord learns more than expected, and sometimes you have to cry to move on. Source: crunchyroll
The Fish Wife, The Rich Pond Snail, The Lying Girl
A fisherman learns to appreciate what he has, a couple is blessed with an unusual child, and a lying boy meets a lying girl. Source: crunchyroll
The Carpenter and Oniroku, The Bear and the Fox, The Priest and the Child Cross the River
A demon puts a carpenter in an unwanted deal, a fox learns of karma, and what is more important, honesty or obedience. Source: crunchyroll
Shippeitaro, The Son Who Went to Heaven, Comparing Laziness
A priest saves a town from sacrificing another daughter, a lazy man learns hard work, and a lazier man learns nothing. Source: crunchyroll
Sannen-Netarou; The Last Lie; Happy, Splendid, Wonderful!
A good for nothing saves the day, a liar gets the last laugh, and we learn the importance of names. Source: crunchyroll
The Wife Who Wouldn't Eat; The Snot-Nosed Boy; The Priest And The Boy Who Had To Pee!
A man learns to look beyond the surface of a person, a flower seller forgets to keep his promise, and everything is sacred. Source: crunchyroll
The Furuya Forest; The Traveler's Horse; A Crow in the Dark of Night
A thief is scary, a wolf is scary, but the worst is the Furuya Flora, two children fight a witch, and a painter learns a lesson. Source: crunchyroll
The Teapot Raccoon Dog; The Razor Fox; Sosou Soukurou
A raccoon repays a debt but learns a lesson, the fox thinks 5 steps ahead, and Mr. Careless needs to slow down. Source: crunchyroll
Orihime and Hikoboshi; The Old Woman's Skin; Potato Rolling
The origin of the Tanabata festival is told, a snake causes a calamity, and manners are important. Source: crunchyroll
The Fire Man; Rat Sumo; The Priest and the Kid's Pupupatapata
A man is repaid for an accidental gift, but greed ruins all, an old couple sponsors a rat, and two kids trick a sneaky priest. Source: crunchyroll
The Straw Headman; The God of the Bathroom; Niou and Dokkoi
An unlucky man goes west, a god of luck gets a bum rap, and Japan challenges China in a strong man contest. Source: crunchyroll
The Winged Robe of Heaven; The Child Kidnapped by Eagles; The Konnyaku Interrogation
A lie does not build a family, a mother never stops searching, and a traveling priest searches for the answer. Source: crunchyroll
The Painted Wife; Left Behind; If You Pick Up Money
A man fights for his wife, a haunt ditch, and more money more problems. Source: crunchyroll
Ubasute Mountain; The Letterbearer Of The Water God; The Lucky Samurai
The old is thrown away, a man delivers a letter for a water god, and a fake samurai gets lucky. Source: crunchyroll
Princess Kaguya; The Demonic Little Sister; Scary Meat Buns
An elderly couple is blessed with a daughter born from a bamboo stalk, a little boy’s sister has become a real demon, and a worker is terrified of meat buns. Source: crunchyroll
Umisachihiko And Yamasachihiko; The Day The Kappa Came; King Enma Screws Up
Two bothers exchange jobs, a kappa waits 14 years, and 3 souls get a 2nd chance. Source: crunchyroll
Three Axes; The Monkey's Groom; The Tengu and the Thief
Did you drop the gold axe or the silver axe? A man makes a deal with a monster, and a Tengu is tricked. Source: crunchyroll
The Farting Wife; The Cat and The Teapot Lid; Chakurikakifu
A new bride is explosive, a hunter gets lucky, and Cha – Kuri – Kaki – Fu. Source: crunchyroll
Mouse Takes A Groom; The Pebble Letter; The Silence Contest
Mother and Father Mouse hunt for the best husband, a wife and husband communicate without words, and a couple battles for the last rice ball. Source: crunchyroll
The Listening Hood; The Dog and Cat's Treasure; The Ghost's Poem Reading
A man listens to the world around him, a dog and cat rescue their master, and a ghost is lost in rhyme. Source: crunchyroll
Tanokyuu; Tee-tee The Little Monk; The Fake Jizo Statue
Tanokyuu tricks a snake and gets a reward, monsters pick a fight with the wrong monk, and a monk and raccoon do battle. Source: crunchyroll
Orihime and Hikoboshi; The Village of the Nightingales; The Monkey Buddha
Recap Episode
The Tengu's Cloak; Grannie Demon Is My Matchmaker; King Enma Is Hachigoro-don
Invisibility comes with a price; a demon repays a kindness, and always carries some Yaki-Gobou when you die. Source: crunchyroll
The Horse Mountain Woman; The Shrimp Goes to Ise; What Sickness?
A mountain woman overeats, there is always someone bigger, and a man shouldn’t eat. Source: crunchyroll
The Cat Wife; The Gonzo Bug; The Long-Nose Fan
A cat wants to replay her master, a greedy man trips to much, a lazy man fans too much. Source: crunchyroll
The Mountain Pear Hunter; The Old Woman In the House; The Centipede Gets The Doctor
Rustle Rustle Don't Go, a bully gets his, and walking stick breaks a bone. Source: crunchyroll
The Rich Charcoal Maker; The Tree That Grows Gold; The Priest's Towel
Money gets up and walks away, everybody farts, and true kindness is always repaid. Source: crunchyroll
Straw Bale Touta; The Fox Gives Birth; Cling And Hold
The fearsome warrior Fujiwara Touta Hidesato fears nothing; a village doctor changes his way, and Please! Cling! Please! Hold! Source: crunchyroll
The Three Brothers; The Wolf's Eyebrows; Dokkoisho
Three brothers learn the best use of money, wolves won’t eat a good man, and dokkosiho is delicious! Source: crunchyroll
The Treasure Gourd; The White Rabbit of Inaba; The Bald Wife
A thief gets tricked, a rabbit plays tricks, and a brother’s revenge for a trick goes too far. Source: crunchyroll
The Crane Repays A Debt; Slaying the Demon of Ooeyama; The Water of Youth
A crane repays a fisherman, a group of heros defeat a demon, and moderation is key. Source: crunchyroll
The Three Charms; The Child and The Cat Picture; The God of Poverty
A kid learns to trust his priest, a priest learns to believe in a child’s dream, and the gods have to go. Source: crunchyroll
The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse; Oshira; The Tortoise and the Hare
A country rat tries out the big city, a father learns a hard lesson, and it’s tortoise vs. hare. Source: crunchyroll
The Jizo Statue With The Hat; The Mortar That Made Salt; A Guest On New Year's Eve
The gods repay a kindness, greed gets you nowhere, and a true act of kindness is always rewarded. Source: crunchyroll
Momotaro; Princess Flowerpot Head; The Story of the Twelve Signs of the Zodiac
A couple finds a baby, a young girl lives with a flowerpot on her head, and how the zodiac got its animals. Source: crunchyroll
We Stopped The War; The Giant Snake And The Hunter; Otter's House
A nation tricks a war hungry nation, a hunter tricks a snake, and an otter tricks a fox. Source: crunchyroll
The Snake Boy; The Kappa And The Straw Shoes; The Fava Bean, Straw, & Charcoal
A couple raise a snake, a kappa gets married, and a Fava Bean, Straw, and Charcoal take a trip to Ise Source: crunchyroll
The Wind God and the Children; The Lacquer Brothers; The Ama no Jyaku and the Child
Children learn how to seasons come in, a brother’s greed leads to ruin, and an Ama no Jyaku gets tricked. Source: crunchyroll
Blessings Of Heaven And Earth; The Leaf Hachibei; The Ginger Wife
An honest man gets rewarded by a liar, a husband white lie turns into a great whale, and a couple tries the ginger trick. Source: crunchyroll
The Bridge Where You Buy Miso; The Cat Congregation; The Old Man Who Swallowed Birds
A giving man waits by a bridge, a monk witness his cat give a moving speech, and Chichinpuyopuyo Pupuyopuyo Source: crunchyroll
The Hiding Snow; The Three Riddles; The Deep Voice
Is it a gift from Buddha or is it stealing? The answers you sneak can come in many forms and give your friend the benefit of the doubt. Source: crunchyroll
The Farting Priest; The Demon Mask That Wept; Starfire
A priest gains the power to control farts, a mother in law true colors are show, and brothers want to cook with a star. Source: crunchyroll
The Seven Swans; The Mysterious Love Poem; O is Hard
A sister saves her brothers, a love is found, lost, and found again, and you put an “o” in front of everything to be polite. Source: crunchyroll
The Cry That Split The Night; Octopuses Don't Have Bones; The Former Dog
A dog is loyal no matter what, the Queens wants monkey livers, and a dog wishes to be human. Source: crunchyroll
The Thousand League Sandals; The Mountain Priest & the White Wolf; The Days Pass So Fast
Three brothers run from a demon, a priest spends a night in a tree, and the Sun, Moon, and Thunder come to an agreement. Source: crunchyroll
Yamata no Orochi; The Satori Woman and the Bucket Maker; Return the Smell
Susano’o has to prove his worth, a Satori woman finds her man, and a cheapo meets his match. Source: crunchyroll
The Rich Charcoal Maker / Grannie Demon Is My Matchmaker / What Sickness?
Recap episode
Mother`s Crystal / The Rolling Rice Ball / The Golden Arches
A mother provers her love, and old man’s accidental gift is repaid, and a man gets greedy with his prayers. Source: crunchyroll
Bat / The Old Man and His Bump / Lunch Works
The bat flys at dusk, an old man with a bump dances for a demon band, and lunch, works. Source: crunchyroll
Snake and Fox Repay a Debt / The Old Man Who Made the Dead Trees Blossom / The Pheasant and the Crow
A good deed is repaid ,a dog rewards a kind master, a bumpkin gets the last laugh. Source: crunchyroll
Tears Overflow / Strong Tarou / The Skylark and the Water of Youth
A man learns about the importance of community, a couple creates a child from dirt, and a skylark ruins everything. Source: crunchyroll
Mom and Daughter Slay a Demon / Kintarou / The Farting Girl
A mother fights for her daughter, we learn the tale of Sakata no Kintoki, and toot causes great embarrassment. Source: crunchyroll
The Radish Samurai / The Furuya Forest / The Golden Horse Poop
A radish saves, a thief is scary, a wolf is scary, but the worst is the Furuya Flora, and can a horse poop gold? Source: crunchyroll
When the Moon`s Ring Disappears / The Rat Sutra / A Punch As a Reward
A young girl is thrown into the river, a man buys a dream, and a king learns a lesson. Source: crunchyroll
The Mermaid`s Feast / The Fox and the Bear / The Beginning of Man
A simple trip leads to an unfortunate life, a fox learns of karma, the Fire god is lonely. Source: crunchyroll
The Red Thread / The Cow`s Marriage / Beyond the Mirror
A man fights fate, the lazy man gets the cow, and a son sees his father. Source: crunchyroll
The Carp Wife / The Snot-Nosed Boy / The Giant Beanstalk
A man marries a unique woman, a flower seller forgets to keep his promise, and a farmer makes it rain. Source: crunchyroll
The Monkey Repays a Debt / Little One Inch / The Gourd Boy
Monkey steals a baby, the smallest shows the biggest bravery, a unique shapped baby growns into a unique man. Source: crunchyroll
The Female Fox / Hirabayashi / The Wild Warrior and the Ox Cart
Monkey steals a baby, Hirarin, Heirin, Tairarin, Tairabayashi and Ippachijuu no Mokumoku, and Hitotsutoyattsudetokkikki , and legendary heros can't catch a break. Source: crunchyroll
The Dragonfly Rich Man / The Fish Wife / Ikkyuu-san`s Funny Story
Dainichi Nyorai guides a family, a fisherman learns to appreciate what he has, and a young monk learns not to judge a book by its cover. Source: crunchyroll
Monkey Masamune / The Days Pass So Fast / The Woodcutter & the Mountain Grannie
A runner saves a group of monkeys at an expensive cost, the Sun, Moon, and Thunder come to an agreement, and a Woodcutter gets the last laugh. Source: crunchyroll
Minister Yuriwaka / The Fire Man / The Priest and the Boy and the Poisonous Mochi
A southern ruler named Yuriwaka is abandoned on an island. An old man brings home a boy named "Fire Man". A stingy priest tells the children at his temple that his snacks are made of poison, but... Source: crunchyroll
The Talking Fish / Urashima Tarou / The Demon`s Handprint
A stranger comes to a fishing village, which plans to catch lots of fish through poisoning the river. As the villagers debate, they are warned against this by a traveling priest. A fisherman saves a little turtle and is taken to an undersea palace. Two boys go to ask the fire god to help them with a demon who's been raiding their village. Source: crunchyroll
The Swallow with the Broken Leg / Left Behind / The Legend of the Nine-Headed Dragon
An old man saves a broken swallow, who rewards him with a magic watermelon seed. A man encounters a terrifying ghost at a haunted stream. A traveling priest visits a village where an evil dragon is devouring virgin sacrifices. Source: crunchyroll
Filial Devotion in Dreams / Rat Sumo / A Story of Stolen Melons
Two men are visited in dreams by their dead fathers.. Rats fight it out in the sumo ring. A mysterious old man makes magic with watermelons. Source: crunchyroll
The Tree in the Pot / Princess Kaguya / The Monk and the Fox
A fallen lord sacrifices his prized possessions for a traveling monk. A princess is found in a stalk of bamboo. A priest tricks a fox, and finds himself confronted by the lost souls of hell. Source: crunchyroll
Earless Houichi / Niou and Dokkoi / Badger Disaster
A musician is haunted by the spirits of fallen samurai. Two massive men duel for supremacy. A transforming badger runs a con at a mountain pass. Source: crunchyroll
A Story of Futons / Chakurikakifu / The Dancing Bones
The ghostly voices of children cry out at night from a haunted bed. A man tries a new strategy to sell his wares. The dancing bones of a murdered man bring fame and wealth to the one who killed him. Source: crunchyroll
Dandarabochi and the Giant Sandals / The Painted Wife / The Fox in the Bag
A titan lays seige to a small fishing village. An evil lord steals a man's beautiful wife. Friends of a lord plot to take back his money from a fox haunting a graveyard. Source: crunchyroll
The Puppet Master / The God of the Bathroom / The Whale and the Sea Cucumber
A puppet master visits a strange temple. A goddess is punished for her dalliances. An arrogant whale loses a race. Source: crunchyroll
Unspeaking Okiku / Ubasute Mountain / The Sumo Wrestler`s Little Sister
A girl sings a song, and her father is sacrificed. A son is tasked with taking his mother to the mountains, where she will left to die. A tense hostage situation at a sumo wrestler's dojo. Source: crunchyroll
Monkey Crab / The Straw Headman / Head Lake
Crabs seek revenge upon a monkey for wounding their mother, and are aided by a mortar and cow poop. A divine oracle leads a man to riches. A man's head becomes the scene of strange happenings. Source: crunchyroll
The Mermaid`s Feast / Mom and Daughter Slay a Demon / The Pheasant and the Crow
Recap Episode
The Little Chestnut / The Day the Kappa Came / The Oryuu Willow
A massive pumpkin grows from a tiny vine, and a man is very happy. Parents hear from the mountain god and water god that their child will be stolen by Kappas on his twelfth birthday. A huge willow stands in front of a tea shop. The son of the shop saves it from being cut down. Source: crunchyroll
The Silver Temple / The Pebble Letter / The Famous Blade Kisenbamaru
Midon the fisherman is wounded and can't go fishing. He borrows money from a samurai, but can't pay it back. A wife gets mad at her drunkard husband and returns to her parents. But she misses her husband now that she's left him. A young servant named Sutekichi loves katanas. He wants his own, so he pays a blacksmith with a thousand logs to make one for him. Source: crunchyroll
The Sparrow with the Severed Tongue / The Horse Mountain Woman / The Dance of the Cats
An old man loved a swallow, but when it eats his wifes glue, she cuts out its tongue. He goes deep into the mountains to find her... A packdriver buys a good horse in town, and then some mackeral to give to the god of horses. Shinkichi works at a soy sauce shop, but since he's so careless everyone treats him like a child. Source: crunchyroll
The Ear Statue / The Centipede Gets the Doctor / Benten`s Swamp
A statue by the river reminds a boy of his dead mother. His stepmom tells him that if the statue will eat a rice ball, he can have one too, so off he goes. The insect children are playing in the depths of the forest when walking stick falls from a tree and starts to cry. One late night, a pack driver is returning home when he meets a beautiful woman. Source: crunchyroll
The Village of the Dragonflies / The White Rabbit of Inaba / The Fortune Telling Competition
A fisherman's wife dies from illness, and he meets a woman who looks just like her on the rocks of a cape. The white rabbit who lives on the island of Inaba tries to trick the crocodiles to let him cross the sea, but they strip off his skin. Doujimaru is said to be the son of the white fox, and to have inherited his mother's mysterious powers. Source: crunchyroll
The Three Masks / The Tengu`s Cloak / The Flying Door
A young servant girl is given a demon mask as a goodbye present, and goes to a new place to work. A young boy learns that if you put on a Tengu's cape you'll be invisible. He steals the cape from the Tengu, and now he can play all the tricks he wants, but... "We've saved this money up for the future. Don't waste it," an old husband tells his silly wife... but then, a pair of thieves come when he's not home. Source: crunchyroll
The Old Woman and the Giant Octopus / Dokkoisho / The Tengu of Ashitaka Mountain
An old woman cuts off the leg of an octopus on the beach, and gets rich by selling it at the market. A groom is given botamochi rice balls at his bride's village. He wants his mom to make them, so he keeps saying "botamochi" on the way home, but then he trips and rises up saying, "dokkoisho! A strong-willed and hardworking mother goes all alone to Ashitaka Mountain, where a Tengu lives. But she doesn't come back. Source: crunchyroll
The Mysterious Blacksmith / The Fox Gives Birth / Senkamejo
"If I can make a hundred swords in a night, give me your daughter," a traveler says, and locks himself in a blacksmith's forge. There was a mean doctor who lived in a village. One night, he goes to a mansion to save a young girl who's having a hard birth. Senkamejo grew up spoiled by her mother, and was the prettiest girl in town, but selfish and arrogant. One day she hears that a beautiful statue of Kannon-sama is at the temple, and she and her mother go to see it. Source: crunchyroll
The Cracking Mountain / The Three Charms / The Kappa and the Handwashing Basin
A raccoon badly injures a kind old woman. The rabbit hears about this from her husband, and angrily avenges her. A child is picking up chestnuts in the forest, and before he knows it it's night. A demon grannie catches him. A new hand washing basin has been put in the village shrine. But the kappa used this stone to sit on and think or keep watch. Source: crunchyroll
The Ghost Well / The Man Who Bought Dreams / Tougorou the Potato Digger
A mysterious woman visits a candy store every night. The owner follows her after she leaves, but she disappears into a grave... A traveling merchant buys his partner's dream of treasure for a lot of money. The beautiful daughter of a rich man is sent to marry tougorou the potato digger. Tougorou is lonely and miserable and poor in the mountains, but one day... Source: crunchyroll
Sacrificial Inari / The Crane Repays a Debt / The Monster in the Cotton Hat
A field worker named Manzou gets a small field with a shrine from the rich man. A charcoal-maker takes pity on a crane being sold by the road, and pays money to free it. An old man loves to fish at night at a waterfall. He gets old and decides to retire, and gives his fishing pole to a young man. Source: crunchyroll
The Joroku Statue / The God of Poverty / The Carp in the Basin
A huge rock saves a village from a flood. The villagers use it to make a giant statue, but the statue is too big to carry to the temple. But then the statue... A poor old man goes to sell balls of thread for new years. Gorouhei, a poor man, trades an old basin from his family for rice. Source: crunchyroll
The Gold Horse of New Year`s Eve / The Jizo Statue with the Hat / Odote-sama
A couple works hard but is still poor, and meets the new year with a sigh. On new years, a man can't sell his hemp so he trades it for an umbrella. An honest cow-herd meets a strange monster who can read thoughts. Source: crunchyroll
The Safflower Ship / Twelve Signs of the Zodiac / Sent Salt
There is a splendid picture of a rooster in the room where the crimson flower merchant says. And they say that it crows at midnight. God creates the calendar to rule the world, and wants the animals to protect it. The animals all rush to God's temple on new years. But the rat lies to the cat. Zenzaemon, of Kishou Swamp, is sent to learn the secrets of salt-making from Akou Province and is caught. But official Ooishi Kuranosuke is moved by his devotion to his homeland, and lets him go. Source: crunchyroll
The Deer Springs / Tail Fishing / Hachiroutarou
A woodcutter meets a wounded deer in the mountains. He saves it from a hunter and watches until its wounds are healed... The Fox comes to see the river otter, who is good at catching fish. He takes fish from the river otter but never gives any himself. And so the River Otter comes up with an idea... A young man in the village of Matagi, Hachirou Tarou, goes to the mountains with two of his friends, but as he gets ready for dinner he gives into his hunger and eats their fish. Source: crunchyroll
Herring and Grannie / The Wind God and the Children / Will of the Spider
An old woman loses her husband in a storm, but a statue of a god washes up with his boat and she worships it. One day in early spring, as the children are playing, a young man suddenly appears. A young carpenter is trying to build a bridge across a river, but every storm that comes washes it away. Source: crunchyroll
Snake Lake / The Deep Voice / The Priest, the Kid, and the Fava Bean Tree
Governot Shimada has come to Kazusa, where there is no water and the harvest is dependant on the rain. Two men tie a pipe between their houses so they can talk even when they're snowed in. Even though they were alone, they could cheer each other up by talking, but then they stop getting answers... The priest tries to raise a fava bean tree to help the starving villagers, but the kids at the temple eat it. Source: crunchyroll
Sumo Inari / The Fava Bean, Straw, and Charcoal / The Man of the East & the Man of the West
The lord of a poor province is sad to see how weak his sumo wrestlers are for this year's tournament, but they all defeat even the strongest wrestlers. A fava bean, a piece of straw, and a piece of charcoal all bounce out of an old woman's kitchen and decide to visit Ise. There are two men who live on the east and west side of town, and each night they come to a bar to drink. They always drink the same drink, and insult each other. Source: crunchyroll
The Stink Vine / Shippei-Tarou / Half-Naked Buhyou
The stinkvine weed smelled terrible, and the big tree always made fun of it. To save a girl from a demon, a traveling monk goes to find the one thing it fears, "Shippeitarou." Buhei is a man proud of his strength. Source: crunchyroll
The Wispering Vinegar / The Old Man Who Swallowed Birds / The Tengu and the Sky Journey
There is a man who can hear the voices of the vinegar he makes. A bird gets its leg stuck in a rice ball. There was a young man who was afraid of nothing. Source: crunchyroll
The Snow Woman / Oshira-sama / The 600-Year-Old Woman
A young woodcutter seeks shelter from a blizzard with his master. A young woman has a horse she loves. After the battle between the Heike and the Genji, a young girl finds a conch shell on the beach that she feeds to her mom. Source: crunchyroll
Cowlove Pass / Momotarou / Seibei the Soba Eater
Cowherd Okaru took care of a young black calf that transformed into a handsome young man when it was three years old. Momotarou is born from a peach, and raised by an old couple into a strong young boy. Seibei is known as a man who loves to eat soba noodles. Source: crunchyroll
The Demon Who Became a Rock / Octopuses Don`t Have Bones / Ryuuguu Abyss
A demon and his son live in the mountains. The princess of Ryuuguu castle has a baby. Taikichi, who always gives an offering to the Ryuuguu Abyss, is given a wife and child by Ryuuguu Palace. Source: crunchyroll
Raita and the Demon / `O` Is Hard / The Burnt Statue
Asakichi and his wife save the thunder when it falls from heaven. A rough country girl who doesn't know how to be polite says "o" in front of everything because her mom tells her to. A young, hardworking girl is to be adopted by her master, but his jealous wife makes her quit while the master is away. Source: crunchyroll
Gonpachi and Tsubaki / The Thousand League Sandals / Mother and Child Hill
Gonpachi was working hard at a gold mine to raise money for his family. Three brothers get lost in the mountains and find themselves at the house of a terrifying mountain grannie. A traveler comes to an inn on the Sumidagawa river. She's looking for her son who vanishes. Source: crunchyroll
The Ear Statue / The Kappa and the Handwashing Basin / The Little Chestnut
Recap Episode
The Mountain Grannie of Mt. Choufuku / Sadaroku and Shiro / Zashiki-Warashi
The mountain grannie has given birth to a child and the villagers are told to bring Mochi. The talented hunter Sadaroku is never found without his hunting dog, Shiro. He has a license to hunt wherever he wants, but one day he leaves it at home and is arrested. A traveling medicine seller stays at a mansion where he is visited by three young children in a dream. They were Zashiki Warashi, said to bring prosperity. Source: crunchyroll
Render the Fat / The Star Wife / The Rich Kashiki
A lazy man who wants to not work goes to a mansion where they feed him feasts every day. The eldest of the seven sisters of the big dipper falls in love with a man. A man on a fishing ship who makes the food, called a Kashiki, gave the leftovers to the fish. Source: crunchyroll
The Phoenix / The Wood Buddha and the Gold Buddha / Shibahama
The people of a village are beset by a firebird. They call upon the Lion King to protect them, and a great battle begins. A wooden buddha made by a faithful believer and a rich man's golden buddha have a sumo match. The rich man bets everything he owns, and the young man offers to become his servant forever, as a strange battle behinds. A lazy drunkard finds a wallet and uses it to throw a huge party. But when he wakes up it was a dream...!? Source: crunchyroll
The Monk and the Turtle / Kijimuna / The Stingy Memorial
The monk and the turtle: A travelling monk saves a turtle, and the turtle later saves the monks life. The turtle reappears when the monk is in grave danger. Kijimuna: A mountain occurs near a small village, and the guardian tree of the village is burnt down. A mischievous fairy called a Kijimuna appears to beg for food, but he has a very good reasons. The stingy funeral: There was once a very stingy man. He doesn't know who to give his money to when he dies. So he asks his three sons what kind of funeral they'd give him. Source: crunchyroll
The Sending Star / The Promise with the Master of the River / Gonbei the Duck Hunter
The Sending Star: A young, hard-working man hears that his grandmother is dying. He visits her house and sees that she is fine. On his way home, he finds himself in great peril... A promise with the master of the river: A boy is born and it is prophesied that his life will be taken by the master of the river when he turns 18. The year of his 18th birthday, a huge rain causes the river to almost flood. Gonbei the Duck Hunter: A hunter named Gonbei ties a rope around the legs of 50 ducks stuck in the water, but when it melts they fly off, dragging him towards a great adventure. Source: crunchyroll
Takohachi the Headman / The Rich Man and Bracken / The Wife`s Talent
With the help of his loving son, an old octopus fisher goes on a trip. There was a very rich man who promised to pluck all the warabi off the mountain in a single day. An old couple turn to fraud to make more money at their store, but drive customers away. Source: crunchyroll
Eating in Order / The Old Woman Who Became a God / Yayoi`s Ship
A master hunter goes to the mountain, where he has a dream of a frog eating a worm, and then being eaten by a snake. An Ainu village is attacked, and an old woman and her grandson Tonkuru escape into the forest where they get separated. A girl named Yayoi crosses the mountains every day to go to work, and each day she would talk to a tree. Source: crunchyroll
Masakichi and the Jizo Statue / The Bee and the Bandit / The God of Death
Masakichi, a fisherman who picked up a priest statue from a wrecked ship, is visited by it in his dreams. The merchants of Kyoto are attacked by bandits. They manage to escape but their horses and goods are stolen. A loser meets the god of death, who tells him to become a doctor. He does as he's told and immediately becomes very rich... Source: crunchyroll
The Sun and the Golden Rope / The Kid and the 31 Characters / Ushiwakamaru
A mother raises two sons alone after her husband dies. A boy at a temple hides two buns to give them to a kind family, but snow falls and he doesn't know where they are... The Tengu of Mt. Kurama gives Ushiwakamaru his father's sword, and trains him to become a great samurai. Source: crunchyroll
The Trout Repays a Debt / The Foreigner`s Cowbones / The Six Warriors
A man works hard at tilling an arid field near a river. A girl saves his mother from drowning and he marries her. A foreign ship crashes near a small fishing village.A young man leaves on a journey to become strong, and encounters more and more friends with surprising talents. Source: crunchyroll
Matsu Goes to Ise / The Zatou`s Tree / The Powerful Servant
A young man meets an old man on the way to Ise, and promises to visit his village. A boatman saves a blind man from a flood, but the blind man dies. A rich man has a very powerful servant. The servant is smart, too, so the rich man gives him one challenge after another. Source: crunchyroll
The Weasel and the Rat / Kotaro and the Dragon / The Thunder God and the Girl
A weasel and a rat plant a field with chestnuts because they're starving. Kotaro goes to visit his mother up the river when the woman who raised him dies. A lightning god comes to Earth and finds a woman who he falls in love with. Source: crunchyroll
The Treasure Swamp / Tatsukohime / Kurohime and the Dragon
A rich man learns of a treasure in a swamp and forces his servants to drain it. Tatsuko goes to a shrine in the mountain every night seeking eternal beauty. The black dragon, who is the master of a huge swamp, wants to marry the beautiful Kurohime. Source: crunchyroll
The Carried Priest / The Man Who Knew Hell / The Ghost Ladle
Late one night, a thief tricks a priest into letting him ride on his shoulders, hoping to steal the priest's cloak. A priest stays the night at an old temple, where he sees demons torturing a young girl. A sailor is attacked by ghost ships in the Seto Inland Sea, and is the only survivor. Source: crunchyroll
The Bride on a Hazy Moonlit Night / Hitomokko Mountain / The Flying Shed
A poor young man lets a traveling girl stay the night in his hut, and ends up marrying her. Two giants compete to build the largest mountain in Japan. A rich man sends a letter to a local priest. If he'll come to the rich man's house and pray, he'll be given a barrel of rice. Source: crunchyroll
Ikkyuu-san Defeats the Tiger / The Mountain God and the Child / Tsurumizuka
Ikkyuu is a smart young man. The shogun hears about him and gives him a difficult task: defeating a tiger that lives inside a painting. A child meets an old man in the mountains who tells him that if he goes to the mountain god's shrine and prays, his wish will come true. An old man saves a crane who's been caught by some children. Source: crunchyroll
The Mole and the Sun / The Fox Repays a Debt / Drinking Tea
The mole clan is very rough and violent. They plan to shoot down the sun. A young hunter saves a fox from being eaten by a snake. An old man known for his wit wins a game against the local lord, who challenges him to bring 10 barrels of tea seeds in an attempt to get revenge. Source: crunchyroll
Dragon God Granny / You Can`t Shake Sleeves You Don`t Have / The Raccoon Wood Of Shoujou Temple
An old woman who is an excellent midwife hears a woman in pain with a difficult birth. A man saves a snake and is rewarded with a strange sleeve that creates money when shaken. A ghost in an old temple turns out to be a raccoon. Source: crunchyroll
The Buddha That Keeps Away Fire / The Curse of the Willow / The House That Would Not Eat Salmon
There is a kid who works hard but the priest has never seen him work hard. Yahei's friends cut down a willow tree, and their tongues were ripped out of their throats and they died horrible deaths. Okoma is kidnapped by an eagle and saved by a salmon. Source: crunchyroll
The Soul That Was Hunted by the Dead / Octopus Bhaisajyaguru / The Nursing Willow
A wife weaves her loom to raise money for the family, but the spirits of the dead hear the sound and come to claim her soul. A monk buys some octopus for his ailing mother, but an irritating local man calls him out. A man raises his daughter alone, and one day a woman under a willow tree gives her milk. Source: crunchyroll
The Bean and the Priest Statue / The Reed Spring / Swan Pass
An honest old man's bean is eaten by a priest statue, and in exchange he gets a demon's treasure. A man saves a snake from a volcano and is given a reed full of water that will make a spring. A farmer saves a wounded swan, and marries a beautiful woman. Source: crunchyroll
Asamutsu Bridge / The Strong Wife / The Flower-Watching Ghost
A man looks for a box of treasure at a bridge. A couple is dealing with a violent governor. An old man who loves to drink finds a skull in a field. Source: crunchyroll
The Priest Statue Falls in Love / The Flat Nose of the Trickster Fox / A Room with an Owl
A statue falls in love and goes to visit its lover every night. A trickster fox loves to tease an old man, but one night it goes a little too far. An owl dies a crow different colors, but the crow doesn't like them. Source: crunchyroll
The Cat`s Teacup / Monogusatarou / The Monkey and the Toad
A man finds an expensive bowl being used as a cat dish and schemes to get it. A lazy man is sent to the capital to work. A monkey and a toad go to Ise, but the monkey does all the work. Source: crunchyroll
The Kannon Statue of Love / The Box That Doesn`t Open / Candle Confusion
A fisherman meets a girl with the help of a goddess, but her parents are opposed to their marriage. He tries to send her home, but... To build a shrine in their town, the villagers hire a man named Takumi. At night Takumi's dolls do the work for him. A priest brings back candles as a gift, but the villagers don't know what they are. One pretends that they're a kind of food... Source: crunchyroll
The Old Man Who Made Flowers Bloom / The Thousand Coin Orange / Paradise Thief
A kind old man raises a dog named Shiro, but his greedy neighbor kills it. When he spreads the ashes in the garden... A rich young man is ill and wants an orange, but it's the middle of summer. The head clerk runs all over town and finally finds one. A thief tries to break into a brewery but is knocked out by the owner. The owner thinks the thief is dead and abandons him next to a river. Source: crunchyroll
The Crane Repays a Debt / Tower of Boars / Lightning and the Stone Urn
A poor man saves a wounded bird, and a beautiful woman comes to be his bride. The beautiful cloths she weaves sell for a high price, but... A young man loves to play the flute, but is forced to prove his bravery by slaying 100 boars. A man makes a stupid wish accidentally, and now a god will kill his son on his seventh birthday. Source: crunchyroll
The Extending Head / Strong Tarou / Kijimuna and the Sea God
A man marries a beautiful, rich wife, but is warned never to wake up in the middle of the night. One night he wakes up. An old couple build a child out of the dirt from their bodies. It comes alive and becomes their son. The Kijimuna fairies that were saved by an old couple fill a beach with flowers but the sea god gets angry. Source: crunchyroll
Nopperabou / Princess Kaguya / Sutokuin
A man meets a woman with no face outside of town. He runs to tell someone, but everyone he sees is a faceless monster. An old man finds a beautiful young girl inside a bamboo tree. A servant works hard to find the woman his master is in love with. Source: crunchyroll
Soba and Mochi / Crab Questions and Answers / The Old Man and His Bumps
A traveler gets help from a mountain couple, a priest battles an evil entity, and an old man gets a double trouble. Source: crunchyroll
Kintarou / The Cat of Nekodake / A Bull Running on a Moonlit Night
Kintarou is a very strong boy who wants to find his father. A man stays at a mansion filled with monster cats. A rampaging bull destroys fields on moonlit nights. Source: crunchyroll
The Straw Rich Man / The Bow and Arrow Brothers / The Shrine Priestess` Dance
A man who is all alone in the world takes the advice of a goddess and trades a single piece of straw into a fortune. Two brothers who are masters of the bow stop at a village haunted by a monster. They decide to get rid of it. A brave young boy goes to a forbidden shrine, and doesn't come back. Source: crunchyroll
The Woodcutter and the Monster Crab / The Monster Tamer / Rolling Rice Balls
A talented woodcutter enters a forbidden forest and is assaulted by a monster crab. An old man is famous for being rough on his servants. Since nobody wants to work for him, he hires monsters. An old man gives a rat a rice ball, and as thanks is taken to a magical world. Source: crunchyroll
The Raccoon`s Spinning Wheel / The Two Moons / Ubasute Mountain
A raccoon comes to a woodcutter's house and learns to work a spinning wheel. On a moonlit night, a giant snake appears with two moons in tow and swallows a hunter. His daughters find out and swear revenge. A lord issues an order that anybody who turns 60 must be left in the mountains to die. A son tearfully takes his mom up to the mountains but can't bear to it. He hides her beneath the floor. Source: crunchyroll
The Blessing the Rat Brought / Urashima Tarou / The Kajika Folding Screen
A man saves a rat who is being bullied, and is granted great fortune. A man saves a turtle who is being bullied, and is taken to an undersea palace. A man saves the frogs in a swamp, and is given a magic folding screen. Source: crunchyroll
Little One Inch / The Wolf Rock / The Meguro Pike
A boy the size of a thumb defeats a demon. A girl seeks shelter on a snowy night, but is forced to sleep under the porch. A pack of hungry wolves approach her. The lord of a local province learns to love pike. Source: crunchyroll
Zenroku the Sawyer / The Feather Robe of Heaven / The Hermit Orange
A lazy man named Zenroku learns to become a great sawyer. A man finds a celestial maiden's cloth and steals it, and forces her to become his wife. Two ancient sages play a game of go inside an orange. Source: crunchyroll
The Gods of Poverty Play Sumo / Trip, Trip / The Hat Jizou Statue
A hard working family refuses to give in to poverty so the God of Poverty haunting them is to be fired. But they want him to stay. A strange child shouts, "Poor! Trip!" at a poor elderly couple on new years. A poor man gives a priest statue a straw hat, and is given blessings in return. Source: crunchyroll
The Teapot Raccoon Dog / The Anbarayami Horse / The Stone Door of Heaven
A hard working family refuses to give in to poverty so the God of Poverty haunting them is to be fired. But they want him to stay. A strange child shouts, "Poor! Trip!" at a poor elderly couple on new years. A poor man gives a priest statue a straw hat, and is given blessings in return. Source: crunchyroll
Wakahime of Ryuuguu / The Salt Millstone / The Escaped Sparrow
A young man throws all his firewood into a whirlpool, and the next day he's visited by a woman from the undersea palace of Ryuuguu. A millet makes salt, and never stops. Magical birds escape from a painting drawn by a master. Source: crunchyroll
The Two Virtues / A Trip to Udo / The Monkey Priest Statue
Married by the gods, a sneaky snake, and you can't get the priest butt wet! Source: crunchyroll
Momotarou / The Mountain Bird`s Arrow / The Thunder God That Married the Soba Stand Owner
A boy is born from a peach and beats a demon. A fierce hawk kills animals on a winter mountain, and only a hunter can stop it. A thunder god falls in love with the owner of a soba stand and marries her. Source: crunchyroll
Ofuku and the Oni / The Oni`s Toshitori / The Priest and the Raccoon
A girl named Ofuku is kidnapped by a terrible demon, but she has a plan. A couple invites a demon into their homes on the way when demons are normally driven out. A priest becomes friends with a raccoon couple who want to hear the sutras he recites. Source: crunchyroll
The Golden Egg / The Man Who Became a Turtle / Sannennetarou
A man finds a golden egg and takes it home, and a baby hatches from it. A man is cruel to his hard-working wife, who leaves him. Then he turns into a turtle. A lazy man sleeps all day, when a drought comes its time for him to work. Source: crunchyroll
The Horsefly Repays a Debt / The Thunder God and the Doctor / The Painted Wife
A man saves a horsefly, who repays him by helping him marry the headman's daughter. A doctor of moxibustion heals a thunder god who has a bad hip. A man loves to look at his wife so much that he can't work, so she gives him a picture of himself. Source: crunchyroll
The Water Seed / The Blessing Rat / The Hermit Who Did Nothing
A man helps a snake and is taken to the dragon god's palace, and the dragon god offers him anything he wants. He asks for water for his village. A white rat brings blessings to a man but his greedy neighbor steels it. A lazy man finds a tiny hermit in a pot. The lazier he is the more the hermit grows, until at last it fills the whole house. Source: crunchyroll
The Weight Fox / The Most Important Man in the World / The Hina`s Yobayashi
A god gives a man a fox who helps him in business, but the fox demands an exponential price in return. A stonecutter learns who the most important man in the world is. Dolls come out to play at night on Doll's Day. Source: crunchyroll
The Mountain Grannie & the Traveling Performer. / Sentoku`s Money / The Stonefish`s Love
A traveling performer gets lost on a mountain at night, and encounters a mountain grannie. The grannie asks him to perform. A monk finds an envelope of money for a boy named "Sentoku." An ugly stonefish tries to confess its love to a beautiful girl fish. Source: crunchyroll
The Thief`s Loss / The Horse, Dog, Cat, and Chicken Go on a Journey / Stories for Ten Coins
A thief helps a sick boy instead of stealing. A horse, a cat, a dog, and a chicken go on a journey. Stories are sold for ten gold coins. Source: crunchyroll
The Horse and the Kaaranbe / The White Fox Repays a Debt / Sarasarayasara
A man washes his horse in the river, and the horse is attacked by evil imps. A white fox repays a debt. A lord and a peasant woman exchange beautiful poems. Source: crunchyroll
Momotarou / Kintarou / Urashima Tarou
Recap Episode
Monkey and Crab / Greedy Kihachi / The Spider`s Twill
A monkey gets what he deserves, Kihachi gets what he deserves, a spider pays a debt. Source: crunchyroll
Scary Buns / The Raindrop Monster / The Carpenter and Oniroku
Crab children seek vengeance on a monkey who hurt their mother. A greedy man finds a shrine that doubles his money. A man saves a spider and marries a beautiful woman, who makes him rich with her splendid weaving. Source: crunchyroll
Kachikachi Mountain / Long Arms and Long Legs / Mountain Monk Rock
A rabbit seeks revenge when a raccoon's pranks go too far. Two monsters are defeated by a Buddhist monk. A wandering monk battles a horrifying monster who turns her victims to stone. Source: crunchyroll
Ash-Covered Haitarou / The Tengu`s Sake / Kanekichi the Flute Player
A noble boy is covered in ashes to hide his true identity. A Tengu turns a lake into sake, and threatens a boy if he reveals the secret. A man named Kanekichi plays a flute so beautifully it entrances even the animals. Source: crunchyroll
The Fox of Battari Stream / Celebratory Sumo / Quiet Contest
A fox impersonates a man's wife. Gods play a game of sumo to celebrate a change of fortune in a household. An old couple has a quiet contest that's interrupted by a thief. Source: crunchyroll
The Cowherding Priest Statue / Tanokyuu / Whale Bridge
A priest statue helps an old man. A traveling performer meets a giant snake that devours travelers. A fishing village angers the whales and pays a terrible price. Source: crunchyroll
Tenshiki / The Snot-Nosed Kid / Mayoiga
A priest sends a boy into town to learn about the mysterious "tenshiki". A snot-nosed boy can grant any wish, but he drools all the time. A lost house gives wonderful presents. Source: crunchyroll
The Priest Becomes a Carp / The Pot`s Song / Teapot
A priest turns into a carp while he is very sick. A singing pot tells of treasure. A giant teapot monster haunts an abandoned temple. Source: crunchyroll
The Listening Hood / You There, Grandpa? / The Carrot, the Burdock, and the Radish
A man gets a hood which helps him listen to animals. An old man's wife beloved makes him promise to put her dead body in the closet. Vegetables take a bath to get ready to go to heaven. Source: crunchyroll
The Hornless Sazae / The Willowleaf Fish / The High Priest Who Came to the Village
A village helps a monk escape the wrath of a fuedal lord. A goddess turns leaves into fish to help her people. A high priest comes to the village. Source: crunchyroll
Eat Miso Beans Even If You Have to Go Back Three Leagues / Netarou of Asa / Tarou of the Broken Bowl
A traveling pair of samurai eat delicious miso beans, which are so good that they travel back three leagues to get more. A boy sleeps for three years and begins to make strange requests. A lazy boy is forced to work in the mountains for three years, and given a broken bowl in exchange. Source: crunchyroll
The Man Who Was Faster Than a Horse / The Incredibly Strong Oni Tayuu / The Kappa and the Gourd
A man becomes faster than a horse after his mother dies. A sumo wrestler uses divine help to defeat an opponent. A kappa wants to marry a girl in exchange for his help. Source: crunchyroll
Two Young Boys with a Destiny / Osan the Fox and Yosaburou the Raccoon / The Underground Country
Two boys have a great destiny to fulfill. A fox and a raccoon get in a competition to see who can trick the other. A boy goes deep underground and finds a terrible country of demons. Source: crunchyroll
The Story of the Man Who Was Always in a Hurry / The Cat of Unpenji Temple / The Yama-Ori Rich Man
A man is always in a big hurry. A terrible monster is defeated by a cat. A rich man devises a cunning plan to marry off his daughter. Source: crunchyroll
The Cat`s Play / Hanbei Daimyoujin / The Gourd Kannon
Cats perform plays late at night. A man is mistaken for a god. A gourd grants all wishes. Source: crunchyroll
We Still Don`t Know / The Thunder and the Mulberry Tree / Earless Houichi
A lesson about soba is learned. A lightning god refuses to strike a mulberry tree. The souls of the dead rip off a man's ears. Source: crunchyroll
The Priest Statue That Goes Round / The Priest Statue That Faced Sideways / Inside the Teacup
A Priest Statue goes around a village. A Priest Statue turns sideways. An unsettling story about a teacup. Source: crunchyroll
The Beanstalk and the Heavenly Mansion / Otei`s Story / Moyabune
A boy climbs a beanstalk to heaven. A man promises to marry his dying wife when she is reborn. The sorrowful souls of dead mothers haunt a mountain for all eternity. Source: crunchyroll
Urashima of Kurobe / Yachabou / Oshidori
Men make friends with a magic go player. A mischevious boy named Yachabou makes a friend. A man shoots a duck in anger and is visited in the night by its vengeful ghost Source: crunchyroll
The Cursed Blade That Sank into the Swamp / The Plate Mansion of Banchou / Zensuke, the Badger, and the Kappa
Every night a cursed katana flies out of its scabbard and kills people. The ghost of a murdered woman counts plates every night. A couple moves next to a lake where animals and monsters live. Source: crunchyroll
The Giant Octopus`s Hat / The Buried Secret / The Unibrow Raccoon
An Octopus wants a hat. A secret is buried. A raccoon with a unibrow sets a task for a monk. Source: crunchyroll
The Kappa Kid / The Priest and the Kid`s `Who Ate It?` / The Sparrow and the Woodpecker
A kappa learns to fish. Buddha eats some snacks... or does he? A sparrow and woodpecker visit their dying mother. Source: crunchyroll
Hakke Hachitarou / Ohatsu Kannon / The Monster of Red Lake
A man uses his fortune-telling skills to win a reward. A suspicious man believes rumors that lead to his fiancee's death. An old priest tricks a monster. Source: crunchyroll
Sleep and Wait For Good News / The Farting Old Woman / The Black Kite`s Egg
A man sleeps and waits for good news. A woman wants to divorce her husband because his mother farts too much. A man marries a snake. Source: crunchyroll
Monster Temple / Eggplant Grannie / The Tengu`s Invisibility Cape
A monk goes to a temple for spiritual training. An Eggplant Grannie reportedly shows up at a secluded mountain temple. There was a tengu who used an Invisibility Cape to pull pranks on people. Source: crunchyroll
The Tea Pot / The Mountain-Folding Rich Man / The Tenshiki
Recap Episode
Momotarou / The Frogs Who Didn`t Respect Their Elders / The Water of Youth
A boy travels with some animals, a frogs croak is explained, and the fountain of youth is found. Source: crunchyroll
The Old Man and His Bump / Buzz! Buzz! Serve Sake! / The Hammer`s Handle
An old man has a bump. A lazy man wants a life of ease. The God of Wealth's hammer is missing its handle. Source: crunchyroll
Kintarou / The Thunder God`s Handprint / The Master of Lying
A boy named Kintarou wrestles a bear. A thunder god is taught a lesson. A master liar deceives people. Source: crunchyroll
The Teapot Raccoon / The Difficult Marriage Question / Three Merchants
A teapot holds a dark secret. A man solves a complicated riddle. A complex pun involving tea and sieves. Source: crunchyroll
The Rolling Riceball / The Demon`s Bath / Lake Head
Rice balls roll. A monster lurks in a hot springs. A man's head becomes a lake. Source: crunchyroll
Urashima Tarou / The Crane`s Gift / Gosuke-don`s Business
A man goes to an undersea palace. A crane leaves his poop as a present. Gosuke makes money in an unusual way. Source: crunchyroll
Little One Inch / The Wind God & the Children / The Lord Goes Thumpity-Thud
A small boy fights a demon. The wind god takes children to a mystical land. A lord goes thumpity-thump. Source: crunchyroll
Three Talismans / Saruya`s Rock / The Rat Takes a Husband
Three talismans protect a boy. A monkey throws rocks. A rat finds a husband for his daughter. Source: crunchyroll
Princess Kaguya / Princess Hachikatsugi / Princess Kaminaga
It's princess week on Folktales from Japan! A princess returns to the moon. A princess has a bowl on her head. A princess has no hair. Source: crunchyroll
Monkey Crab / Cow Demon / The Boundary Between the Northern and Southern Villages
A crab seeks revenge on a monkey. A demon devours shadows. A boundary is lost. Source: crunchyroll
The Old Man Who Made Flowers Bloom / The Umi Bouzu / Comparing Transformations
An old man makes flowers bloom. A lazy man is visited by a sea monster. Two foxes compare their disguises. Source: crunchyroll
The Crane Repays a Debt / Chinchin Kobakama / The Monster and the Mountain Granny
A crane repays a debt. A lazy woman is visited by terrible ghosts. A monster and a mountain granny terrorize a village. Source: crunchyroll
The Umbrella Priest Statues / The Great Year`s Fire / The Snow Woman
On New Year's Eve, a poor couple struggles to bring in the new year. A woman is told not to let the fire go out on New Year's Eve, but... Minokichi and Mokichi take shelter from the blizzard, when a mysterious woman appears before them. Source: crunchyroll
The Man Who Bought Dreams / The Badger of Eagle Mountain / Ishibumi-sama Heals Illness
A man buys dreams that lead to wealth. A badger longs for a mother's warmth. A god promises health if people will stop tripping over his head. Source: crunchyroll
Rolling Yams / The Gama Frog`s Oil / The Arasaka Rich Man
Yams are rolled, mistakenly. A toad's oil cures wounds. A greedy man pleads for mercy from the sun. Source: crunchyroll
The Rat Sutra / The Great Snake of Gondayuu Lake / A Tale of Yomeda
The Rat Sutra scares off a thief. A snake is struck down by the gods. A wife sacrifices her life to the gods to finish the harvest. Source: crunchyroll
The Fire Man / Shouninbaru / Deetarabocchi
A fire man brings gold. A priest sacrifices himself to bring the rain. A man carries a mountain. Source: crunchyroll
The Ear Priest Statue / The Cow That Dove into Tega Swamp / The Man Who Cut Reeds
A priest statue heals hearing. A cow goes into a swamp. A man cuts reeds. Source: crunchyroll
The Ghost Who Raised a Child / Oman Cherry Blossoms / The Osono Fox and the Blacksmith
A ghost raises a child. A man freezes in the snow while he waits for his love. A fox plays tricks. Source: crunchyroll
The Wife Who Didn`t Eat / Yawn Atchoo Poot / The Ushi no Koku Mairi
A wife eats nothing... except her husband. Three losers defeat the lord of hell. A woman prays to survive a plague. Source: crunchyroll
The Sparrow with the Severed Tongue / The Dream of the Mortar Seller / The Fox Wife
A sparrow's tongue is severed. A mortar seller has a dream. A man marries a fox. Source: crunchyroll
The Forest of Furuya / The Tengu and the Potato / The Kakegoro of Kanne and the Princess
A wolf encounters the most terrifying thing in the world. A tengu plays tricks with potatoes. Kanne and his merry band race a princess. Source: crunchyroll
The Village of Nightingales / The Rich Man and Gatarou / The Soul That Went into a Different Girl
A woman entrusts a man with a mysterious mansion. A rich man makes a deal with a kappa to make a bridge. A girl's soul enters another's body. Source: crunchyroll
Zashikiwarashi / The Lazy Husband and the Nagging Wife / The Peach and the Red Demon
A Zashiki Warashi brings joy to a household. A lazy husband has a nagging wife. A red demon fears peaches. Source: crunchyroll
Wintermelon Princess / The Former Dog / The Shocked Daikon Radish
A girl is born from a watermelon and then tricked by a demon. A dog becomes a man. A radish is shocked and amazed. Source: crunchyroll
Chinchin Kobakama / Saruya`s Rock / The Badger of Eagle Mountain
Recap Episode
Momotarou / The Buckwheat Dumpling Priest / The Nose and Morning Porridge
Momotarou fights demons with his animal friends. A wise priest heals illness in exchange for buckwheat. A priest has a disgusting nose. Source: crunchyroll
The Pond Snail Rich Man / Yaobikuni / The Child of the Giant Snake
A pond snail becomes rich. A girl opens a box that she should never have opened. A giant snake has a child. Source: crunchyroll
Yatsubakezukin / Even the Sardine`s Head Begins with Faith / Onisuke and Hikoshichi
A fox is outwitted by a man who wants to be a girl. A sardine's head is a sign of faith. Two strong men compete all the time. Source: crunchyroll
Shippei Tarou / A Field of Rape Blossoms That Bloomed Overnight / The Light on the Buddha`s Forehead
A monk saves a girl from an evil monster. Flowers hide logs. The buddha's forehead shines. Source: crunchyroll
The Cow`s Marriage / Shibahama / The Ocelot and the Priest
A man marries a cow. Gold coins are found and lost. A priest becomes friends with angry ocelots at a temple. Source: crunchyroll
Ushiwakamaru / The Demon Granny of Adachigahara / The Days Fly By
A young samurai seeks revenge. A demon granny stalks the plains of Adachigahara. The sun and moon take a trip down to see the lower world. Source: crunchyroll
The White Rabbit of Inaba / The Giant, Strange-Colored Deer / The Jewel of Sangosu
A god's love of his fellow creatures is tested. A strange-colored deer holds the key to a cure. A priest demands the return of a jewel. Source: crunchyroll
The Pond Snail Sisters / The White Snake Girl / The Blue Tengu and the Red Tengu
A white snake becomes a daughter. Two snails cook dinner for a pair of brothers. A blue tengu and a red tengu get in a fight. Source: crunchyroll
The Cat from the Dragon Palace / Sashisaba and Tsurushigaki / The Fart-Seller
A cat from Ryuuguu Palace brings wealth. A greedy man freezes as he eats all the persimmons. A man sells farts that are sacred to the Buddha. Source: crunchyroll
The Monkey Groom / Otojo`s Fire / The Oil Seller and the Fox
A girl tricks a monkey out of marriage. A woman devours the legs of an octopus. An oil seller is tricked by a fox. Source: crunchyroll
Monogusa Tarou / The Flute of the Moonlit Night / Shrimp and Crow
The world's laziest man goes to Kyoto. A flute is played on a moonlit night. A monk draws magic shrimp. Source: crunchyroll
Umisachihiko and Yamasachihiko / The Stupid Groom and the Crab Loincloth / The Demons Who Passed Through Demon Pass
A fishing hook is lost, then found. A man does not understand the proper etiquette for eating crab. A blue oni and a red oni fight for the love of a goddess. Source: crunchyroll
Niou and Dokkoi / Cowbear-sama / Yashagaike
Two large men fight each other to see who is the strongest. A human intervenes in a duel between cow and bear. A girl marries a snake. Source: crunchyroll
Orihime and Hikoboshi / The Mercy of the Priest Statue / Yatsuhashi
Orihime and Hikoboshi fall in love, but neglect their duties. They are separated eternally by the milky way. A woman is tricked by an evil mother and dies in a swamp, but she wasn't what she appeared to be. A woman's sons drown in a river, and she builds eight bridges to commemorate their deaths. Source: crunchyroll
The Oyster Mushroom at the Bottom of the Valley / The Bride`s Present / The Tree Peony and the Rat
A lord picks mushrooms. A wife is embarrassed at her family's meager presents. Two sculptors compete to see who is the best, but one cheats. Source: crunchyroll
The Story of the Tengu on Dainichiyama / The Fox`s Gift / The Child That Was Kidnapped by an Eagle
A tengu from Dainichiyama finds a human mother. A fox gives a man a gift in exchange for not being shot. A mother is reunited with a lost child which was kidnapped by an eagle. Source: crunchyroll
The Boy and the Fox / One Piece of Kannon`s Thigh-Meat / Gonzou Bug
A priest is tricked by a fox, who is then tricked by a kid. A priest eats meat from the thigh of his goddess. A stingy man becomes a bug. Source: crunchyroll
Oitekebori / The Flying Man and His Flying Journey / Otogirisou
A man is haunted by a ghost who wants him to leave his fish. A flying man goes on a flying journey. A greedy man repents of his attack on his brother. Source: crunchyroll
Yotsuya Ghost Story / The Inn in the Grave / The Thief of Paradise
A deceitful and murderous husband meets a terrifying end. A man seeks refuge in a grave and fools a robber. A thief thinks he's been killed and sent to paradise. Source: crunchyroll
The Dead Wife`s Evil Spirit / Nursemaid Cherry Blossoms / The Snake Samurai
An abandoned wife seeks revenge. A nursemaid sacrifices her life for her charge. A snake demands to marry a girl. Source: crunchyroll
The Box of Jealousy / The Mirror and the Bell / The Cat`s Teacup
A woman opens a box and meets a terrible fate. A wife seeks revenge for her lost mirror. A merchant tries to con a man out of a rare dish, but is conned instead. Source: crunchyroll
The Broken Promise / The Story of the Green Willow / Enma-sama Is Hachigoro-don
A promise is broken and a life is taken. A man marries a green willow. The lord of hell is tricked out of his job by a sneaky thief. Source: crunchyroll
Magoshiroubuchi / The Zuitan Priest Statue / The Tale of Kotohime
A magic dagger saves a man from a snake. A priest statue cures asthma. A beach plays a mysterious melody. Source: crunchyroll
Careless Soukurou / The Decapitated Priest Statue / Genji and the Hood
A careless man meets his double. A beheaded priest statue saves a life. A bully loses a hood and is tormented by terrible visions. Source: crunchyroll
The Man Who Saw His Own Funeral / Ghost Road / Kissaku`s Fall
A man witnesses his own funeral. A road is haunted by the spirits of the dead. An overconfident climber takes a terrible fall. Source: crunchyroll
Shippei-Tarou / The Demon Granny of Adachigahara / Otojo`s Fire
Recap Episode
The Fishwife / Obusaritee / The Fox Kid of Ankokuji
A man abuses his wife, who is a fish, and lives to regret it. A monster wants to be carried on someone's back. A fox at Ankokuji wants to learn the ways of the buddha. Source: crunchyroll
Meguro Saury / Kappa Dokkuri / The Giant Carp That Sank a Boat
A lord discovers a new favorite fish. A man is given a bottomless pitcher of sake that almost ruins his life. A giant carp sinks a boat. Source: crunchyroll
The Ginger Wife / The Tanuki`s Spinning Wheel / The Fox`s Birth
A wife plots with ginger. A raccoon learns to use a spinning wheel. A doctor assists in the birth of a fox. Source: crunchyroll
Rokurokubi / Rat Sumo / Oshira-sama
A man marries a woman whose head grows in length. Rats play sumo. A dad grows jealous of his daughter's friendship with a horse. Source: crunchyroll
Heaven`s Blessings, Earth`s Blessings / Daikoku Buys Salt / Fujiwara Village
Heaven and Earth bring their blessings. Daikoku buys salt. A hidden village is discovered. Source: crunchyroll
The Takohachi Rich Man / Bunshichi Mottoi / The Oryuu Willow
Takohachi is mistaken for a rich man. A man's generosity spares another man's life. A man marries the spirit of the willow tree outside his house. Source: crunchyroll
Yamata no Orochi / Lake Moon / The Demon and the Chinese Yam
A god duels an eight-headed snake. A horse is taken from its mother at a lake. A demon confronts the horror of yam-eating peasants. Source: crunchyroll
Three Talismans / Biwakuuna / A Treasure Entrusted
Three talismans save a boy from a Mountain Grannie. A monster cat breeds poisonous fruit. A treasure entrusted is restored. Source: crunchyroll
The Kappa of Ise / The Centipede Gets a Doctor / The Rich Man Who Became a Monkey
A kappa becomes friends with a boy. A centipede goes to et a doctor. A rich man is transformed into a monkey. Source: crunchyroll
Karoku and the Crane / The Shiranui Pine / Gohachi Is Kidnapped by a Tengu
A kind man marries a crane who weaves on his loom. A man goes out to fish on a stormy day and doesn't come back. Gohachi sumo wrestles a tengu. Source: crunchyroll
Chikaratarou / The Son with the Most Filial Piety in the Village / The Bong-Bong Sharks
A strong boy goes on a journey. The man with the most filial piety in the village is found. Sharks bang against bells. Source: crunchyroll
Snow Woman / The Geta Given by a Tengu / The Demon`s Arm
A cold woman appears, a Tengu is their biggest fan, and the demon vow's revenge. Source: crunchyroll
The Taishiko Dumpling / Dancing Yohei and the Brideless Fox / The Kanekkoori Wife
A poor woman steals rice to help a priest in need. A dancing man faces a trickster fox. A lonely man marries a woman who is actually an icicle. Source: crunchyroll
The Three Demons of Houraiji / Handprint Mountain / The Wife`s Hair-Cutting
Three demons at Fuuraiji encounter a powerful monk. Buddha puts a hand-print on a mountain. Wives are tricked into shaving their heads. Source: crunchyroll
Shiitare Is a Thief / The Lightning`s Favorite Belly-Button / Maiden Pass
Shiitare becomes a traveling performer. The lightning likes to eat people's belly-buttons. A faithful daughter falls to her death. Source: crunchyroll
The Priest`s Hand Towel / A Story of Fuki / A Thousand Ships of White Sesame Seeds and a Thousand Ships of Black Sesame Seeds
A monk's hand towel is a gift to a hard-working girl. Fuki learns of a spring that will heal her father's illness. A girl from Ryuuguu Palace must produce a miracle for an evil lord. Source: crunchyroll
Sadaroku and Shiro / The Man Who Healed the Dragon`s Eye / The Talisman Bead of the Oni
A faithful dog tries to save his master and fails. A good doctor spreads medicine even after being betrayed. A boy challenges demons to win back the medicine he needs for his sick mom. Source: crunchyroll
The Badgers of Noto Island / Fukusuke-san, the God of Blessing / Shiro and the Little Kid
Badgers protect an island. Fukusuke becomes the god of blessing. Acolytes at a temple are jealous of a smart dog. Source: crunchyroll
Starfire / Yam Forest / The Ageha Butterfly Repays a Debt
Two boys catch a star. A greedy old woman won't share her yams. A butterfly repays a debt. Source: crunchyroll
The Medicine That Works Here and There / The Monster Master / The Frog of Kyoto, the Frog of Osaka
A woman wants a drug to slowly kill her mother-in-law. An old man is terrible to his servants, even when those servants are monsters. A frog from Kyoto and a frog from Osaka visit each other's cities. Source: crunchyroll
The Tanuki Forest of Shoujou Temple / The Night Forest of the Hina Dolls / The Man Who Almost Became a Cat
Raccoons play the drums at Shoujouji temple. Hina dolls play drums throughout the night. A man almost become a cat. Source: crunchyroll
Momotarou / The Guardian of Farts / The Mitten Crab Repays a Debt
Momotarou is born from a peach. A man protects a storehouse with his giant farts. A mitten crab repays a debt. Source: crunchyroll
Kintarou / The Curse of the Utou Bird / Yattobei and the Tengu
Kintarou grows up to be big and strong, and fights a demon. The Utou birds unleash a terrible curse. Yattobei battles a Tengu. Source: crunchyroll
Urashima Tarou / The One Ka Priest / The Body-Throwing Stone
Urashima Tarou visits an undersea palace. A priest teaches a magistrate a lesson for wasting his time. A horse falls in love with a princess. Source: crunchyroll
Little One Inch / The Great Snake of Onnagawadani / The Rain-Calling Bodhisattva
Issun Boushi is very small. A great snake threatens the villagers of Onnagawadani. A Bodhisattva calls the rain. Source: crunchyroll
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