Folktales from Japan

The Gongen-sama on the Northern Mountain; Anchin and Kiyohime

The 16th Day Cherry Tree; Monkey Bridge

The Monk Who Went to Hell; Mito Mitsukuni Is Hungry

The Colt that Escaped from a Painting; The Cold Soup Granny

Ishidoumaru; Konoshiro and Matsue Castle

Yagorou-don and the Men; The Bug-Sending of Tsugaru

The Mountain Monk Tanuki; The Doll Stones of Kintai Bridge

The Paper Bag Wind; Tanabata-san's Present

Mountain Granny Shrine; Sugawara Michizane and the Legend of the Flying Plum

The Swordsman and the Bale of Straw; The Pack Carriers of Mackerel Highway

Three Grains of Rice, Three Grains of Gold; Jirochou of Shimizu

The Invisible Man; The River Otter of Shimanto River

The Mountain Granny's Mochi; Namahage

The Farting Wife; The Chef of Shuri Castle

The God Riding on a Cucumber; Use an Abacus to Make Kaga a Million Koku

Yajiemon and the Big Bear; Nikkou Toushougu and Hidari Jingorou

Wanting To Be Poor; The Blessings of Uzumi

The Man Who Wanted to be a Black Kite; The Mountain Princess of Yakushima

The Priest and the Old Tanuki; Otane's Lake

Eyeball Swapping; The Byakkotai

The Rain of the Setomono Festival; The Silkworm and the Wife Lord

The Ship Ghosts of Usa; The Tanuki War of Awa

The Bikki Wife; The Oumi Merchant

Heishirou of Dokkoi Makabe; Standing on Mt. Fuji

The Sesame Seed Manjuu; The Beginning of Dougo Hot Springs

The Rice-Spouting Priest Statue; The Dog Goes to Ise

Ninja Isuke and the Oosanshouuo; Arita-yaki Shine Like Persimmons

The Dream-Telling Priest Statue; The Iwatsuki Doll

Daikoku-sama and Denzaburou the Rich Man; The Tanuki Priest and Kenchin Soup

Osengafuchi; The Medicine-Seller of Toyama

A Story of Sage Kume; The Moon, the Buddha, and My Soba

The Power Given by an Ogre; The Okesabushi of Okei

The Pilgrim and the Bath; The Slaying of the Monster of Himeji Castle

Tanuki Fields; The Orange Boat of Bunzaemon

Houko-san; Wabicha and Senno Rikyuu

The Tofu Priest Statue; Hiraga Gennai

The Giant Barley Straw Snake; Uesugi Youzan Makes It Work

The Beefy Biceps Given by a Ghost; The Yummy Miso of Hacchousaki

Doukan! / Priest Enkuu

The Wolf Rich Man, Shouki-san and the Demon Roof Tile

The Golden Ladle, The Chaguchagu Pony

Chikaraishi Plays Sumo; The Great Buddha of Nara

The Akoya Pine; The Spicy Lotus Root of Higo

Granny Orin and the Bottle Rock, The Madara Demon God and Kannon-sama

Anju and Zushiou, Kicchomu-san the Sharp

The Hunter and the Oni, The Three Shrine Festival of Asakusa

Kappa Stone; The Moss Ball of Akan Lake

The Catfish God; Inou Tadataka

The Bamboo Shoot Child; The Demon Kite of Ikinoshima

Sameuratarou Became a Rock; Koukichi Flies Through The Sky

Little One Inch; The Great Snake of Onnagawadani; The Rain-Calling Bodhisattva

Urashima Tarou; The One Ka Priest; The Body-Throwing Stone

Kintarou; The Curse of the Utou Bird; Yattobei and the Tengu

Momotarou; The Guardian of Farts; The Mitten Crab Repays a Debt

The Tanuki Forest of Shoujou Temple; The Night Forest of the Hina Dolls; The Man Who Almost Became a Cat

The Medicine That Works Here and There; The Monster Master; The Frog of Kyoto, the Frog of Osaka

Starfire; Yam Forest; The Ageha Butterfly Repays a Debt

The Badgers of Noto Island; Fukusuke-san, the God of Blessing; Shiro and the Little Kid

Sadaroku and Shiro; The Man Who Healed the Dragon`s Eye; The Talisman Bead of the Oni

The Priest`s Hand Towel; A Story of Fuki; A Thousand Ships of White Sesame Seeds and a Thousand Ships of Black Sesame Seeds

Shiitare Is a Thief; The Lightning`s Favorite Belly-Button; Maiden Pass

The Three Demons of Houraiji; Handprint Mountain; The Wife`s Hair-Cutting

The Taishiko Dumpling; Dancing Yohei and the Brideless Fox; The Kanekkoori Wife

Snow Woman; The Geta Given by a Tengu; The Demon's Arm

Chikaratarou; The Son With the Most Filial Piety in the Village; The Bong-Bong Sharks

Karoku and the Crane; The Shiranui Pine; Gohachi is Kidnapped by a Tengu

The Kappa of Ise; The Centipede Gets a Doctor; The Rich Man Who Became a Monkey

Three Talismans; Biwakuuna; A Treasure Entrusted

Yamata no Orochi; Lake Moon; The Demon and the Chinese Yam

The Takohachi Rich Man; Bunshichi Mottoi; The Oryuu Willow

Heaven's Blessings, Earth's Blessings; Daikoku Buys Salt; Fujiwara Village

Rokurokubi; Rat Sumo; Oshira-sama

The Ginger Wife; The Tanuki`s Spinning Wheel; The Fox`s Birth

Meguro Saury; Kappa Dokkuri; The Giant Carp that Sank A Boat

The Fishwife; Obusaritee; The Fox Kid of Ankokuji

Shippei Tarou; The Demon Granny of Adachigahara; Otojo's Fire

The Man Who Saw His Own Funeral; Ghost Road; Kissaku`s Fall

Careless Soukurou; The Decapitated Priest Statue; Genji and the Hood

Magoshiroubuchi; The Zuitan Priest Statue; The Tale of Kotohime

The Broken Promise; The Story of the Green Willow; Enma-sama is Hachigoro-do

The Box of Jealousy; The Mirror and the Bell; The Cat's Teacup

The Dead Wife's Evil Spirit; Nursemaid Cherry Blossoms; The Snake Samurai

Yotsuya Ghost Story; The Inn in the Grave; The Thief of Paradise

Oitekebori; The Flying Man and His Flying Journey; Otogirisou

The Boy and the Fox; One Piece of Kannon`s Thigh-Meat; Gonzou Bug

The Story of the Tengu on Dainichiyama; The Fox`s Gift; The Child That Kidnapped an Eagle

The Oyster Mushroom at the Bottom of the Valley; The Bride`s Present; The Tree Peony and the Rat

Orihime and Hikoboshi; The Mercy of the Priest Statue; Yatsuhashi

Niou and Dokkoi; Cowbear-sama; Yashagaike

Umisachihiko and Yamasachihiko; The Stupid Groom and the Crab Loincloth; The Demons Who Passed Through Demon Pass

Monogusa Tarou; The Flute of the Moonlit Night; Shrimp and Crow

The Monkey Groom; Otojo's Fire; The Oil Seller and the Fox

The Cat from the Dragon Palace; Sashisaba and Tsurushigaki; The Fart-Seller

The Pond Snail Sisters; The White Snake Girl; The Blue Tengu and the Red Tengu

The White Rabbit of Inaba; The Giant, Strange-Colored Deer; The Jewel of Sangosu

Ushiwakamaru; The Demon Granny of Adachigahara; The Days Fly By

The Cow's Marriage; Shibahama; The Ocelot and the Priest

Shippei Tarou; A Field of Rape Blossoms That Bloomed Overnight; The Light on the Buddha's Forehead

Yatsubakezukin; Even The Sardine's Head Begins with Faith; Onisuke and Hikoshichi

The Pond Snail Rich Man; Yaobikuni; The Child of the Giant Snake

Momotarou / The Sobagaki Priest / The Nose and Morning Gruel

Chinchin Kobakama; Saruya`s Rock; The Badger of Eagle Mountain

Wintermelon Princess; The Former Dog; The Shocked Daikon Radish

Zashikiwarashi; The Lazy Husband and the Nagging Wife; The Peach and the Red Demon

The Village of Nightingales; The Rich Man and Gatarou; The Soul That Went into a Different Girl

The Forest of Furuya; The Tengu and the Potato; Kanne and the Princess`s Kakegoro

The Sparrow with the Severed Tongue; The Dream of the Mortar Seller; The Fox Wife

The Wife Who Didn't Eat; Yawn Achoo Poo; The Ushi no Koku Mairi

The Ghost Who Raised a Child; Oman Cherry Blossoms; The Oso Fox and the Blacksmith

The Ear Priest Statue; The Cow That Dove into Tega Swamp; The Man Who Cut Reeds

The Fire Man; Shouninbaru; Deetarabocchi

The Rat Sutra; The Great Snake of Gondayuu Lake; A Tale of Yomeda

Rolling Yams; The Gama Frog's Oil; The Arasaka Rich Man

The Man Who Bought Dreams; The Badger of Eagle Mountain; Ishibumi-sama Heals Illness

The Umbrella Priest Statues; The Great Year's Fire; The Snow Woman

The Crane Repays a Debt; Chinchin Kobakama; The Monster and the Mountain Granny

The Old Man Who Made Flowers Bloom; The Umi Bouzu; Comparing Transformations

Monkey Crab; Cow Demon; The Boundary Between the Northern and Southern Villages

Princess Kaguya; Princess Hachikatsugi; Princess Kaminaga

Three Talismans; Saruya`s Rock; The Rat Takes a Husband

Little One Inch; The Wind God & the Children; The Lord Goes Thumpity-Thud

Urashima Tarou; The Crane`s Gift; Gosuke-don`s Business

The Rolling Riceball; The Demon's Bath; Lake Head

The Teapot Raccoon; The Difficult Marriage Question; Three Merchants

Kintarou; The Lightning God's Handprint; The Master of Lying

The Old Man and His Bump; Buzz! Buzz! Serve Sake!; The Hammer's Handle

Momotarou; The Frogs Who Didn't Respect Their Elders; The Water of Youth

The Tea Pot; The Mountain-Folding Rich Man; The Tenshiki

Monster Temple; Eggplant Grannie; The Tengu's Invisibility Cape

Sleep and Wait For Good News; The Farting Old Woman; The Black Kite's Egg

Hakke Hachitarou; Ohatsu Kannon; The Monster of Red Lake

The Kappa Kid; The Priest and the Kid's 'Who Ate it?'; The Sparrow and the Woodpecker

The Giant Octopus's Hat; The Buried Secret; The Unibrow Raccoon

The Cursed Blade that Sank into the Swamp; The Plate Mansion of Banchou; Zensuke, the Badger, and the Kappa

Urashima of Kurobe; Yachabou; Oshidori

The Bean Stalk and the Heavenly Mansion; Otei's Story; Moyabune

The Priest Statue That Goes Round; The Priest Statue That Faces Sideways; Inside the Teacup

We Still Don't Know; The Thunder and the Mulberry Tree; Earless Houichi

The Cat's Play; Hanbei Daimyoujin; The Gourd Kannon

The Story of the Man Who Was Always in a Hurry; The Cat of Unpenji Temple; The Yama-Ori Rich Man

Two Young Boys with a Destiny; Osan the Fox and Yosaburou the Raccoon; The Underground Country

The Man Who was Faster than a Horse; The Incredibly Strong Oni Tayuu;The Kappa and the Gourd

Eat Miso Beans Even if You Have to Go Back Three Leagues; Netarou of Asa; Tarou of the Broken Bowl

The Hornless Sazae; The Willowleaf Fish; The High Priest Who Came to the Village

The Listening Hood; You There, Grandpa?; The Carrot, the Burdock, and the Radish

The Priest Becomes a Carp; The Pot's Song; Teapot

Tenshiki; The Snot-Nosed Kid; Mayoiga

The Cow-herding Priest Statue; Tanokyuu; Whale Bridge

The Fox of Battari Stream; Celebratory Sumo; Quiet Contest

Ash-Covered Haitarou; The Tengu's Sake; Kanekichi the Flute Player

Kachikachi Mountain; Long Arms and Long Legs; Mountain Monk Rock

Scary Buns; The Raindrop Monster; The Carpenter and Oniroku

Monkey and Crab; Greedy Kihachi; The Spider's Twill

Momotarou; Kintarou; Urashima Tarou

The Horse and the Kaaranbe; The White Fox Repays a Debt; Sarasarayasara

The Thief's Loss; The Horse, Dog, Cat, and Chicken Go on a Journey; Stories for Ten Coins

The Mountain Grannie & the Traveling Performer; Sentoku's Money; The Stonefish's Love

The Weight Fox; The Most Important Man in the World; The Hina's Yobayashi

The Water Seed;The Blessing Rat; The Hermit Who Did Nothing

The Horsefly Repays a Debt; The Thunder God and the Doctor; The Painted Wife

The Golden Egg; The Man Who Became a Turtle; Sannennetarou

Ofuku and the Oni; The Oni's Toshitori; The Priest and the Racoon

Momotarou; The Mountain Bird's Arrow; The Thunder God that Married the Soba Stand Owner

The Two Virutes; A Trip to Udo; The Monkey Priest Statue

Wakahime of Ryuuguu; The Salt Millstone; The Escaped Sparrow

The Teapot Racoon Dog; The Anbarayami Horse; The Stone Door of Heaven

The Gods of Poverty Play Sumo; Trip, Trip; The Hat Jizou Statue

Zenroku the Sawyer; The Feather Robe of Heaven; The Hermit Orange

Little One Inch; The Wolf Rock; The Meguro Pike

The Blessing the Rat Brought; Urashima Tarou; The Kajika Folding Screen

The Racoon's Spinning Wheel; The Two Moons; Ubasute Mountain

The Woodcutter and the Monster Crab; The Monster Tamer; Rolling Rice Balls

The Straw Rich Man; The Bow and Arrow Brothers; The Shrine Priestess' Dance

Kintarou; The Cat of Nekodake; A Bull Running on a Moonlit Night

Soba and Mochi; Crab Questions and Answers; The Old Man and His Bumps

Nopperabou; Princess Kaguya; Sutokuin

The Extending Head; Strong Tarou; Kijimuna and the Sea God

The Crane Repays a Debt; Tower of Boars; Lightning and the Stone Urn

The Old Man Who Made Flowers Bloom; The Thousand Coin Orange; Paradise Thief

The Kannon Statue of Love; The Box That Doesn't Open; Candle Confusion

The Cat's Teacup; Monogusatarou; The Monkey and the Toad

The Preist Statue Falls in Love; The Flat Nose of the Trickster Fox; A Room with an Owl

Asamutsu Bridge; The Strong Wife; The Flower-Watching Ghost

The Bean and the Priest Statue; The Reed Spring; Swan Pass

The Soul that was Hunted by the Dead; Octopus Bhaisajyaguru; The Bursing Willow

The Buddha That Keeps Away From Fire; The Curse of the Willow; The House That Would Not Eat Salmon

Dragon God Granny; You Can't Shake Sleeves You Don't Have; The Raccoon Wood of Shoujou Temple

The Mole and the Sun; The Fox Repays a Debt; Drinking Tea

Ikkyuu-san Defeats the Tiger; The Mountain God and the Child; Tsurumizuka

The Bride on a Hazy Moonlit Night; Hitomokko Mountain; The Flying Shed

The Carried Priest; The Man Who Knew Hell; The Ghost Ladle

The Treasure Swamp; Tatsukohime; Kurohime and the Dragon

The Weasel and the Rat; Kotaro and the Dragon; The Thunder God and the Girl

Matsu goes to Ise; The Zatou's Tree; The Powerful Servant

The Trout Repays a Debt; The Foreigner's Cowbones; The Six Warriors

The Sun and the Golden Rope; The Kid and the 31 Characters; Ushiwakamaru

Masakichi and the Jizo Statue; The Bee and the Bandit; The God of Death

Eating in Order; The Old Woman Who Became a God; Yayoi's ship

Takohachi the Headman; The Rich Man and Bracken; The Wife's Talent

The Sending Star; The Promise with the Master of the River; Gonbei the Duck Hunter

The Monk and the Turtle; Kijimuna; The Stingy Memorial

The Phoenix; The Wood Buddha and the Gold Buddha; Shibahama

Render the Fat; The Star Wife; The Rich Kashiki

The Mountain Grannie of Mt. Choufuku; Sadaroku and Shiro; Zashiki-Warashi

The Ear Statue; The Kappa and the Handwashing Basin; The Little Chestnut

Gonpachi and Tsubaki; The Thousand League Sandals; Mother and Child Hill

Raita and the Demon; 'O' is Hard; The Burnt Statue

The Demon who Became a Rock; Octopuses Don't Have Bones; Ryuuguu Abyss

Cowlove Pass; Momotarou; Seibei the Soba Eater

The Snow Woman; Oshira-sama; The 600-year-old Woman

The Whispering Vinegar; The Old Man Who Swallowed Birds; The Tengu and The Sky Journey

The Stink Vine; Shippei-Tarou; Half-Naked Buhyou

Sumo Inari; The Fava Bean, Straw, and Charcoal; The Man of the East & the Man of the West

Snake Lake; The Deep Voice; The Priest, the Kid, and the Fava Bean Tree

The Herrings and the Old Woman; The God of Wind and the Children; The Spider's Determination

The Deer Springs; Tail Fishing; Hachiroutarou

The Safflower Ship; The Story of the Twelve Signs of the Zodiac; Sent Salt

The Gold Horse of New Year's Eve; The Jizo Statue with the Hat; Odote-sama

The Joroku Statue; The God of Poverty; The Carp in the Basin

Sacrificial Inari; The Crane Repays a Debt; The Cotton in the Cotton Hat

The Ghost Well; The Man Who Bought Dreams; Tougorou the Potato Digger

The Cracking Mountain; The Three Charms; The Kappa and the Handwashing Basin

The Mysterious Blacksmith; The Fox Gives Birth; Senkamejo

The Old Woman and the Giant Octopus; Dokkoisho; The Tengu of Ashitaka Mountain

The Three Masks; The Tengu's Cloak; The Flying Door

The Village of the Dragonflies; The White Rabbit of Inaba; The Fortune Telling Competition

The Ear Statue; The Centipede gets the Doctor; Benten's Swamp

The Sparrow with the Severed Toungue; The Horse Mountain Woman; The Dance of the Cats

The Silver Temple; The Pebble Letter; The Famous Blade Kisenbamaru

The Little Chestnut: The Day the Kappa Came; The Oryuu Willow

The Mermaid's Feast;Mother and Daughter Slay a Demon; The Pheasant and the Crow

Monkey Crab; The Straw Headman; Head Lake

Unspeaking Okiku; Ubasute Mountain; The Sumo Wrestler's Little Sister

The Puppet Master; The God of the Bathroom; The Whale and the Sea Cucumber

Dandarabochi and the Giant Sandals; The Painted Wife; The Fox in the Bag

A Story of Futons; Chakurikakifu; The Dancing Bones

Earless Houichi; Niou and Dokkoi; Badger Disaster

The Tree in the Pot; Princess Kaguya; The Monk and the Fox

Filial Devotion in Dreams; Rat Sumo; A Story of Stolen Melons

The Swallow with the Broken Leg; Left Behind; The Legend of the Nine-Headed Dragon

The Talking Fish; Urashima Tarou; The Demon's Handprint

Minister Yuriwaka; The Fire Man; The Priest and the Boy and the Poisonous Mochi

Monkey Masamune; The Days Pass So Fast; The Woodcutter & the Mountain Grannie

The Dragonfly Rich Man; The Fish Wife; Ikkyuu-san's Funny Story

The Female Fox; Hirabayashi; The Wild Warrior and the Ox Cart

The Monkey Repays a Debt; Little One Inch; The Gourd Boy

The Carp Wife; The Snot-Nosed Boy; The Giant Beanstalk

The Red Thread; The Cow`s Marriage; Beyond the Mirror

The Mermaid's Feast; The Fox and the Bear; The Beginning of Man

When the Moon's Ring Disappears; The Rat Sutra; A Punch as a Reward

The Radish Samurai; The Furuya Forest; The Golden Horse Poop

Mother and Daughter Slay a Demon; Kintarou; The Farting Girl

Tears Overflow; Strong Tarou; The Skylark and the Water of Youth

Snake and Fox Repay a Debt; The Old Man Who Made the Dead Trees Blossom; The Pheasant and the Crow

Bat; The Old Man and His Bump; Lunch Works

Mother's Crystal; The Rolling Rice Ball; The Golden Arches

The Rich Charcoal Maker;Grannie Demon Is My Matchmaker; What Sickness?

Yamata no Orochi; The Satori Woman and the Bucket Maker; Return the Smell

The Thousand League Sandals; The Mountain Priest & the White Wolf; The Days Pass So Fast

The Cry That Split The Night; Octopuses Don't Have Bones; The Former Dog

The Seven Swans; The Mysterious Love Poem; O is Hard

The Farting Priest; The Demon Mask That Wept; Starfire

The Hiding Snow; The Three Riddles; The Deep Voice

The Bridge Where You Buy Miso; The Cat Congregation; The Old Man Who Swallowed Birds

Blessings Of Heaven And Earth; The Leaf Hachibei; The Ginger Wife

The Wind God and the Children; The Lacquer Brothers; The Ama no Jyaku and the Child

The Snake Boy; The Kappa And The Straw Shoes; The Fava Bean, Straw, & Charcoal

We Stopped The War; The Giant Snake And The Hunter; Otter's House

Momotaro; Princess Flowerpot Head; The Story of the Twelve Signs of the Zodiac

The Jizo Statue With The Hat; The Mortar That Made Salt; A Guest On New Year's Eve

The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse; Oshira; The Tortoise and the Hare

The Three Charms; The Child and The Cat Picture; The God of Poverty

The Crane Repays A Debt; Slaying the Demon of Ooeyama; The Water of Youth

The Treasure Gourd; The White Rabbit of Inaba; The Bald Wife

The Three Brothers; The Wolf's Eyebrows; Dokkoisho

Straw Bale Touta; The Fox Gives Birth; Cling And Hold

The Rich Charcoal Maker; The Tree That Grows Gold; The Priest's Towel

The Mountain Pear Hunter; The Old Woman In the House; The Centipede Gets The Doctor

The Cat Wife; The Gonzo Bug; The Long-Nose Fan

The Horse Mountain Woman; The Shrimp Goes to Ise; What Sickness?

The Tengu's Cloak; Grannie Demon Is My Matchmaker; King Enma Is Hachigoro-don

Orihime and Hikoboshi; The Village of the Nightingales; The Monkey Buddha

Tanokyuu; Tee-tee The Little Monk; The Fake Jizo Statue

The Listening Hood; The Dog and Cat's Treasure; The Ghost's Poem Reading

Mouse Takes A Groom; The Pebble Letter; The Silence Contest

The Farting Wife; The Cat and The Teapot Lid; Chakurikakifu

Three Axes; The Monkey's Groom; The Tengu and the Thief

Umisachihiko And Yamasachihiko; The Day The Kappa Came; King Enma Screws Up

Princess Kaguya; The Demonic Little Sister; Scary Meat Buns

Ubasute Mountain; The Letterbearer Of The Water God; The Lucky Samurai

The Painted Wife; Left Behind; If You Pick Up Money

The Winged Robe of Heaven; The Child Kidnapped by Eagles; The Konnyaku Interrogation

The Straw Headman; The God of the Bathroom; Niou and Dokkoi

The Fire Man; Rat Sumo; The Priest and the Kid's Pupupatapata

Orihime and Hikoboshi; The Old Woman's Skin; Potato Rolling

The Teapot Raccoon Dog; The Razor Fox; Sosou Soukurou

The Furuya Forest; The Traveler's Horse; A Crow in the Dark of Night

The Wife Who Wouldn't Eat; The Snot-Nosed Boy; The Priest And The Boy Who Had To Pee!

Sannen-Netarou; The Last Lie; Happy, Splendid, Wonderful!

Shippeitaro, The Son Who Went to Heaven, Comparing Laziness

The Carpenter and Oniroku, The Bear and the Fox, The Priest and the Child Cross the River

The Fish Wife, The Rich Pond Snail, The Lying Girl

Kintarou, The Two Squid, The Three Cry

Urashima Tarou, The Monkey Buddha, Comparing Treasures

Strong Tarou, The Village of the Nightengales, Hirabayashi

The Old Man and His Bump, The Transforming Hood, The Love Potion

Little One Inch, The Rolling Rice Ball, The Cow's Marriage

The Old Man Who Made the Dead Trees Blossom; The Man Who Bought Dreams; The Rat Sutra

The Wolf Rich Man / Koukichi Flies Through the Sky