Folktales from Japan

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

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

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

4. Strong Tarou, The Village of the Nightengales, Hirabayashi

5. Urashima Tarou, The Monkey Buddha, Comparing Treasures

6. Kintarou, The Two Squid, The Three Cry

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

9. Shippeitaro, The Son Who Went to Heaven, Comparing Laziness

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

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

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

13. The Teapot Raccoon Dog; The Razor Fox; Sosou Soukurou

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

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

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

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

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

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

20. Princess Kaguya; The Demonic Little Sister; Scary Meat Buns

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

34. The Three Brothers; The Wolf's Eyebrows; Dokkoisho

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

46. The Hiding Snow; The Three Riddles; The Deep Voice

47. The Farting Priest; The Demon Mask That Wept; Starfire

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

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

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

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

52. The Rich Charcoal Maker / Grannie Demon Is My Matchmaker / What Sickness?

53. Mother`s Crystal / The Rolling Rice Ball / The Golden Arches

54. Bat / The Old Man and His Bump / Lunch Works

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

56. Tears Overflow / Strong Tarou / The Skylark and the Water of Youth

57. Mom and Daughter Slay a Demon / Kintarou / The Farting Girl

58. The Radish Samurai / The Furuya Forest / The Golden Horse Poop

59. When the Moon`s Ring Disappears / The Rat Sutra / A Punch As a Reward

60. The Mermaid`s Feast / The Fox and the Bear / The Beginning of Man

61. The Red Thread / The Cow`s Marriage / Beyond the Mirror

62. The Carp Wife / The Snot-Nosed Boy / The Giant Beanstalk

63. The Monkey Repays a Debt / Little One Inch / The Gourd Boy

64. The Female Fox / Hirabayashi / The Wild Warrior and the Ox Cart

65. The Dragonfly Rich Man / The Fish Wife / Ikkyuu-san`s Funny Story

66. Monkey Masamune / The Days Pass So Fast / The Woodcutter & the Mountain Grannie

67. Minister Yuriwaka / The Fire Man / The Priest and the Boy and the Poisonous Mochi

68. The Talking Fish / Urashima Tarou / The Demon`s Handprint

69. The Swallow with the Broken Leg / Left Behind / The Legend of the Nine-Headed Dragon

70. Filial Devotion in Dreams / Rat Sumo / A Story of Stolen Melons

71. The Tree in the Pot / Princess Kaguya / The Monk and the Fox

72. Earless Houichi / Niou and Dokkoi / Badger Disaster

73. A Story of Futons / Chakurikakifu / The Dancing Bones

74. Dandarabochi and the Giant Sandals / The Painted Wife / The Fox in the Bag

75. The Puppet Master / The God of the Bathroom / The Whale and the Sea Cucumber

76. Unspeaking Okiku / Ubasute Mountain / The Sumo Wrestler`s Little Sister

77. Monkey Crab / The Straw Headman / Head Lake

78. The Mermaid`s Feast / Mom and Daughter Slay a Demon / The Pheasant and the Crow

79. The Little Chestnut / The Day the Kappa Came / The Oryuu Willow

80. The Silver Temple / The Pebble Letter / The Famous Blade Kisenbamaru

81. The Sparrow with the Severed Tongue / The Horse Mountain Woman / The Dance of the Cats

82. The Ear Statue / The Centipede Gets the Doctor / Benten`s Swamp

83. The Village of the Dragonflies / The White Rabbit of Inaba / The Fortune Telling Competition

84. The Three Masks / The Tengu`s Cloak / The Flying Door

85. The Old Woman and the Giant Octopus / Dokkoisho / The Tengu of Ashitaka Mountain

86. The Mysterious Blacksmith / The Fox Gives Birth / Senkamejo

87. The Cracking Mountain / The Three Charms / The Kappa and the Handwashing Basin

88. The Ghost Well / The Man Who Bought Dreams / Tougorou the Potato Digger

89. Sacrificial Inari / The Crane Repays a Debt / The Monster in the Cotton Hat

90. The Joroku Statue / The God of Poverty / The Carp in the Basin

91. The Gold Horse of New Year`s Eve / The Jizo Statue with the Hat / Odote-sama

92. The Safflower Ship / Twelve Signs of the Zodiac / Sent Salt

93. The Deer Springs / Tail Fishing / Hachiroutarou

94. Herring and Grannie / The Wind God and the Children / Will of the Spider

95. Snake Lake / The Deep Voice / The Priest, the Kid, and the Fava Bean Tree

96. Sumo Inari / The Fava Bean, Straw, and Charcoal / The Man of the East & the Man of the West

97. The Stink Vine / Shippei-Tarou / Half-Naked Buhyou

98. The Wispering Vinegar / The Old Man Who Swallowed Birds / The Tengu and the Sky Journey

99. The Snow Woman / Oshira-sama / The 600-Year-Old Woman

100. Cowlove Pass / Momotarou / Seibei the Soba Eater

101. The Demon Who Became a Rock / Octopuses Don`t Have Bones / Ryuuguu Abyss

102. Raita and the Demon / `O` Is Hard / The Burnt Statue

103. Gonpachi and Tsubaki / The Thousand League Sandals / Mother and Child Hill

104. The Ear Statue / The Kappa and the Handwashing Basin / The Little Chestnut

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

106. Render the Fat / The Star Wife / The Rich Kashiki

107. The Phoenix / The Wood Buddha and the Gold Buddha / Shibahama

108. The Monk and the Turtle / Kijimuna / The Stingy Memorial

109. The Sending Star / The Promise with the Master of the River / Gonbei the Duck Hunter

110. Takohachi the Headman / The Rich Man and Bracken / The Wife`s Talent

111. Eating in Order / The Old Woman Who Became a God / Yayoi`s Ship

112. Masakichi and the Jizo Statue / The Bee and the Bandit / The God of Death

113. The Sun and the Golden Rope / The Kid and the 31 Characters / Ushiwakamaru

114. The Trout Repays a Debt / The Foreigner`s Cowbones / The Six Warriors

115. Matsu Goes to Ise / The Zatou`s Tree / The Powerful Servant

116. The Weasel and the Rat / Kotaro and the Dragon / The Thunder God and the Girl

117. The Treasure Swamp / Tatsukohime / Kurohime and the Dragon

118. The Carried Priest / The Man Who Knew Hell / The Ghost Ladle

119. The Bride on a Hazy Moonlit Night / Hitomokko Mountain / The Flying Shed

120. Ikkyuu-san Defeats the Tiger / The Mountain God and the Child / Tsurumizuka

121. The Mole and the Sun / The Fox Repays a Debt / Drinking Tea

122. Dragon God Granny / You Can`t Shake Sleeves You Don`t Have / The Raccoon Wood Of Shoujou Temple

123. The Buddha That Keeps Away Fire / The Curse of the Willow / The House That Would Not Eat Salmon

124. The Soul That Was Hunted by the Dead / Octopus Bhaisajyaguru / The Nursing Willow

125. The Bean and the Priest Statue / The Reed Spring / Swan Pass

126. Asamutsu Bridge / The Strong Wife / The Flower-Watching Ghost

127. The Priest Statue Falls in Love / The Flat Nose of the Trickster Fox / A Room with an Owl

128. The Cat`s Teacup / Monogusatarou / The Monkey and the Toad

129. The Kannon Statue of Love / The Box That Doesn`t Open / Candle Confusion

130. The Old Man Who Made Flowers Bloom / The Thousand Coin Orange / Paradise Thief

131. The Crane Repays a Debt / Tower of Boars / Lightning and the Stone Urn

132. The Extending Head / Strong Tarou / Kijimuna and the Sea God

133. Nopperabou / Princess Kaguya / Sutokuin

134. Soba and Mochi / Crab Questions and Answers / The Old Man and His Bumps

135. Kintarou / The Cat of Nekodake / A Bull Running on a Moonlit Night

136. The Straw Rich Man / The Bow and Arrow Brothers / The Shrine Priestess` Dance

137. The Woodcutter and the Monster Crab / The Monster Tamer / Rolling Rice Balls

138. The Raccoon`s Spinning Wheel / The Two Moons / Ubasute Mountain

139. The Blessing the Rat Brought / Urashima Tarou / The Kajika Folding Screen

140. Little One Inch / The Wolf Rock / The Meguro Pike

141. Zenroku the Sawyer / The Feather Robe of Heaven / The Hermit Orange

142. The Gods of Poverty Play Sumo / Trip, Trip / The Hat Jizou Statue

143. The Teapot Raccoon Dog / The Anbarayami Horse / The Stone Door of Heaven

144. Wakahime of Ryuuguu / The Salt Millstone / The Escaped Sparrow

145. The Two Virtues / A Trip to Udo / The Monkey Priest Statue

146. Momotarou / The Mountain Bird`s Arrow / The Thunder God That Married the Soba Stand Owner

147. Ofuku and the Oni / The Oni`s Toshitori / The Priest and the Raccoon

148. The Golden Egg / The Man Who Became a Turtle / Sannennetarou

149. The Horsefly Repays a Debt / The Thunder God and the Doctor / The Painted Wife

150. The Water Seed / The Blessing Rat / The Hermit Who Did Nothing

151. The Weight Fox / The Most Important Man in the World / The Hina`s Yobayashi

152. The Mountain Grannie & the Traveling Performer. / Sentoku`s Money / The Stonefish`s Love

153. The Thief`s Loss / The Horse, Dog, Cat, and Chicken Go on a Journey / Stories for Ten Coins

154. The Horse and the Kaaranbe / The White Fox Repays a Debt / Sarasarayasara

155. Momotarou / Kintarou / Urashima Tarou

156. Monkey and Crab / Greedy Kihachi / The Spider`s Twill

157. Scary Buns / The Raindrop Monster / The Carpenter and Oniroku

158. Kachikachi Mountain / Long Arms and Long Legs / Mountain Monk Rock

159. Ash-Covered Haitarou / The Tengu`s Sake / Kanekichi the Flute Player

160. The Fox of Battari Stream / Celebratory Sumo / Quiet Contest

161. The Cowherding Priest Statue / Tanokyuu / Whale Bridge

162. Tenshiki / The Snot-Nosed Kid / Mayoiga

163. The Priest Becomes a Carp / The Pot`s Song / Teapot

164. The Listening Hood / You There, Grandpa? / The Carrot, the Burdock, and the Radish

165. The Hornless Sazae / The Willowleaf Fish / The High Priest Who Came to the Village

166. Eat Miso Beans Even If You Have to Go Back Three Leagues / Netarou of Asa / Tarou of the Broken Bowl

167. The Man Who Was Faster Than a Horse / The Incredibly Strong Oni Tayuu / The Kappa and the Gourd

168. Two Young Boys with a Destiny / Osan the Fox and Yosaburou the Raccoon / The Underground Country

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

170. The Cat`s Play / Hanbei Daimyoujin / The Gourd Kannon

171. We Still Don`t Know / The Thunder and the Mulberry Tree / Earless Houichi

172. The Priest Statue That Goes Round / The Priest Statue That Faced Sideways / Inside the Teacup

173. The Beanstalk and the Heavenly Mansion / Otei`s Story / Moyabune

174. Urashima of Kurobe / Yachabou / Oshidori

175. The Cursed Blade That Sank into the Swamp / The Plate Mansion of Banchou / Zensuke, the Badger, and the Kappa

176. The Giant Octopus`s Hat / The Buried Secret / The Unibrow Raccoon

177. The Kappa Kid / The Priest and the Kid`s `Who Ate It?` / The Sparrow and the Woodpecker

178. Hakke Hachitarou / Ohatsu Kannon / The Monster of Red Lake

179. Sleep and Wait For Good News / The Farting Old Woman / The Black Kite`s Egg

180. Monster Temple / Eggplant Grannie / The Tengu`s Invisibility Cape

181. The Tea Pot / The Mountain-Folding Rich Man / The Tenshiki

182. Momotarou / The Frogs Who Didn`t Respect Their Elders / The Water of Youth

183. The Old Man and His Bump / Buzz! Buzz! Serve Sake! / The Hammer`s Handle

184. Kintarou / The Thunder God`s Handprint / The Master of Lying

185. The Teapot Raccoon / The Difficult Marriage Question / Three Merchants

186. The Rolling Riceball / The Demon`s Bath / Lake Head

187. Urashima Tarou / The Crane`s Gift / Gosuke-don`s Business

188. Little One Inch / The Wind God & the Children / The Lord Goes Thumpity-Thud

189. Three Talismans / Saruya`s Rock / The Rat Takes a Husband

190. Princess Kaguya / Princess Hachikatsugi / Princess Kaminaga

191. Monkey Crab / Cow Demon / The Boundary Between the Northern and Southern Villages

192. The Old Man Who Made Flowers Bloom / The Umi Bouzu / Comparing Transformations

193. The Crane Repays a Debt / Chinchin Kobakama / The Monster and the Mountain Granny

194. The Umbrella Priest Statues / The Great Year`s Fire / The Snow Woman

195. The Man Who Bought Dreams / The Badger of Eagle Mountain / Ishibumi-sama Heals Illness

196. Rolling Yams / The Gama Frog`s Oil / The Arasaka Rich Man

197. The Rat Sutra / The Great Snake of Gondayuu Lake / A Tale of Yomeda

198. The Fire Man / Shouninbaru / Deetarabocchi

199. The Ear Priest Statue / The Cow That Dove into Tega Swamp / The Man Who Cut Reeds

200. The Ghost Who Raised a Child / Oman Cherry Blossoms / The Osono Fox and the Blacksmith

201. The Wife Who Didn`t Eat / Yawn Atchoo Poot / The Ushi no Koku Mairi

202. The Sparrow with the Severed Tongue / The Dream of the Mortar Seller / The Fox Wife

203. The Forest of Furuya / The Tengu and the Potato / The Kakegoro of Kanne and the Princess

204. The Village of Nightingales / The Rich Man and Gatarou / The Soul That Went into a Different Girl

205. Zashikiwarashi / The Lazy Husband and the Nagging Wife / The Peach and the Red Demon

206. Wintermelon Princess / The Former Dog / The Shocked Daikon Radish

207. Chinchin Kobakama / Saruya`s Rock / The Badger of Eagle Mountain

208. Momotarou / The Buckwheat Dumpling Priest / The Nose and Morning Porridge

209. The Pond Snail Rich Man / Yaobikuni / The Child of the Giant Snake

210. Yatsubakezukin / Even the Sardine`s Head Begins with Faith / Onisuke and Hikoshichi

211. Shippei Tarou / A Field of Rape Blossoms That Bloomed Overnight / The Light on the Buddha`s Forehead

212. The Cow`s Marriage / Shibahama / The Ocelot and the Priest

213. Ushiwakamaru / The Demon Granny of Adachigahara / The Days Fly By

214. The White Rabbit of Inaba / The Giant, Strange-Colored Deer / The Jewel of Sangosu

215. The Pond Snail Sisters / The White Snake Girl / The Blue Tengu and the Red Tengu

216. The Cat from the Dragon Palace / Sashisaba and Tsurushigaki / The Fart-Seller

217. The Monkey Groom / Otojo`s Fire / The Oil Seller and the Fox

218. Monogusa Tarou / The Flute of the Moonlit Night / Shrimp and Crow

219. Umisachihiko and Yamasachihiko / The Stupid Groom and the Crab Loincloth / The Demons Who Passed Through Demon Pass

220. Niou and Dokkoi / Cowbear-sama / Yashagaike

221. Orihime and Hikoboshi / The Mercy of the Priest Statue / Yatsuhashi

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

223. The Story of the Tengu on Dainichiyama / The Fox`s Gift / The Child That Was Kidnapped by an Eagle

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

225. Oitekebori / The Flying Man and His Flying Journey / Otogirisou

226. Yotsuya Ghost Story / The Inn in the Grave / The Thief of Paradise

227. The Dead Wife`s Evil Spirit / Nursemaid Cherry Blossoms / The Snake Samurai

228. The Box of Jealousy / The Mirror and the Bell / The Cat`s Teacup

229. The Broken Promise / The Story of the Green Willow / Enma-sama Is Hachigoro-don

230. Magoshiroubuchi / The Zuitan Priest Statue / The Tale of Kotohime

231. Careless Soukurou / The Decapitated Priest Statue / Genji and the Hood

232. The Man Who Saw His Own Funeral / Ghost Road / Kissaku`s Fall

233. Shippei-Tarou / The Demon Granny of Adachigahara / Otojo`s Fire

234. The Fishwife / Obusaritee / The Fox Kid of Ankokuji

235. Meguro Saury / Kappa Dokkuri / The Giant Carp That Sank a Boat

236. The Ginger Wife / The Tanuki`s Spinning Wheel / The Fox`s Birth

237. Rokurokubi / Rat Sumo / Oshira-sama

238. Heaven`s Blessings, Earth`s Blessings / Daikoku Buys Salt / Fujiwara Village

239. The Takohachi Rich Man / Bunshichi Mottoi / The Oryuu Willow

240. Yamata no Orochi / Lake Moon / The Demon and the Chinese Yam

241. Three Talismans / Biwakuuna / A Treasure Entrusted

242. The Kappa of Ise / The Centipede Gets a Doctor / The Rich Man Who Became a Monkey

243. Karoku and the Crane / The Shiranui Pine / Gohachi Is Kidnapped by a Tengu

244. Chikaratarou / The Son with the Most Filial Piety in the Village / The Bong-Bong Sharks

245. Snow Woman / The Geta Given by a Tengu / The Demon`s Arm

246. The Taishiko Dumpling / Dancing Yohei and the Brideless Fox / The Kanekkoori Wife

247. The Three Demons of Houraiji / Handprint Mountain / The Wife`s Hair-Cutting

248. Shiitare Is a Thief / The Lightning`s Favorite Belly-Button / Maiden Pass

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

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

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

252. Starfire / Yam Forest / The Ageha Butterfly Repays a Debt

253. The Medicine That Works Here and There / The Monster Master / The Frog of Kyoto, the Frog of Osaka

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

255. Momotarou / The Guardian of Farts / The Mitten Crab Repays a Debt

256. Kintarou / The Curse of the Utou Bird / Yattobei and the Tengu

257. Urashima Tarou / The One Ka Priest / The Body-Throwing Stone

258. Little One Inch / The Great Snake of Onnagawadani / The Rain-Calling Bodhisattva