Folktales from Japan

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

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

An old man with a bump dances for a demon band, a fox gets tricked, and a love potion backfires horribly. Source: crunchyroll

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

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

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

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

A demon puts a carpenter in an unwanted deal, a fox learns of karma, and what is more important, honesty or obedience. Source: crunchyroll

A priest saves a town from sacrificing another daughter, a lazy man learns hard work, and a lazier man learns nothing. Source: crunchyroll

A good for nothing saves the day, a liar gets the last laugh, and we learn the importance of names. Source: crunchyroll

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

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

A raccoon repays a debt but learns a lesson, the fox thinks 5 steps ahead, and Mr. Careless needs to slow down. Source: crunchyroll

The origin of the Tanabata festival is told, a snake causes a calamity, and manners are important. Source: crunchyroll

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

An unlucky man goes west, a god of luck gets a bum rap, and Japan challenges China in a strong man contest. Source: crunchyroll

A lie does not build a family, a mother never stops searching, and a traveling priest searches for the answer. Source: crunchyroll

A man fights for his wife, a haunt ditch, and more money more problems. Source: crunchyroll

The old is thrown away, a man delivers a letter for a water god, and a fake samurai gets lucky. Source: crunchyroll

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

Two bothers exchange jobs, a kappa waits 14 years, and 3 souls get a 2nd chance. Source: crunchyroll

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

A new bride is explosive, a hunter gets lucky, and Cha – Kuri – Kaki – Fu. Source: crunchyroll

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

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 tricks a snake and gets a reward, monsters pick a fight with the wrong monk, and a monk and raccoon do battle. Source: crunchyroll

Recap Episode

Invisibility comes with a price; a demon repays a kindness, and always carries some Yaki-Gobou when you die. Source: crunchyroll

A mountain woman overeats, there is always someone bigger, and a man shouldn’t eat. Source: crunchyroll

A cat wants to replay her master, a greedy man trips to much, a lazy man fans too much. Source: crunchyroll

Rustle Rustle Don't Go, a bully gets his, and walking stick breaks a bone. Source: crunchyroll

Money gets up and walks away, everybody farts, and true kindness is always repaid. Source: crunchyroll

The fearsome warrior Fujiwara Touta Hidesato fears nothing; a village doctor changes his way, and Please! Cling! Please! Hold! Source: crunchyroll

Three brothers learn the best use of money, wolves won’t eat a good man, and dokkosiho is delicious! Source: crunchyroll

A thief gets tricked, a rabbit plays tricks, and a brother’s revenge for a trick goes too far. Source: crunchyroll

A crane repays a fisherman, a group of heros defeat a demon, and moderation is key. Source: crunchyroll

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

A country rat tries out the big city, a father learns a hard lesson, and it’s tortoise vs. hare. Source: crunchyroll

The gods repay a kindness, greed gets you nowhere, and a true act of kindness is always rewarded. Source: crunchyroll

A couple finds a baby, a young girl lives with a flowerpot on her head, and how the zodiac got its animals. Source: crunchyroll

A nation tricks a war hungry nation, a hunter tricks a snake, and an otter tricks a fox. Source: crunchyroll

A couple raise a snake, a kappa gets married, and a Fava Bean, Straw, and Charcoal take a trip to Ise Source: crunchyroll

Children learn how to seasons come in, a brother’s greed leads to ruin, and an Ama no Jyaku gets tricked. Source: crunchyroll

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

A giving man waits by a bridge, a monk witness his cat give a moving speech, and Chichinpuyopuyo Pupuyopuyo Source: crunchyroll

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

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

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

A dog is loyal no matter what, the Queens wants monkey livers, and a dog wishes to be human. Source: crunchyroll

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

Susano’o has to prove his worth, a Satori woman finds her man, and a cheapo meets his match. Source: crunchyroll

Recap episode

A mother provers her love, and old man’s accidental gift is repaid, and a man gets greedy with his prayers. Source: crunchyroll

The bat flys at dusk, an old man with a bump dances for a demon band, and lunch, works. Source: crunchyroll

A good deed is repaid ,a dog rewards a kind master, a bumpkin gets the last laugh. Source: crunchyroll

A man learns about the importance of community, a couple creates a child from dirt, and a skylark ruins everything. Source: crunchyroll

A mother fights for her daughter, we learn the tale of Sakata no Kintoki, and toot causes great embarrassment. Source: crunchyroll

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

A young girl is thrown into the river, a man buys a dream, and a king learns a lesson. Source: crunchyroll

A simple trip leads to an unfortunate life, a fox learns of karma, the Fire god is lonely. Source: crunchyroll

A man fights fate, the lazy man gets the cow, and a son sees his father. Source: crunchyroll

A man marries a unique woman, a flower seller forgets to keep his promise, and a farmer makes it rain. Source: crunchyroll

Monkey steals a baby, the smallest shows the biggest bravery, a unique shapped baby growns into a unique man. Source: crunchyroll

Monkey steals a baby, Hirarin, Heirin, Tairarin, Tairabayashi and Ippachijuu no Mokumoku, and Hitotsutoyattsudetokkikki , and legendary heros can't catch a break. Source: crunchyroll

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

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

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

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 underse…

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: crun…

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

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

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

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

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

A puppet master visits a strange temple. A goddess is punished for her dalliances. An arrogant whale loses a race. Source: crunchyroll

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

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

Recap Episode

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 …

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 se…

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 wor…

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 fall…

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 ski…

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 tric…

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 hom…

"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 havi…

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 wash…

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 …

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 dec…

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…

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

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 G…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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

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

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: crunc…

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 t…