Folktales from Japan

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4x1
Monkey and Crab; Greedy Kihachi; The Spider's Twill
Episode overview
Crab children seek vengeance on a monkey who hurt their mother (this tale is a renewal). 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.
4x2
Scary Buns; The Raindrop Monster; The Carpenter and Oniroku
Episode overview
A worker is terrified of meat buns (this tale is a renewal). A raindrop monster. A demon puts a carpenter in an unwanted deal (this tale is a renewal).
4x3
Kachikachi Mountain; Long Arms and Long Legs; Mountain Monk Rock
Episode overview
A rabbit seeks revenge when a raccoon's pranks go too far (this tale is a renewal). Two monsters are defeated by a Buddhist monk. A wandering monk battles a horrifying monster who turns her victims to stone.
4x4
Ash-Covered Haitarou; The Tengu's Sake; Kanekichi the Flute Player
Episode overview
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.
4x5
The Fox of Battari Stream; Celebratory Sumo; Quiet Contest
Episode overview
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 (this tale is a renewal).
4x6
The Cow-herding Priest Statue; Tanokyuu; Whale Bridge
Episode overview
A priest statue helps an old man. A traveling performer meets a giant snake that devours travelers (this tale is a renewal). A fishing village angers the whales and pays a terrible price.
4x7
Tenshiki; The Snot-Nosed Kid; Mayoiga
Episode overview
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 (this tale is a renewal). A lost house gives wonderful presents.
4x8
The Priest Becomes a Carp; The Pot's Song; Teapot
Episode overview
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.
4x9
The Listening Hood; You There, Grandpa?; The Carrot, the Burdock, and the Radish
Episode overview
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.
4x10
The Hornless Sazae; The Willowleaf Fish; The High Priest Who Came to the Village
Episode overview
A village helps a monk escape the wrath of a feudal lord. A goddess turns leaves into fish to help her people. A high priest comes to the village.
4x11
Eat Miso Beans Even if You Have to Go Back Three Leagues; Netarou of Asa; Tarou of the Broken Bowl
Episode overview
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. .. show full overview
4x12
The Man Who was Faster than a Horse; The Incredibly Strong Oni Tayuu;The Kappa and the Gourd
Episode overview
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.
4x13
Two Young Boys with a Destiny; Osan the Fox and Yosaburou the Raccoon; The Underground Country
Episode overview
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.
4x14
The Story of the Man Who Was Always in a Hurry; The Cat of Unpenji Temple; The Yama-Ori Rich Man
Episode overview
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.
4x15
The Cat's Play; Hanbei Daimyoujin; The Gourd Kannon
Episode overview
Cats perform plays late at night. A man is mistaken for a god. A gourd grants all wishes.
4x16
We Still Don't Know; The Thunder and the Mulberry Tree; Earless Houichi
Episode overview
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 (this tale is a renewal).
4x17
The Priest Statue That Goes Round; The Priest Statue That Faces Sideways; Inside the Teacup
Episode overview
A Priest Statue goes around a village. A Priest Statue turns sideways. An unsettling story about a teacup.
4x18
The Bean Stalk and the Heavenly Mansion; Otei's Story; Moyabune
Episode overview
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.
4x19
Urashima of Kurobe; Yachabou; Oshidori
Episode overview
Men make friends with a magic go player. A mischievous boy named Yachabou makes a friend. A man shoots a duck in anger and is visited in the night by its vengeful ghost.
4x20
The Cursed Blade that Sank into the Swamp; The Plate Mansion of Banchou; Zensuke, the Badger, and the Kappa
Episode overview
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.
4x21
The Giant Octopus's Hat; The Buried Secret; The Unibrow Raccoon
Episode overview
An Octopus wants a hat. A secret is buried. A raccoon with a unibrow sets a task for a monk.
4x22
The Kappa Kid; The Priest and the Kid's 'Who Ate it?'; The Sparrow and the Woodpecker
Episode overview
A kappa learns to fish. Buddha eats some snacks... or does he? A sparrow and woodpecker visit their dying mother.
4x23
Hakke Hachitarou; Ohatsu Kannon; The Monster of Red Lake
Episode overview
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.
4x24
Sleep and Wait For Good News; The Farting Old Woman; The Black Kite's Egg
Episode overview
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.
4x25
Monster Temple; Eggplant Grannie; The Tengu's Invisibility Cape
Episode overview
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 (this tale is a renewal).
4x26
The Tea Pot; The Mountain-Folding Rich Man; The Tenshiki
Episode overview
A giant teapot monster haunts an abandoned temple (repeat from episode 163). A rich man devises a cunning plan to marry off his daughter (repeat from episode 169). A priest sends a boy .. show full overview
4x27
Momotarou; The Frogs Who Didn't Respect Their Elders; The Water of Youth
Episode overview
A boy travels with some animals (this tale is a second renewal), a frogs croak is explained, and the fountain of youth is found (this tale is a renewal).
4x28
The Old Man and His Bump; Buzz! Buzz! Serve Sake!; The Hammer's Handle
Episode overview
An old man has a bump (this tale is a second renewal). A lazy man wants a life of ease. The God of Wealth's hammer is missing its handle.
4x29
Kintarou; The Lightning God's Handprint; The Master of Lying
Episode overview
A boy named Kintarō wrestles a bear (this tale is a second renewal). A thunder god is taught a lesson. A master liar deceives people.
4x30
The Teapot Raccoon; The Difficult Marriage Question; Three Merchants
Episode overview
A teapot holds a dark secret (this tale is a renewal). A man solves a complicated riddle. A complex pun involving tea and sieves.
4x31
The Rolling Riceball; The Demon's Bath; Lake Head
Episode overview
Rice balls roll (this tale is a second renewal). A monster lurks in a hot springs. A man's head becomes a lake (this tale is a renewal).
4x32
Urashima Tarou; The Crane`s Gift; Gosuke-don`s Business
Episode overview
A man goes to an undersea palace (this tale is a second renewal). A crane leaves his poop as a present. Gosuke makes money in an unusual way.
4x33
Little One Inch; The Wind God & the Children; The Lord Goes Thumpity-Thud
Episode overview
A small boy fights a demon (this tale is a second renewal). The wind god takes children to a mystical land (this tale is a renewal). A lord goes thumpity-thump.
4x34
Three Talismans; Saruya`s Rock; The Rat Takes a Husband
Episode overview
Three talismans protect a boy (this tale is a renewal). A monkey throws rocks. A rat finds a husband for his daughter (this tale is a renewal).
4x35
Princess Kaguya; Princess Hachikatsugi; Princess Kaminaga
Episode overview
It's princess week on Folktales from Japan! A princess returns to the moon (this tale is a second renewal). A princess has a bowl on her head (this tale is a renewal). A princess has no hair.
4x36
Monkey Crab; Cow Demon; The Boundary Between the Northern and Southern Villages
Episode overview
A crab seeks revenge on a monkey (this tale is a second renewal). A demon devours shadows. A boundary is lost.
4x37
The Old Man Who Made Flowers Bloom; The Umi Bouzu; Comparing Transformations
Episode overview
An old man makes flowers bloom (this tale is a second renewal). A lazy man is visited by a sea monster. Two foxes compare their disguises.
4x38
The Crane Repays a Debt; Chinchin Kobakama; The Monster and the Mountain Granny
Episode overview
A crane repays a debt (this tale is a second renewal). A lazy woman is visited by terrible ghosts. A monster and a mountain granny terrorize a village.
4x39
The Umbrella Priest Statues; The Great Year's Fire; The Snow Woman
Episode overview
On New Year's Eve, a poor couple struggles to bring in the new year (this tale is a second renewal). A woman is told not to let the fire go out on New Year's Eve, but... Minokichi and .. show full overview
4x40
The Man Who Bought Dreams; The Badger of Eagle Mountain; Ishibumi-sama Heals Illness
Episode overview
A man buys a dream that lead to wealth (this tale is a renewal). A badger longs for a mother's warmth. A god promises health if people will stop tripping over his head.
4x41
Rolling Yams; The Gama Frog's Oil; The Arasaka Rich Man
Episode overview
Yams are rolled, mistakenly (this tale is a renewal). A toad's oil cures wounds. A greedy man pleads for mercy from the sun.
4x42
The Rat Sutra; The Great Snake of Gondayuu Lake; A Tale of Yomeda
Episode overview
The Rat Sutra scares off a thief (this tale is a renewal). A snake is struck down by the gods. A wife sacrifices her life to the gods to finish the harvest.
4x43
The Fire Man; Shouninbaru; Deetarabocchi
Episode overview
A fire man brings gold (this tale is a renewal). A priest sacrifices himself to bring the rain. A man carries a mountain.
4x44
The Ear Priest Statue; The Cow That Dove into Tega Swamp; The Man Who Cut Reeds
Episode overview
A priest statue heals hearing (this tale is a renewal). A cow goes into a swamp. A man cuts reeds.
4x45
The Ghost Who Raised a Child; Oman Cherry Blossoms; The Oso Fox and the Blacksmith
Episode overview
A ghost raises a child. A man freezes in the snow while he waits for his love. A fox plays tricks.
4x46
The Wife Who Didn't Eat; Yawn Achoo Poo; The Ushi no Koku Mairi
Episode overview
A wife eats nothing... except her husband (this tale is a renewal). Three losers defeat the lord of hell. A woman prays to survive a plague.
4x47
The Sparrow with the Severed Tongue; The Dream of the Mortar Seller; The Fox Wife
Episode overview
A sparrow's tongue is severed (this tale is a renewal). A mortar seller has a dream. A man marries a fox.
4x48
The Forest of Furuya; The Tengu and the Potato; Kanne and the Princess`s Kakegoro
Episode overview
A wolf encounters the most terrifying thing in the world (this tale is a renewal). A tengu plays tricks with potatoes. Kanne and his merry band race a princess.
4x49
The Village of Nightingales; The Rich Man and Gatarou; The Soul That Went into a Different Girl
Episode overview
A woman entrusts a man with a mysterious mansion (this tale is a renewal). A rich man makes a deal with a kappa to make a bridge. A girl's soul enters another's body.
4x50
Zashikiwarashi; The Lazy Husband and the Nagging Wife; The Peach and the Red Demon
Episode overview
A Zashiki-Warashi brings joy to a household (this tale is a renewal). A lazy husband has a nagging wife. A red demon fears peaches.
4x51
Wintermelon Princess; The Former Dog; The Shocked Daikon Radish
Episode overview
A girl is born from a watermelon and then tricked by a demon. A dog becomes a man (this tale is a renewal). A radish is shocked and amazed.
4x52
Chinchin Kobakama; Saruya`s Rock; The Badger of Eagle Mountain
Episode overview
A lazy woman is visited by terrible ghosts (repeat from episode 193). A monkey throws rocks (repeat from episode 189). A badger longs for a mother's warmth (repeat from episode 195).

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