Folktales from Japan

A wife eats nothing... except her husband. Three losers defeat the lord of hell. A woman prays to survive a plague. Source: crunchyroll

A sparrow's tongue is severed. A mortar seller has a dream. A man marries a fox. Source: crunchyroll

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

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

A Zashiki Warashi brings joy to a household. A lazy husband has a nagging wife. A red demon fears peaches. Source: crunchyroll

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

Recap Episode

Momotarou fights demons with his animal friends. A wise priest heals illness in exchange for buckwheat. A priest has a disgusting nose. Source: crunchyroll

A pond snail becomes rich. A girl opens a box that she should never have opened. A giant snake has a child. Source: crunchyroll

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

A monk saves a girl from an evil monster. Flowers hide logs. The buddha's forehead shines. Source: crunchyroll

A man marries a cow. Gold coins are found and lost. A priest becomes friends with angry ocelots at a temple. Source: crunchyroll

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

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

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

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

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

The world's laziest man goes to Kyoto. A flute is played on a moonlit night. A monk draws magic shrimp. Source: crunchyroll

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

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 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,…

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

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

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

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

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

An abandoned wife seeks revenge. A nursemaid sacrifices her life for her charge. A snake demands to marry a girl. Source: crunchyroll

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

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

A magic dagger saves a man from a snake. A priest statue cures asthma. A beach plays a mysterious melody. Source: crunchyroll

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

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

Recap Episode

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

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

A wife plots with ginger. A raccoon learns to use a spinning wheel. A doctor assists in the birth of a fox. Source: crunchyroll

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 and Earth bring their blessings. Daikoku buys salt. A hidden village is discovered. Source: crunchyroll

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

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 save a boy from a Mountain Grannie. A monster cat breeds poisonous fruit. A treasure entrusted is restored. Source: crunchyroll

A kappa becomes friends with a boy. A centipede goes to et a doctor. A rich man is transformed into a monkey. Source: crunchyroll

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

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

A cold woman appears, a Tengu is their biggest fan, and the demon vow's revenge. Source: crunchyroll

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

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 becomes a traveling performer. The lightning likes to eat people's belly-buttons. A faithful daughter falls to her death. Source: crunchyroll

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

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

Badgers protect an island. Fukusuke becomes the god of blessing. Acolytes at a temple are jealous of a smart dog. Source: crunchyroll

Two boys catch a star. A greedy old woman won't share her yams. A butterfly repays a debt. Source: crunchyroll

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

Raccoons play the drums at Shoujouji temple. Hina dolls play drums throughout the night. A man almost become a cat. Source: crunchyroll

Momotarou is born from a peach. A man protects a storehouse with his giant farts. A mitten crab repays a debt. Source: crunchyroll

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 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

Issun Boushi is very small. A great snake threatens the villagers of Onnagawadani. A Bodhisattva calls the rain. Source: crunchyroll