Folktales from Japan
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Année : 2012
Nombre de saisons : 6
Durée moyenne d'un épisode : 25 minutes
Genre(s) : Animation, Anime
Folklore, myth, legend, and festival origin stories from across Japan.
Saisons
Saison 1
Saison 2
Saison 3
Saison 4
Saison 5
Saison 6
Épisodes
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Épisode 1 - The Old Man Who Made the Dead Trees Blossom; The Man Who Bought Dreams; The Rat Sutra
1 avril 2012
A dog rewards a kind master, a man buys a dream, and an old woman's gift is repaid.
Épisode 2 - Little One Inch, The Rolling Rice Ball, The Cow's Marriage
8 avril 2012
A small [child] shows the biggest bravery, an old man’s accidental gift is repaid, and a lazy man gets the cow.
Épisode 3 - The Old Man and His Bump, The Transforming Hood, The Love Potion
15 avril 2012
An old man with a bump dances for a demon band, a fox gets tricked, and a love potion backfires horribly.
Épisode 4 - Strong Tarou, The Village of the Nightengales, Hirabayashi
22 avril 2012
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".
Épisode 5 - Urashima Tarou, The Monkey Buddha, Comparing Treasures
29 avril 2012
A fisherman 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.
Épisode 6 - Kintarou, The Two Squid, The Three Cry
6 mai 2012
We learn the tale of Sakata no Kintoki, a lord learns more than expected, and sometimes you have to cry to move on.
Épisode 7 - The Fish Wife, The Rich Pond Snail, The Lying Girl
13 mai 2012
A fisherman learns to appreciate what he has, a couple is blessed with an unusual child, and a lying boy meets a lying girl.
Épisode 8 - The Carpenter and Oniroku, The Bear and the Fox, The Priest and the Child Cross the River
20 mai 2012
A demon puts a carpenter in an unwanted deal, a fox learns of karma, and what is more important - honesty or obedience.
Épisode 9 - Shippeitaro, The Son Who Went to Heaven, Comparing Laziness
27 mai 2012
A priest saves a town from sacrificing another daughter, a lazy man learns hard work, and a lazier man learns nothing.
Épisode 10 - Sannen-Netarou; The Last Lie; Happy, Splendid, Wonderful!
2 juin 2012
A good for nothing saves the day, a liar gets the last laugh, and we learn the importance of names.
Épisode 11 - The Wife Who Wouldn't Eat; The Snot-Nosed Boy; The Priest And The Boy Who Had To Pee!
9 juin 2012
A man learns to look beyond the surface of a person, a flower seller forgets to keep his promise, and everything is sacred.
Épisode 12 - The Furuya Forest; The Traveler's Horse; A Crow in the Dark of Night
16 juin 2012
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.
Épisode 13 - The Teapot Raccoon Dog; The Razor Fox; Sosou Soukurou
23 juin 2012
A raccoon repays a debt but learns a lesson, a fox thinks five steps ahead, and Mr. Careless needs to slow down.
Épisode 14 - Orihime and Hikoboshi; The Old Woman's Skin; Potato Rolling
30 juin 2012
The origin of the Tanabata festival is told, a snake causes a calamity, and manners are important.
Épisode 15 - The Fire Man; Rat Sumo; The Priest and the Kid's Pupupatapata
7 juillet 2012
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.
Épisode 16 - The Straw Headman; The God of the Bathroom; Niou and Dokkoi
14 juillet 2012
An unlucky man goes west, a god of luck gets a bum rap, and Japan challenges China in a strong man contest.
Épisode 17 - The Winged Robe of Heaven; The Child Kidnapped by Eagles; The Konnyaku Interrogation
21 juillet 2012
A lie does not build a family, a mother never stops searching, and a traveling priest searches for the answer.
Épisode 18 - The Painted Wife; Left Behind; If You Pick Up Money
28 juillet 2012
A man fights for his wife, a haunt ditch, and more money more problems.
Épisode 19 - Ubasute Mountain; The Letterbearer Of The Water God; The Lucky Samurai
5 août 2012
An old is thrown away, a man delivers a letter for a water god, and a fake samurai gets lucky.
Épisode 20 - Princess Kaguya; The Demonic Little Sister; Scary Meat Buns
12 août 2012
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.
Épisode 21 - Umisachihiko And Yamasachihiko; The Day The Kappa Came; King Enma Screws Up
19 août 2012
Two brothers exchange jobs, a kappa waits 14 years, and three souls get a second chance.
Épisode 22 - Three Axes; The Monkey's Groom; The Tengu and the Thief
26 août 2012
Did you drop the gold axe or the silver axe? A man makes a deal with a monster, and a Tengu is tricked.
Épisode 23 - The Farting Wife; The Cat and The Teapot Lid; Chakurikakifu
2 septembre 2012
A new bride is explosive, a hunter gets lucky, and a man tries a new strategy to sell his wares.
Épisode 24 - Mouse Takes A Groom; The Pebble Letter; The Silence Contest
9 septembre 2012
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.
Épisode 25 - The Listening Hood; The Dog and Cat's Treasure; The Ghost's Poem Reading
16 septembre 2012
A man listens to the world around him, a dog and cat rescue their master, and a ghost is lost in rhyme.
Épisode 26 - Tanokyuu; Tee-tee The Little Monk; The Fake Jizo Statue
23 septembre 2012
Tanokyuu tricks a snake and gets a reward, monsters pick a fight with the wrong monk, and a monk and raccoon do battle.
Épisode 27 - Orihime and Hikoboshi; The Village of the Nightingales; The Monkey Buddha
30 septembre 2012
The origin of the Tanabata festival is told (repeat from episode 14), a woodcutter breaks his promise (repeat from episode 4), and monkeys worship a Buddha without getting their butts wet (repeat from episode 5).
Épisode 28 - The Tengu's Cloak; Grannie Demon Is My Matchmaker; King Enma Is Hachigoro-don
7 octobre 2012
Invisibility comes with a price, a demon repays a kindness, and always carries some Yaki-Gobou when you die.
Épisode 29 - The Horse Mountain Woman; The Shrimp Goes to Ise; What Sickness?
14 octobre 2012
A mountain woman overeats, there is always someone bigger, and a man shouldn't eat.
Épisode 30 - The Cat Wife; The Gonzo Bug; The Long-Nose Fan
21 octobre 2012
A cat wants to replay her master, a greedy man trips to much, and a lazy man fans too much.
Épisode 31 - The Mountain Pear Hunter; The Old Woman In the House; The Centipede Gets The Doctor
28 octobre 2012
Rustle Rustle Don't Go, a bully gets his, and a walking stick breaks a bone.
Épisode 32 - The Rich Charcoal Maker; The Tree That Grows Gold; The Priest's Towel
4 novembre 2012
Money gets up and walks away, everybody farts, and true kindness is always repaid.
Épisode 33 - Straw Bale Touta; The Fox Gives Birth; Cling And Hold
11 novembre 2012
The fearsome warrior Fujiwara Touta Hidesato fears nothing, a village doctor changes his way, and... Please! Cling! Please! Hold!
Épisode 34 - The Three Brothers; The Wolf's Eyebrows; Dokkoisho
18 novembre 2012
Three brothers learn the best use of money, wolves won’t eat a good man, and dokkosiho is delicious!
Épisode 35 - The Treasure Gourd; The White Rabbit of Inaba; The Bald Wife
25 novembre 2012
A thief gets tricked, a rabbit plays tricks, and a brother’s revenge for a trick goes too far.
Épisode 36 - The Crane Repays A Debt; Slaying the Demon of Ooeyama; The Water of Youth
2 décembre 2012
A crane repays a fisherman, a group of heroes defeat a demon, and moderation is key.
Épisode 37 - The Three Charms; The Child and The Cat Picture; The God of Poverty
9 décembre 2012
A kid learns to trust his priest, a priest learns to believe in a child’s dream, and the gods have to go.
Épisode 38 - The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse; Oshira; The Tortoise and the Hare
16 décembre 2012
A country rat tries out the big city, a father learns a hard lesson, and it’s tortoise vs. hare.
Épisode 39 - The Jizo Statue With The Hat; The Mortar That Made Salt; A Guest On New Year's Eve
23 décembre 2012
The gods repay a kindness, greed gets you nowhere, and a true act of kindness is always rewarded.
Épisode 40 - Momotaro; Princess Flowerpot Head; The Story of the Twelve Signs of the Zodiac
6 janvier 2013
A couple finds a baby, a young girl lives with a flowerpot on her head, and how the zodiac got its animals.
Épisode 41 - We Stopped The War; The Giant Snake And The Hunter; Otter's House
13 janvier 2013
A nation tricks a war hungry nation, a hunter tricks a snake, and an otter tricks a fox.
Épisode 42 - The Snake Boy; The Kappa And The Straw Shoes; The Fava Bean, Straw, & Charcoal
20 janvier 2013
A couple raise a snake, a kappa gets married, and a Fava Bean, Straw, and Charcoal take a trip to Ise.
Épisode 43 - The Wind God and the Children; The Lacquer Brothers; The Ama no Jyaku and the Child
27 janvier 2013
Children learn how to seasons come in, a brother’s greed leads to ruin, and the Amanojaku gets tricked.
Épisode 44 - Blessings Of Heaven And Earth; The Leaf Hachibei; The Ginger Wife
3 février 2013
An honest man gets rewarded by a liar, a husband white lie turns into a great whale, and a couple tries the ginger trick.
Épisode 45 - The Bridge Where You Buy Miso; The Cat Congregation; The Old Man Who Swallowed Birds
10 février 2013
A giving man waits by a bridge, a monk witness his cat give a moving speech, and Chichinpuyopuyo Pupuyopuyo.
Épisode 46 - The Hiding Snow; The Three Riddles; The Deep Voice
17 février 2013
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.
Épisode 47 - The Farting Priest; The Demon Mask That Wept; Starfire
24 février 2013
A priest gains the power to control farts, a mother-in-law's true colors are shown, and brothers want to cook with a star.
Épisode 48 - The Seven Swans; The Mysterious Love Poem; O is Hard
3 mars 2013
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.
Épisode 49 - The Cry That Split The Night; Octopuses Don't Have Bones; The Former Dog
10 mars 2013
A dog is loyal no matter what, the Queens wants monkey livers, and a dog wishes to be human.
Épisode 50 - The Thousand League Sandals; The Mountain Priest & the White Wolf; The Days Pass So Fast
17 mars 2013
Three brothers run from a demon, a priest spends a night in a tree, and the Sun, Moon, and Thunder come to an agreement.
Épisode 51 - Yamata no Orochi; The Satori Woman and the Bucket Maker; Return the Smell
24 mars 2013
Susano has to prove his worth, a Satori woman finds her man, and a cheapo meets his match.
Épisode 52 - The Rich Charcoal Maker;Grannie Demon Is My Matchmaker; What Sickness?
31 mars 2013
Money gets up and walks away (repeat from episode 32), a demon repays a kindness (repeat from episode 28), and a man shouldn’t eat (repeat from episode 29).
Épisode 1 - Mother's Crystal; The Rolling Rice Ball; The Golden Arches
7 avril 2013
A mother provers her love, and old man’s accidental gift is repaid (repeat from episode 2), and a man gets greedy with his prayers.
Épisode 2 - Bat; The Old Man and His Bump; Lunch Works
14 avril 2013
The bat flies at dusk, an old man with a bump dances for a demon band (repeat from episode 3), and lunch works.
Épisode 3 - Snake and Fox Repay a Debt; The Old Man Who Made the Dead Trees Blossom; The Pheasant and the Crow
21 avril 2013
A good deed is repaid, a dog rewards a kind master (repeat from episode 1), and a bumpkin gets the last laugh.
Épisode 4 - Tears Overflow; Strong Tarou; The Skylark and the Water of Youth
28 avril 2013
A man learns about the importance of community, a couple creates a child from dirt (repeat from episode 4), and a skylark ruins everything.
Épisode 5 - Mother and Daughter Slay a Demon; Kintarou; The Farting Girl
5 mai 2013
A mother fights for her daughter, we learn the tale of Sakata no Kintoki (repeat from episode 6), and toot causes great embarrassment.
Épisode 6 - The Radish Samurai; The Furuya Forest; The Golden Horse Poop
12 mai 2013
A radish saves; a thief is scary, a wolf is scary, but the worst is the Furuya Flora (repeat from episode 12); and can a horse poop gold?
Épisode 7 - When the Moon's Ring Disappears; The Rat Sutra; A Punch as a Reward
19 mai 2013
A young girl is thrown into the river, an old woman's gift is repaid (repeat from episode 1), and a king learns a lesson.
Épisode 8 - The Mermaid's Feast; The Fox and the Bear; The Beginning of Man
26 mai 2013
A simple trip leads to an unfortunate life, a fox learns of karma (repeat from episode 8), and the Fire god is lonely.
Épisode 9 - The Red Thread; The Cow`s Marriage; Beyond the Mirror
2 juin 2013
A man fights fate, a lazy man gets the cow (repeat from episode 2), and a son sees his father.
Épisode 10 - The Carp Wife; The Snot-Nosed Boy; The Giant Beanstalk
9 juin 2013
A man marries a unique woman, a flower seller forgets to keep his promise (repeat from episode 11), and a farmer makes it rain.
Épisode 11 - The Monkey Repays a Debt; Little One Inch; The Gourd Boy
16 juin 2013
A monkey steals a baby, a small shows the biggest bravery (repeat from episode 2), and a unique shapped baby growns into a unique man.
Épisode 12 - The Female Fox; Hirabayashi; The Wild Warrior and the Ox Cart
23 juin 2013
A female fox; the meaning of "Hirarin, Heirin, Tairarin, Tairabayashi and Ippachijuu no Mokumoku, and Hitotsutoyattsudetokkikki" (repeat from episode 4), and a legendary hero can't catch a break.
Épisode 13 - The Dragonfly Rich Man; The Fish Wife; Ikkyuu-san's Funny Story
30 juin 2013
Dainichi Nyorai guides a family, a fisherman learns to appreciate what he has (repeat from episode 7), and a young monk learns not to judge a book by its cover.
Épisode 14 - Monkey Masamune; The Days Pass So Fast; The Woodcutter & the Mountain Grannie
7 juillet 2013
A runner saves a group of monkeys at an expensive cost; the Sun, Moon, and Thunder come to an agreement (repeat from episode 50), and a woodcutter gets the last laugh.
Épisode 15 - Minister Yuriwaka; The Fire Man; The Priest and the Boy and the Poisonous Mochi
14 juillet 2013
A southern ruler named Yuriwaka is abandoned on an island, an old man brings home a boy named "Fire Man" (repeat from episode 15), and a stingy priest tells the children at his temple that his snacks are made of poison, but...
Épisode 16 - The Talking Fish; Urashima Tarou; The Demon's Handprint
21 juillet 2013
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 undersea palace (repeat from episode 5), and two boys go to ask the fire god to help them with a demon who's been raiding their village.
Épisode 17 - The Swallow with the Broken Leg; Left Behind; The Legend of the Nine-Headed Dragon
28 juillet 2013
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 (repeat from episode 18), and a traveling priest visits a village where an evil dragon is devouring virgin sacrifices.
Épisode 18 - Filial Devotion in Dreams; Rat Sumo; A Story of Stolen Melons
4 août 2013
Two men are visited in dreams by their dead fathers, rats fight it out in the sumo ring (repeat from episode 15), and a mysterious old man makes magic with watermelons.
Épisode 19 - The Tree in the Pot; Princess Kaguya; The Monk and the Fox
11 août 2013
A fallen lord sacrifices his prized possessions for a traveling monk; a princess is found in a stalk of bamboo (repeat from episode 20), and a priest tricks a fox, and finds himself confronted by the lost souls of hell.
Épisode 20 - Earless Houichi; Niou and Dokkoi; Badger Disaster
18 août 2013
A musician is haunted by the spirits of fallen samurai, two massive men duel for supremacy (repeat from episode 16), and a transforming badger runs a con at a mountain pass.
Épisode 21 - A Story of Futons; Chakurikakifu; The Dancing Bones
25 août 2013
The ghostly voices of children cry out at night from a haunted bed, a man tries a new strategy to sell his wares (repeat from episode 23), and the dancing bones of a murdered man bring fame and wealth to the one who killed him.
Épisode 22 - Dandarabochi and the Giant Sandals; The Painted Wife; The Fox in the Bag
1 septembre 2013
A titan lays siege to a small fishing village, an evil lord steals a man's beautiful wife (repeat from episode 18), and friends of a lord plot to take back his money from a fox haunting in a graveyard.
Épisode 23 - The Puppet Master; The God of the Bathroom; The Whale and the Sea Cucumber
8 septembre 2013
A puppet master visits a strange temple, a goddess is punished for her dalliances (repeat from episode 16) and an arrogant whale loses a race.
Épisode 24 - Unspeaking Okiku; Ubasute Mountain; The Sumo Wrestler's Little Sister
15 septembre 2013
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 (repeat from episode 19), and a tense hostage situation at a sumo wrestler's dojo.
Épisode 25 - Monkey Crab; The Straw Headman; Head Lake
22 septembre 2013
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 (repeat from episode 16), and a man's head becomes the scene of strange happenings.
Épisode 26 - The Mermaid's Feast;Mother and Daughter Slay a Demon; The Pheasant and the Crow
29 septembre 2013
A simple trip leads to an unfortunate life (repeat from episode 60), a mother fights for her daughter (repeat from episode 57), and a bumpkin gets the last laugh (repeat from episode 55).
Épisode 27 - The Little Chestnut: The Day the Kappa Came; The Oryuu Willow
6 octobre 2013
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 (repeat from episode 21), and a huge willow stands in front of a tea shop. The son of the shop saves it from being cut down.
Épisode 28 - The Silver Temple; The Pebble Letter; The Famous Blade Kisenbamaru
13 octobre 2013
Midon the fisherman is wounded and can't go fishing, so 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 (repeat from episode 24), and a young servant named Sutekichi loves katanas. He wants his own, so he pays a blacksmith with a thousand logs to make one for him.
Épisode 29 - The Sparrow with the Severed Toungue; The Horse Mountain Woman; The Dance of the Cats
20 octobre 2013
An old man loved a swallow, but when it eats his wife's 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 mackerel to give to the god of horses (repeat from episode 29), and Shinkichi works at a soy sauce shop, but since he's so careless everyone treats him like a child.
Épisode 30 - The Ear Statue; The Centipede gets the Doctor; Benten's Swamp
27 octobre 2013
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 falls from a tree and starts to cry (repeat from episode 31). One late night, a pack driver is returning home when he meets a beautiful woman.
Épisode 31 - The Village of the Dragonflies; The White Rabbit of Inaba; The Fortune Telling Competition
3 novembre 2013
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 skin (repeat from episode 35), and Doujimaru is said to be the son of the white fox, and to have inherited his mother's mysterious powers.
Épisode 32 - The Three Masks; The Tengu's Cloak; The Flying Door
10 novembre 2013
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 tricks he wants, but... (repeat from episode 28). "We've saved this money up for the future. Don't waste it," an old husband tells his silly wife... but then, a pair of thieves come when he's not home.
Épisode 33 - The Old Woman and the Giant Octopus; Dokkoisho; The Tengu of Ashitaka Mountain
17 novembre 2013
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 home, but then he trips and rises up saying, "dokkoisho!" (repeat from episode 34). A strong-willed and hardworking mother goes all alone to Ashitaka Mountain, where a Tengu lives. But she doesn't come back.
Épisode 34 - The Mysterious Blacksmith; The Fox Gives Birth; Senkamejo
24 novembre 2013
"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 having a hard birth (repeat from episode 33). Senkamejo grew up spoiled by her mother, and was the prettiest girl in town, but selfish and arrogant. One day she hears that a beautiful statue of Kannon-sama is at the temple, and she and her mother go to see it.
Épisode 35 - The Cracking Mountain; The Three Charms; The Kappa and the Handwashing Basin
1 décembre 2013
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 (repeat from episode 37). A new hand washing basin has been put in the village shrine. But the kappa used this stone to sit on and think or keep watch.
Épisode 36 - The Ghost Well; The Man Who Bought Dreams; Tougorou the Potato Digger
8 décembre 2013
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 (repeat from episode 1). The beautiful daughter of a rich man is sent to marry tougorou the potato digger. Tougorou is lonely and miserable and poor in the mountains, but one day...
Épisode 37 - Sacrificial Inari; The Crane Repays a Debt; The Cotton in the Cotton Hat
14 décembre 2013
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 (repeat from episode 36). An old man loves to fish at night at a waterfall. He gets old and decides to retire, and gives his fishing pole to a young man.
Épisode 38 - The Joroku Statue; The God of Poverty; The Carp in the Basin
21 décembre 2013
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... (repeat from episode 37). A poor old man goes to sell balls of thread for new years. Gorouhei, a poor man, trades an old basin from his family for rice.
Épisode 39 - The Gold Horse of New Year's Eve; The Jizo Statue with the Hat; Odote-sama
28 décembre 2013
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 (repeat from episode 39) and an honest cow-herd meets a strange monster who can read thoughts.
Épisode 40 - The Safflower Ship; The Story of the Twelve Signs of the Zodiac; Sent Salt
5 janvier 2014
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 God's temple on new years. But the rat lies to the cat (repeat from episode 40). Zenzaemon, of Kishou Swamp, is sent to learn the secrets of salt-making from Akou Province and is caught. But official Ooishi Kuranosuke is moved by his devotion to his homeland, and lets him go.
Épisode 41 - The Deer Springs; Tail Fishing; Hachiroutarou
12 janvier 2014
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 any himself. And so the River Otter comes up with an idea... (repeat from episode 41). A young man in the village of Matagi, Hachirōtarō, goes to the mountains with two of his friends, but as he gets ready for dinner he gives into his hunger and eats their fish.
Épisode 42 - The Herrings and the Old Woman; The God of Wind and the Children; The Spider's Determination
19 janvier 2014
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 across a river, but every storm that comes washes it away.
Épisode 43 - Snake Lake; The Deep Voice; The Priest, the Kid, and the Fava Bean Tree
26 janvier 2014
Governor 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 other up by talking, but then they stop getting answers... (repeat from episode 46). The priest tries to raise a fava bean tree to help the starving villagers, but the kids at the temple eat it.
Épisode 44 - Sumo Inari; The Fava Bean, Straw, and Charcoal; The Man of the East & the Man of the West
2 février 2014
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 kitchen and decide to visit Ise (repeat from episode 42). There are two men who live on the east and west side of town, and each night they come to a bar to drink. They always drink the same drink, and insult each other.
Épisode 45 - The Stink Vine; Shippei-Tarou; Half-Naked Buhyou
9 février 2014
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, "Shippeitaro" (repeat from episode 9). Buhei is a man proud of his strength.
Épisode 46 - The Whispering Vinegar; The Old Man Who Swallowed Birds; The Tengu and The Sky Journey
16 février 2014
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.
Épisode 47 - The Snow Woman; Oshira-sama; The 600-year-old Woman
23 février 2014
A young woodcutter seeks shelter from a blizzard with his master. A young woman has a horse she loves (repeat from episode 38). 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.
Épisode 48 - Cowlove Pass; Momotarou; Seibei the Soba Eater
2 mars 2014
Cowherd Okaru took care of a young black calf that transformed into a handsome young man when it was three years old. Momotarō is born from a peach, and raised by an old couple into a strong young boy (repeat from episode 40). Seibei is known as a man who loves to eat soba noodles.
Épisode 49 - The Demon who Became a Rock; Octopuses Don't Have Bones; Ryuuguu Abyss
9 mars 2014
A demon and his son live in the mountains. The princess of Ryuuguu castle has a baby (repeat from episode 49). Taikichi, who always gives an offering to the Ryuuguu Abyss, is given a wife and child by Ryuuguu Palace.
Épisode 50 - Raita and the Demon; 'O' is Hard; The Burnt Statue
16 mars 2014
Asakichi and his wife save the thunder when it falls from heaven. A rough country girl who doesn't know how to be polite says "o" in front of everything because her mom tells her to (repeat from episode 48). A young, hardworking girl is to be adopted by her master, but his jealous wife makes her quit while the master is away.
Épisode 51 - Gonpachi and Tsubaki; The Thousand League Sandals; Mother and Child Hill
23 mars 2014
Gonpachi was working hard at a gold mine to raise money for his family. Three brothers get lost in the mountains and find themselves at the house of a terrifying mountain grannie (repeat from episode 50). A traveler comes to an inn on the Sumidagawa river. She's looking for her son who vanishes.
Épisode 52 - The Ear Statue; The Kappa and the Handwashing Basin; The Little Chestnut
30 mars 2014
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 (repeat from episode 82). A new hand washing basin has been put in the village shrine. But the kappa used this stone to sit on and think or keep watch (repeat from episode 87). A massive pumpkin grows from a tiny vine, and a man is very happy (repeat from episode 79).
Épisode 1 - The Mountain Grannie of Mt. Choufuku; Sadaroku and Shiro; Zashiki-Warashi
6 avril 2014
The mountain grannie has given birth to a child and the villagers are told to bring Mochi. The talented hunter Sadaroku is never found without his hunting dog, Shiro. He has a license to hunt wherever he wants, but one day he leaves it at home and is arrested. A traveling medicine seller stays at a mansion where he is visited by three young children in a dream. They were Zashiki-Warashi, said to bring prosperity.
Épisode 2 - Render the Fat; The Star Wife; The Rich Kashiki
13 avril 2014
A lazy man who wants to not work goes to a mansion where they feed him feasts every day. The eldest of the seven sisters of the big dipper falls in love with a man. A man on a fishing ship who makes the food, called a Kashiki, gave the leftovers to the fish.
Épisode 3 - The Phoenix; The Wood Buddha and the Gold Buddha; Shibahama
20 avril 2014
The people of a village are beset by a firebird. They call upon the Lion King to protect them, and a great battle begins. A wooden buddha made by a faithful believer and a rich man's golden buddha have a sumo match. The rich man bets everything he owns, and the young man offers to become his servant forever, as a strange battle behinds. A lazy drunkard finds a wallet and uses it to throw a huge party. But when he wakes up it was a dream...!?
Épisode 4 - The Monk and the Turtle; Kijimuna; The Stingy Memorial
27 avril 2014
The monk and the turtle: A travelling monk saves a turtle, and the turtle later saves the monks life. The turtle reappears when the monk is in grave danger. Kijimuna: A mountain occurs near a small village, and the guardian tree of the village is burnt down. A mischievous fairy called a Kijimuna appears to beg for food, but he has a very good reasons. The stingy funeral: There was once a very stingy man. He doesn't know who to give his money to when he dies. So he asks his three sons what kind of funeral they'd give him.
Épisode 5 - The Sending Star; The Promise with the Master of the River; Gonbei the Duck Hunter
4 mai 2014
The Sending Star: A young, hard-working man hears that his grandmother is dying. He visits her house and sees that she is fine. On his way home, he finds himself in great peril... A promise with the master of the river: A boy is born and it is prophesied that his life will be taken by the master of the river when he turns 18. The year of his 18th birthday, a huge rain causes the river to almost flood. Gonbei the Duck Hunter: A hunter named Gonbei ties a rope around the legs of 50 ducks stuck in the water, but when it melts they fly off, dragging him towards a great adventure.
Épisode 6 - Takohachi the Headman; The Rich Man and Bracken; The Wife's Talent
11 mai 2014
With the help of his loving son, an old octopus fisher goes on a trip. There was a very rich man who promised to pluck all the warabi off the mountain in a single day. An old couple turn to fraud to make more money at their store, but drive customers away.
Épisode 7 - Eating in Order; The Old Woman Who Became a God; Yayoi's ship
18 mai 2014
A master hunter goes to the mountain, where he has a dream of a frog eating a worm, and then being eaten by a snake. An Ainu village is attacked, and an old woman and her grandson Tonkuru escape into the forest where they get separated. A girl named Yayoi crosses the mountains every day to go to work, and each day she would talk to a tree.
Épisode 8 - Masakichi and the Jizo Statue; The Bee and the Bandit; The God of Death
25 mai 2014
Masakichi, a fisherman who picked up a priest statue from a wrecked ship, is visited by it in his dreams. The merchants of Kyoto are attacked by bandits. They manage to escape but their horses and goods are stolen. A loser meets the god of death, who tells him to become a doctor. He does as he's told and immediately becomes very rich...
Épisode 9 - The Sun and the Golden Rope; The Kid and the 31 Characters; Ushiwakamaru
1 juin 2014
A mother raises two sons alone after her husband dies. A boy at a temple hides two buns to give them to a kind family, but snow falls and he doesn't know where they are... The Tengu of Mt. Kurama gives Ushiwakamaru his father's sword, and trains him to become a great samurai.
Épisode 10 - The Trout Repays a Debt; The Foreigner's Cowbones; The Six Warriors
8 juin 2014
A man works hard at tilling an arid field near a river. A girl saves his mother from drowning and he marries her. A foreign ship crashes near a small fishing village.A young man leaves on a journey to become strong, and encounters more and more friends with surprising talents.
Épisode 11 - Matsu goes to Ise; The Zatou's Tree; The Powerful Servant
15 juin 2014
A young man meets an old man on the way to Ise, and promises to visit his village. A boatman saves a blind man from a flood, but the blind man dies. A rich man has a very powerful servant. The servant is smart, too, so the rich man gives him one challenge after another.
Épisode 12 - The Weasel and the Rat; Kotaro and the Dragon; The Thunder God and the Girl
29 juin 2014
A weasel and a rat plant a field with chestnuts because they're starving. Kotaro goes to visit his mother up the river when the woman who raised him dies. A lightning god comes to Earth and finds a woman who he falls in love with.
Épisode 13 - The Treasure Swamp; Tatsukohime; Kurohime and the Dragon
6 juillet 2014
A rich man learns of a treasure in a swamp and forces his servants to drain it. Tatsuko goes to a shrine in the mountain every night seeking eternal beauty. The black dragon, who is the master of a huge swamp, wants to marry the beautiful Kurohime.
Épisode 14 - The Carried Priest; The Man Who Knew Hell; The Ghost Ladle
13 juillet 2014
Late one night, a thief tricks a priest into letting him ride on his shoulders, hoping to steal the priest's cloak. A priest stays the night at an old temple, where he sees demons torturing a young girl. A sailor is attacked by ghost ships in the Seto Inland Sea, and is the only survivor.
Épisode 15 - The Bride on a Hazy Moonlit Night; Hitomokko Mountain; The Flying Shed
20 juillet 2014
A poor young man lets a traveling girl stay the night in his hut, and ends up marrying her. Two giants compete to build the largest mountain in Japan. A rich man sends a letter to a local priest. If he'll come to the rich man's house and pray, he'll be given a barrel of rice.
Épisode 16 - Ikkyuu-san Defeats the Tiger; The Mountain God and the Child; Tsurumizuka
27 juillet 2014
Ikkyuu is a smart young man. The shogun hears about him and gives him a difficult task: defeating a tiger that lives inside a painting. A child meets an old man in the mountains who tells him that if he goes to the mountain god's shrine and prays, his wish will come true. An old man saves a crane who's been caught by some children.
Épisode 17 - The Mole and the Sun; The Fox Repays a Debt; Drinking Tea
3 août 2014
The mole clan is very rough and violent. They plan to shoot down the sun. A young hunter saves a fox from being eaten by a snake. An old man known for his wit wins a game against the local lord, who challenges him to bring 10 barrels of tea seeds in an attempt to get revenge.
Épisode 18 - Dragon God Granny; You Can't Shake Sleeves You Don't Have; The Raccoon Wood of Shoujou Temple
10 août 2014
An old woman who is an excellent midwife hears a woman in pain with a difficult birth. A man saves a snake and is rewarded with a strange sleeve that creates money when shaken. A ghost in an old temple turns out to be a raccoon.
Épisode 19 - The Buddha That Keeps Away From Fire; The Curse of the Willow; The House That Would Not Eat Salmon
17 août 2014
There is a kid who works hard but the priest has never seen him work hard. Yahei's friends cut down a willow tree, and their tongues were ripped out of their throats and they died horrible deaths. Okoma is kidnapped by an eagle and saved by a salmon.
Épisode 20 - The Soul that was Hunted by the Dead; Octopus Bhaisajyaguru; The Bursing Willow
24 août 2014
A wife weaves her loom to raise money for the family, but the spirits of the dead hear the sound and come to claim her soul. A monk buys some octopus for his ailing mother, but an irritating local man calls him out. A man raises his daughter alone, and one day a woman under a willow tree gives her milk.
Épisode 21 - The Bean and the Priest Statue; The Reed Spring; Swan Pass
31 août 2014
An honest old man's bean is eaten by a priest statue, and in exchange he gets a demon's treasure. A man saves a snake from a volcano and is given a reed full of water that will make a spring. A farmer saves a wounded swan, and marries a beautiful woman.
Épisode 22 - Asamutsu Bridge; The Strong Wife; The Flower-Watching Ghost
7 septembre 2014
A man looks for a box of treasure at a bridge A couple is dealing with a violent governor. An old man who loves to drink finds a skull in a field.
Épisode 23 - The Preist Statue Falls in Love; The Flat Nose of the Trickster Fox; A Room with an Owl
14 septembre 2014
A statue falls in love and goes to visit its lover every night. A trickster fox loves to tease an old man, but one night it goes a little too far. An owl dies[sic] a crow different colors, but the crow doesn't like them.
Épisode 24 - The Cat's Teacup; Monogusatarou; The Monkey and the Toad
21 septembre 2014
A man finds an expensive bowl being used as a cat dish and schemes to get it. A lazy man is sent to the capital to work. A monkey and a toad go to Ise, but the monkey does all the work.
Épisode 25 - The Kannon Statue of Love; The Box That Doesn't Open; Candle Confusion
28 septembre 2014
A fisherman meets a girl with the help of a goddess, but her parents are opposed to their marriage. He tries to send her home, but... To build a shrine in their town, the villagers hire a man named Takumi. At night Takumi's dolls do the work for him. A priest brings back candles as a gift, but the villagers don't know what they are. One pretends that they're a kind of food...
Épisode 26 - The Old Man Who Made Flowers Bloom; The Thousand Coin Orange; Paradise Thief
5 octobre 2014
A kind old man raises a dog named Shiro, but his greedy neighbor kills it. When he spreads the ashes in the garden... (this tale is a renewal). A rich young man is ill and wants an orange, but it's the middle of summer. The head clerk runs all over town and finally finds one. A thief tries to break into a brewery but is knocked out by the owner. The owner thinks the thief is dead and abandons him next to a river.
Épisode 27 - The Crane Repays a Debt; Tower of Boars; Lightning and the Stone Urn
12 octobre 2014
A poor man saves a wounded bird, and a beautiful woman comes to be his bride. The beautiful cloths she weaves sell for a high price, but... (this tale is a renewal). A young man loves to play the flute, but is forced to prove his bravery by slaying 100 boars. A man makes a stupid wish accidentally, and now a god will kill his son on his seventh birthday.
Épisode 28 - The Extending Head; Strong Tarou; Kijimuna and the Sea God
19 octobre 2014
A man marries a beautiful, rich wife, but is warned never to wake up in the middle of the night. One night he wakes up. An old couple build a child out of the dirt from their bodies. It comes alive and becomes their son (this tale is a renewal). The Kijimuna fairies that were saved by an old couple fill a beach with flowers but the sea god gets angry.
Épisode 29 - Nopperabou; Princess Kaguya; Sutokuin
26 octobre 2014
A man meets a woman with no face outside of town. He runs to tell someone, but everyone he sees is a faceless monster. An old man finds a beautiful young girl inside a bamboo tree (this tale is a renewal). A servant works hard to find the woman his master is in love with.
Épisode 30 - Soba and Mochi; Crab Questions and Answers; The Old Man and His Bumps
2 novembre 2014
A traveler gets help from a mountain couple, a priest battles an evil entity, and an old man gets a double trouble (this tale is a renewal).
Épisode 31 - Kintarou; The Cat of Nekodake; A Bull Running on a Moonlit Night
9 novembre 2014
Kintarō is a very strong boy who wants to find his father (this tale is a renewal). A man stays at a mansion filled with monster cats. A rampaging bull destroys fields on moonlit nights.
Épisode 32 - The Straw Rich Man; The Bow and Arrow Brothers; The Shrine Priestess' Dance
16 novembre 2014
A man who is all alone in the world takes the advice of a goddess and trades a single piece of straw into a fortune (this tale is a renewal). Two brothers who are masters of the bow stop at a village haunted by a monster. They decide to get rid of it. A brave young boy goes to a forbidden shrine, and doesn't come back.
Épisode 33 - The Woodcutter and the Monster Crab; The Monster Tamer; Rolling Rice Balls
23 novembre 2014
A talented woodcutter enters a forbidden forest and is assaulted by a monster crab. An old man is famous for being rough on his servants. Since nobody wants to work for him, he hires monsters. An old man gives a rat a rice ball, and as thanks is taken to a magical world (this tale is a renewal).
Épisode 34 - The Racoon's Spinning Wheel; The Two Moons; Ubasute Mountain
30 novembre 2014
A raccoon comes to a woodcutter's house and learns to work a spinning wheel. On a moonlit night, a giant snake appears with two moons in tow and swallows a hunter. His daughters find out and swear revenge. A lord issues an order that anybody who turns 60 must be left in the mountains to die. A son tearfully takes his mom up to the mountains but can't bear to [do] it. He hides her beneath the floor (this tale is a renewal).
Épisode 35 - The Blessing the Rat Brought; Urashima Tarou; The Kajika Folding Screen
7 décembre 2014
A man saves a rat who is being bullied, and is granted great fortune. A man saves a turtle who is being bullied, and is taken to an undersea palace (this tale is a renewal). A man saves the frogs in a swamp, and is given a magic folding screen.
Épisode 36 - Little One Inch; The Wolf Rock; The Meguro Pike
14 décembre 2014
A boy the size of a thumb defeats a demon (this tale is a renewal). A girl seeks shelter on a snowy night, but is forced to sleep under the porch and a pack of hungry wolves approach her. The lord of a local province learns to love pike.
Épisode 37 - Zenroku the Sawyer; The Feather Robe of Heaven; The Hermit Orange
21 décembre 2014
A lazy man named Zenroku learns to become a great sawyer. A man finds a celestial maiden's cloth and steals it, and forces her to become his wife (this tale is a renewal). Two ancient sages play a game of go inside an orange.
Épisode 38 - The Gods of Poverty Play Sumo; Trip, Trip; The Hat Jizou Statue
28 décembre 2014
A hard working family refuses to give in to poverty so the God of Poverty haunting them is to be fired. But they want him to stay. A strange child shouts, "Poor! Trip!" at a poor elderly couple on new years. A poor man gives a priest statue a straw hat, and is given blessings in return (this tale is a renewal).
Épisode 39 - The Teapot Racoon Dog; The Anbarayami Horse; The Stone Door of Heaven
4 janvier 2015
A hard working family refuses to give in to poverty so the God of Poverty haunting them is to be fired. But they want him to stay. A strange child shouts, "Poor! Trip!" at a poor elderly couple on new years. A poor man gives a priest statue a straw hat, and is given blessings in return.
Épisode 40 - Wakahime of Ryuuguu; The Salt Millstone; The Escaped Sparrow
11 janvier 2015
A young man throws all his firewood into a whirlpool, and the next day he's visited by a woman from the undersea palace of Ryuuguu. A millet makes salt, and never stops (this tale is a renewal). Magical birds escape from a painting drawn by a master.
Épisode 41 - The Two Virutes; A Trip to Udo; The Monkey Priest Statue
18 janvier 2015
Married by the gods, a sneaky snake, and you can't get the priest butt wet! (this tale is a renewal).
Épisode 42 - Momotarou; The Mountain Bird's Arrow; The Thunder God that Married the Soba Stand Owner
25 janvier 2015
A boy is born from a peach and beats a demon (this tale is a renewal). A fierce hawk kills animals on a winter mountain, and only a hunter can stop it. A thunder god falls in love with the owner of a soba stand and marries her.
Épisode 43 - Ofuku and the Oni; The Oni's Toshitori; The Priest and the Racoon
1 février 2015
A girl named Ofuku is kidnapped by a terrible demon, but she has a plan. A couple invites a demon into their homes on the way when demons are normally driven out. A priest becomes friends with a raccoon couple who want to hear the sutras he recites.
Épisode 44 - The Golden Egg; The Man Who Became a Turtle; Sannennetarou
8 février 2015
A man finds a golden egg and takes it home, and a baby hatches from it. A man is cruel to his hard-working wife, who leaves him. Then he turns into a turtle. A lazy man sleeps all day, when a drought comes its time for him to work (this tale is a renewal).
Épisode 45 - The Horsefly Repays a Debt; The Thunder God and the Doctor; The Painted Wife
15 février 2015
A man saves a horsefly, who repays him by helping him marry the headman's daughter. A doctor of moxibustion heals a thunder god who has a bad hip. A man loves to look at his wife so much that he can't work, so she gives him a picture of himself (this tale is a renewal).
Épisode 46 - The Water Seed;The Blessing Rat; The Hermit Who Did Nothing
22 février 2015
A man helps a snake and is taken to the dragon god's palace, and the dragon god offers him anything he wants. He asks for water for his village. A white rat brings blessings to a man but his greedy neighbor steals it. A lazy man finds a tiny hermit in a pot. The lazier he is the more the hermit grows, until at last it fills the whole house.
Épisode 47 - The Weight Fox; The Most Important Man in the World; The Hina's Yobayashi
1 mars 2015
A god gives a man a fox who helps him in business, but the fox demands an exponential price in return. A stonecutter learns who the most important man in the world is. Dolls come out to play at night on Doll's Day.
Épisode 48 - The Mountain Grannie & the Traveling Performer; Sentoku's Money; The Stonefish's Love
8 mars 2015
A traveling performer gets lost on a mountain at night, and encounters a mountain grannie. The grannie asks him to perform. A monk finds an envelope of money for a boy named "Sentoku." An ugly stonefish tries to confess its love to a beautiful girl fish.
Épisode 49 - The Thief's Loss; The Horse, Dog, Cat, and Chicken Go on a Journey; Stories for Ten Coins
15 mars 2015
A thief helps a sick boy instead of stealing. A horse, a cat, a dog, and a chicken go on a journey. Stories are sold for ten gold coins.
Épisode 50 - The Horse and the Kaaranbe; The White Fox Repays a Debt; Sarasarayasara
22 mars 2015
A man washes his horse in the river, and the horse is attacked by evil imps. A white fox repays a debt. A lord and a peasant woman exchange beautiful poems.
Épisode 51 - Momotarou; Kintarou; Urashima Tarou
29 mars 2015
A boy is born from a peach and beats a demon (repeat from episode 146). Kintarō is a very strong boy who wants to find his father (repeat from episode 135). A man saves a turtle who is being bullied, and is taken to an undersea palace (repeat from episode 139).
Épisode 1 - Monkey and Crab; Greedy Kihachi; The Spider's Twill
5 avril 2015
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.
Épisode 2 - Scary Buns; The Raindrop Monster; The Carpenter and Oniroku
12 avril 2015
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).
Épisode 3 - Kachikachi Mountain; Long Arms and Long Legs; Mountain Monk Rock
19 avril 2015
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.
Épisode 4 - Ash-Covered Haitarou; The Tengu's Sake; Kanekichi the Flute Player
26 avril 2015
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.
Épisode 5 - The Fox of Battari Stream; Celebratory Sumo; Quiet Contest
3 mai 2015
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).
Épisode 6 - The Cow-herding Priest Statue; Tanokyuu; Whale Bridge
10 mai 2015
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.
Épisode 7 - Tenshiki; The Snot-Nosed Kid; Mayoiga
17 mai 2015
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.
Épisode 8 - The Priest Becomes a Carp; The Pot's Song; Teapot
24 mai 2015
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.
Épisode 9 - The Listening Hood; You There, Grandpa?; The Carrot, the Burdock, and the Radish
31 mai 2015
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.
Épisode 10 - The Hornless Sazae; The Willowleaf Fish; The High Priest Who Came to the Village
7 juin 2015
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.
Épisode 11 - Eat Miso Beans Even if You Have to Go Back Three Leagues; Netarou of Asa; Tarou of the Broken Bowl
14 juin 2015
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. A lazy boy is forced to work in the mountains for three years, and given a broken bowl in exchange.
Épisode 12 - The Man Who was Faster than a Horse; The Incredibly Strong Oni Tayuu;The Kappa and the Gourd
21 juin 2015
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.
Épisode 13 - Two Young Boys with a Destiny; Osan the Fox and Yosaburou the Raccoon; The Underground Country
28 juin 2015
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.
Épisode 14 - The Story of the Man Who Was Always in a Hurry; The Cat of Unpenji Temple; The Yama-Ori Rich Man
5 juillet 2015
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.
Épisode 15 - The Cat's Play; Hanbei Daimyoujin; The Gourd Kannon
12 juillet 2015
Cats perform plays late at night. A man is mistaken for a god. A gourd grants all wishes.
Épisode 16 - We Still Don't Know; The Thunder and the Mulberry Tree; Earless Houichi
19 juillet 2015
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).
Épisode 17 - The Priest Statue That Goes Round; The Priest Statue That Faces Sideways; Inside the Teacup
26 juillet 2015
A Priest Statue goes around a village. A Priest Statue turns sideways. An unsettling story about a teacup.
Épisode 18 - The Bean Stalk and the Heavenly Mansion; Otei's Story; Moyabune
2 août 2015
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.
Épisode 19 - Urashima of Kurobe; Yachabou; Oshidori
9 août 2015
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.
Épisode 20 - The Cursed Blade that Sank into the Swamp; The Plate Mansion of Banchou; Zensuke, the Badger, and the Kappa
16 août 2015
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.
Épisode 21 - The Giant Octopus's Hat; The Buried Secret; The Unibrow Raccoon
23 août 2015
An Octopus wants a hat. A secret is buried. A raccoon with a unibrow sets a task for a monk.
Épisode 22 - The Kappa Kid; The Priest and the Kid's 'Who Ate it?'; The Sparrow and the Woodpecker
30 août 2015
A kappa learns to fish. Buddha eats some snacks... or does he? A sparrow and woodpecker visit their dying mother.
Épisode 23 - Hakke Hachitarou; Ohatsu Kannon; The Monster of Red Lake
6 septembre 2015
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.
Épisode 24 - Sleep and Wait For Good News; The Farting Old Woman; The Black Kite's Egg
13 septembre 2015
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.
Épisode 25 - Monster Temple; Eggplant Grannie; The Tengu's Invisibility Cape
20 septembre 2015
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).
Épisode 26 - The Tea Pot; The Mountain-Folding Rich Man; The Tenshiki
27 septembre 2015
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 into town to learn about the mysterious "tenshiki" (repeat from episode 162).
Épisode 27 - Momotarou; The Frogs Who Didn't Respect Their Elders; The Water of Youth
4 octobre 2015
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).
Épisode 28 - The Old Man and His Bump; Buzz! Buzz! Serve Sake!; The Hammer's Handle
11 octobre 2015
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.
Épisode 29 - Kintarou; The Lightning God's Handprint; The Master of Lying
18 octobre 2015
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.
Épisode 30 - The Teapot Raccoon; The Difficult Marriage Question; Three Merchants
25 octobre 2015
A teapot holds a dark secret (this tale is a renewal). A man solves a complicated riddle. A complex pun involving tea and sieves.
Épisode 31 - The Rolling Riceball; The Demon's Bath; Lake Head
1 novembre 2015
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).
Épisode 32 - Urashima Tarou; The Crane`s Gift; Gosuke-don`s Business
8 novembre 2015
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.
Épisode 33 - Little One Inch; The Wind God & the Children; The Lord Goes Thumpity-Thud
15 novembre 2015
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.
Épisode 34 - Three Talismans; Saruya`s Rock; The Rat Takes a Husband
22 novembre 2015
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).
Épisode 35 - Princess Kaguya; Princess Hachikatsugi; Princess Kaminaga
29 novembre 2015
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.
Épisode 36 - Monkey Crab; Cow Demon; The Boundary Between the Northern and Southern Villages
6 décembre 2015
A crab seeks revenge on a monkey (this tale is a second renewal). A demon devours shadows. A boundary is lost.
Épisode 37 - The Old Man Who Made Flowers Bloom; The Umi Bouzu; Comparing Transformations
13 décembre 2015
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.
Épisode 38 - The Crane Repays a Debt; Chinchin Kobakama; The Monster and the Mountain Granny
20 décembre 2015
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.
Épisode 39 - The Umbrella Priest Statues; The Great Year's Fire; The Snow Woman
27 décembre 2015
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 Mokichi take shelter from the blizzard, when a mysterious woman appears before them (this tale is a renewal).
Épisode 40 - The Man Who Bought Dreams; The Badger of Eagle Mountain; Ishibumi-sama Heals Illness
3 janvier 2016
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.
Épisode 41 - Rolling Yams; The Gama Frog's Oil; The Arasaka Rich Man
10 janvier 2016
Yams are rolled, mistakenly (this tale is a renewal). A toad's oil cures wounds. A greedy man pleads for mercy from the sun.
Épisode 42 - The Rat Sutra; The Great Snake of Gondayuu Lake; A Tale of Yomeda
17 janvier 2016
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.
Épisode 43 - The Fire Man; Shouninbaru; Deetarabocchi
24 janvier 2016
A fire man brings gold (this tale is a renewal). A priest sacrifices himself to bring the rain. A man carries a mountain.
Épisode 44 - The Ear Priest Statue; The Cow That Dove into Tega Swamp; The Man Who Cut Reeds
31 janvier 2016
A priest statue heals hearing (this tale is a renewal). A cow goes into a swamp. A man cuts reeds.
Épisode 45 - The Ghost Who Raised a Child; Oman Cherry Blossoms; The Oso Fox and the Blacksmith
7 février 2016
A ghost raises a child. A man freezes in the snow while he waits for his love. A fox plays tricks.
Épisode 46 - The Wife Who Didn't Eat; Yawn Achoo Poo; The Ushi no Koku Mairi
14 février 2016
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.
Épisode 47 - The Sparrow with the Severed Tongue; The Dream of the Mortar Seller; The Fox Wife
21 février 2016
A sparrow's tongue is severed (this tale is a renewal). A mortar seller has a dream. A man marries a fox.
Épisode 48 - The Forest of Furuya; The Tengu and the Potato; Kanne and the Princess`s Kakegoro
28 février 2016
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.
Épisode 49 - The Village of Nightingales; The Rich Man and Gatarou; The Soul That Went into a Different Girl
6 mars 2016
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.
Épisode 50 - Zashikiwarashi; The Lazy Husband and the Nagging Wife; The Peach and the Red Demon
13 mars 2016
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.
Épisode 51 - Wintermelon Princess; The Former Dog; The Shocked Daikon Radish
20 mars 2016
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.
Épisode 52 - Chinchin Kobakama; Saruya`s Rock; The Badger of Eagle Mountain
27 mars 2016
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).
Épisode 1 - Momotarou; The Sobagaki Priest; The Nose and Morning Gruel
3 avril 2016
Momotarō fights demons with his animal friends (this tale is a third renewal). A wise priest heals illness in exchange for buckwheat. A priest has a disgusting nose.
Épisode 2 - The Pond Snail Rich Man; Yaobikuni; The Child of the Giant Snake
10 avril 2016
A pond snail becomes rich (this tale is a renewal). A girl opens a box that she should never have opened. A giant snake has a child.
Épisode 3 - The Transforming Hood; Even The Sardine's Head Begins with Faith; Onisuke and Hikoshichi
17 avril 2016
A fox is outwitted by a man who wants to be a girl (this tale is a renewal). A sardine's head is a sign of faith. Two strong men compete all the time.
Épisode 4 - Shippei Tarou; A Field of Rape Blossoms That Bloomed Overnight; The Light on the Buddha's Forehead
24 avril 2016
A monk saves a girl from an evil monster (this tale is a renewal). Flowers hide logs. The buddha's forehead shines.
Épisode 5 - The Cow's Marriage; Shibahama; The Ocelot and the Priest
1 mai 2016
A man marries a cow (this tale is a renewal). Gold coins are found and lost (this tale is a renewal). A priest becomes friends with angry ocelots at a temple.
Épisode 6 - Ushiwakamaru; The Demon Granny of Adachigahara; The Days Fly By
8 mai 2016
A young samurai seeks revenge (this tale is a renewal). A demon granny stalks the plains of Adachigahara. The sun and moon take a trip down to see the lower world (this tale is a renewal).
Épisode 7 - The White Rabbit of Inaba; The Giant, Strange-Colored Deer; The Jewel of Sangosu
15 mai 2016
A god's love of his fellow creatures is tested (this tale is a renewal). A strange-colored deer holds the key to a cure. A priest demands the return of a jewel.
Épisode 8 - The Pond Snail Sisters; The White Snake Girl; The Blue Tengu and the Red Tengu
22 mai 2016
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.
Épisode 9 - The Cat from the Dragon Palace; Sashisaba and Tsurushigaki; The Fart-Seller
29 mai 2016
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.
Épisode 10 - The Monkey Groom; Otojo's Fire; The Oil Seller and the Fox
5 juin 2016
A girl tricks a monkey out of marriage (this tale is a renewal). A woman devours the legs of an octopus. An oil seller is tricked by a fox.
Épisode 11 - Monogusa Tarou; The Flute of the Moonlit Night; Shrimp and Crow
12 juin 2016
The world's laziest man goes to Kyoto (this tale is a renewal). A flute is played on a moonlit night. A monk draws magic shrimp.
Épisode 12 - Umisachihiko and Yamasachihiko; The Stupid Groom and the Crab Loincloth; The Demons Who Passed Through Demon Pass
19 juin 2016
A fishing hook is lost, then found (this tale is a renewal). 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.
Épisode 13 - Niou and Dokkoi; Cowbear-sama; Yashagaike
26 juin 2016
Two large men fight each other to see who is the strongest (this tale is a renewal). A human intervenes in a duel between cow and bear. A girl marries a snake.
Épisode 14 - Orihime and Hikoboshi; The Mercy of the Priest Statue; Yatsuhashi
3 juillet 2016
Orihime and Hikoboshi fall in love, but neglect their duties. They are separated eternally by the milky way (this tale is a renewal). 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, and she builds eight bridges to commemorate their deaths.
Épisode 15 - The Oyster Mushroom at the Bottom of the Valley; The Bride`s Present; The Tree Peony and the Rat
10 juillet 2016
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.
Épisode 16 - The Story of the Tengu on Dainichiyama; The Fox`s Gift; The Child That Kidnapped an Eagle
17 juillet 2016
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 (this tale is a renewal).
Épisode 17 - The Boy and the Fox; One Piece of Kannon`s Thigh-Meat; Gonzou Bug
24 juillet 2016
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 (this tale is a renewal).
Épisode 18 - Oitekebori; The Flying Man and His Flying Journey; Otogirisou
31 juillet 2016
A man is haunted by a ghost who wants him to leave his fish (this tale is a renewal). A flying man goes on a flying journey. A greedy man repents of his attack on his brother.
Épisode 19 - Yotsuya Ghost Story; The Inn in the Grave; The Thief of Paradise
7 août 2016
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 (this tale is a renewal).
Épisode 20 - The Dead Wife's Evil Spirit; Nursemaid Cherry Blossoms; The Snake Samurai
14 août 2016
An abandoned wife seeks revenge. A nursemaid sacrifices her life for her charge. A snake demands to marry a girl.
Épisode 21 - The Box of Jealousy; The Mirror and the Bell; The Cat's Teacup
21 août 2016
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 (this tale is a renewal).
Épisode 22 - The Broken Promise; The Story of the Green Willow; Enma-sama is Hachigoro-do
28 août 2016
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 (this tale is a renewal).
Épisode 23 - Magoshiroubuchi; The Zuitan Priest Statue; The Tale of Kotohime
4 septembre 2016
A magic dagger saves a man from a snake. A priest statue cures asthma. A beach plays a mysterious melody.
Épisode 24 - Careless Soukurou; The Decapitated Priest Statue; Genji and the Hood
11 septembre 2016
A careless man meets his double (this tale is a renewal). A beheaded priest statue saves a life. A bully loses a hood and is tormented by terrible visions.
Épisode 25 - The Man Who Saw His Own Funeral; Ghost Road; Kissaku`s Fall
18 septembre 2016
A man witnesses his own funeral. A road is haunted by the spirits of the dead. An overconfident climber takes a terrible fall.
Épisode 26 - Shippei Tarou; The Demon Granny of Adachigahara; Otojo's Fire
25 septembre 2016
A monk saves a girl from an evil monster (repeat from episode 211). A demon granny stalks the plains of Adachigahara (repeat from episode 213). A woman devours the legs of an octopus (repeat from episode 217).
Épisode 27 - The Fishwife; Obusaritee; The Fox Kid of Ankokuji
2 octobre 2016
A man abuses his wife, who is a fish, and lives to regret it (this tale is a renewal). A monster wants to be carried on someone's back. A fox at Ankokuji wants to learn the ways of the buddha.
Épisode 28 - Meguro Saury; Kappa Dokkuri; The Giant Carp that Sank A Boat
9 octobre 2016
A lord discovers a new favorite fish (this tale is a renewal). A man is given a bottomless pitcher of sake that almost ruins his life. A giant carp sinks a boat.
Épisode 29 - The Ginger Wife; The Tanuki`s Spinning Wheel; The Fox`s Birth
16 octobre 2016
A wife plots with ginger (this tale is a renewal). A raccoon learns to use a spinning wheel (this tale is a renewal). A doctor assists in the birth of a fox (this tale is a renewal).
Épisode 30 - Rokurokubi; Rat Sumo; Oshira-sama
23 octobre 2016
A man marries a woman whose head grows in length (this tale is a renewal). Rats play sumo (this tale is a renewal). A dad grows jealous of his daughter's friendship with a horse (this tale is a renewal).
Épisode 31 - Heaven's Blessings, Earth's Blessings; Daikoku Buys Salt; Fujiwara Village
30 octobre 2016
Heaven and Earth bring their blessings (this tale is a renewal). Daikoku buys salt. A hidden village is discovered.
Épisode 32 - The Takohachi Rich Man; Bunshichi Mottoi; The Oryuu Willow
6 novembre 2016
Takohachi is mistaken for a rich man (this tale is a renewal). A man's generosity spares another man's life. A man marries the spirit of the willow tree outside his house (this tale is a renewal).
Épisode 33 - Yamata no Orochi; Lake Moon; The Demon and the Chinese Yam
13 novembre 2016
A god duels an eight-headed snake (this tale is a renewal). A horse is taken from its mother at a lake. A demon confronts the horror of yam-eating peasants.
Épisode 34 - Three Talismans; Biwakuuna; A Treasure Entrusted
20 novembre 2016
Three talismans save a boy from a Mountain Grannie (this tale is a renewal). A monster cat breeds poisonous fruit. A treasure entrusted is restored.
Épisode 35 - The Kappa of Ise; The Centipede Gets a Doctor; The Rich Man Who Became a Monkey
27 novembre 2016
A kappa becomes friends with a boy. A centipede goes to et a doctor. A rich man is transformed into a monkey.
Épisode 36 - Karoku and the Crane; The Shiranui Pine; Gohachi is Kidnapped by a Tengu
4 décembre 2016
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.
Épisode 37 - Strong Tarou; The Son With the Most Filial Piety in the Village; The Bong-Bong Sharks
11 décembre 2016
A strong boy goes on a journey (this tale is a second renewal). The man with the most filial piety in the village is found. Sharks bang against bells.
Épisode 38 - Snow Woman; The Geta Given by a Tengu; The Demon's Arm
18 décembre 2016
A cold woman appears (this tale is a second renewal), a Tengu is their biggest fan, and the demon vow's revenge.
Épisode 39 - The Taishiko Dumpling; Dancing Yohei and the Brideless Fox; The Kanekkoori Wife
25 décembre 2016
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.
Épisode 40 - The Three Demons of Houraiji; Handprint Mountain; The Wife`s Hair-Cutting
8 janvier 2017
Three demons at Fuuraiji encounter a powerful monk. Buddha puts a hand-print on a mountain. Wives are tricked into shaving their heads.
Épisode 41 - Shiitare Is a Thief; The Lightning`s Favorite Belly-Button; Maiden Pass
15 janvier 2017
Shiitare becomes a traveling performer. The lightning likes to eat people's belly-buttons. A faithful daughter falls to her death.
Épisode 42 - The Priest`s Hand Towel; A Story of Fuki; A Thousand Ships of White Sesame Seeds and a Thousand Ships of Black Sesame Seeds
22 janvier 2017
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.
Épisode 43 - Sadaroku and Shiro; The Man Who Healed the Dragon`s Eye; The Talisman Bead of the Oni
29 janvier 2017
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.
Épisode 44 - The Badgers of Noto Island; Fukusuke-san, the God of Blessing; Shiro and the Little Kid
5 février 2017
Badgers protect an island. Fukusuke becomes the god of blessing. Acolytes at a temple are jealous of a smart dog.
Épisode 45 - Starfire; Yam Forest; The Ageha Butterfly Repays a Debt
12 février 2017
Two boys catch a star (this tale is a renewal). A greedy old woman won't share her yams. A butterfly repays a debt.
Épisode 46 - The Medicine That Works Here and There; The Monster Master; The Frog of Kyoto, the Frog of Osaka
19 février 2017
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 (this tale is a renewal). A frog from Kyoto and a frog from Osaka visit each other's cities.
Épisode 47 - The Tanuki Forest of Shoujou Temple; The Night Forest of the Hina Dolls; The Man Who Almost Became a Cat
26 février 2017
Raccoons play the drums at Shoujouji temple (this tale is a renewal). Hina dolls play drums throughout the night (this tale is a renewal). A man almost become a cat.
Épisode 48 - Momotarou; The Guardian of Farts; The Mitten Crab Repays a Debt
5 mars 2017
Momotarō is born from a peach (this tale is a fourth renewal). A man protects a storehouse with his giant farts. A mitten crab repays a debt.
Épisode 49 - Kintarou; The Curse of the Utou Bird; Yattobei and the Tengu
12 mars 2017
Kintarō grows up to be big and strong, and fights a demon (this tale is a third renewal). The Utou birds unleash a terrible curse. Yattobei battles a Tengu.
Épisode 50 - Urashima Tarou; The One Ka Priest; The Body-Throwing Stone
19 mars 2017
Urashima Tarō visits an undersea palace (this tale is a third renewal). A priest teaches a magistrate a lesson for wasting his time. A horse falls in love with a princess.
Épisode 51 - Little One Inch; The Great Snake of Onnagawadani; The Rain-Calling Bodhisattva
26 mars 2017
Little One Inch is very small (this tale is a third renewal). A great snake threatens the villagers of Onnagawadani. A Bodhisattva calls the rain. Final episode
Épisode 1 - Sameuratarou Became a Rock; Koukichi Flies Through The Sky
2 avril 2017
A whale turns into a rock. A man wants to learn to fly, but runs into resistance from the Japanese government.
Épisode 2 - The Bamboo Shoot Child; The Demon Kite of Ikinoshima
9 avril 2017
A child appears from inside a stalk of bamboo. A village makes a kite with the face of an oni.
Épisode 3 - The Catfish God; Inou Tadataka
16 avril 2017
A wife unwittingly offends a powerful catfish god. Inou Tadataka becomes the first man to make a map of Japan.
Épisode 4 - Kappa Stone; The Moss Ball of Akan Lake
23 avril 2017
A boy throws a rock at a baby kappa, and its father puts a powerful curse on him. The lake moss of the Ainu come to be referred as the heart of the forest.
Épisode 5 - The Hunter and the Oni, The Three Shrine Festival of Asakusa
30 avril 2017
A hunter outwits a giant ogre called an oni. Two sons find a statue of one of the buddhas while trying to catch fish for their sick mother.
Épisode 6 - Anju and Zushiou, Kicchomu-san the Sharp
7 mai 2017
A brother and sister escape from enslavement. Stories are told of Kicchomu, who is famous for his cleverness.
Épisode 7 - Granny Orin and the Bottle Rock, The Madara Demon God and Kannon-sama
14 mai 2017
An old woman sacrifices herself to bring prosperity to a starving village. A demon god repairs a destroyed temple.
Épisode 8 - The Akoya Pine; The Spicy Lotus Root of Higo
21 mai 2017
A girl falls in love with the spirit of a pine tree. A frail lord is tempted into eating more by the power of mustard and lotus root.
Épisode 9 - Chikaraishi Plays Sumo; The Great Buddha of Nara
28 mai 2017
A man named Chikaraishi battles Kappa for sumo supremacy. The great buddha of Nara is built over a period of decades.
Épisode 10 - The Golden Ladle, The Chaguchagu Pony
4 juin 2017
An ogre possesses a golden ladle. A young boy's beloved horse is brutally treated by a rich man.
Épisode 11 - The Wolf Rich Man, Shouki-san and the Demon Roof Tile
11 juin 2017
A man gains the ability to see others for the animals they really are. A demon roof tile brings misfortune.
Épisode 12 - Doukan; Priest Enkuu
18 juin 2017
A peasant hears about Japanese poetry and decides to try some for himself. A monk whittles 100,000 statues of buddha.
Épisode 13 - The Beefy Biceps Given by a Ghost; The Yummy Miso of Hacchousaki
25 juin 2017
A ghost makes a man strong. Good miso is found only a short distance away.
Épisode 14 - The Giant Barley Straw Snake; Uesugi Youzan Makes It Work
2 juillet 2017
A snake made of straw comes to life. Uesugi Youzan makes things happen.
Épisode 15 - The Tofu Priest Statue; Hiraga Gennai
9 juillet 2017
A greedy man wants to cheat customers out of tofu. A lowly merchant grows to great riches.
Épisode 16 - Houko-san; Wabicha and Senno Rikyuu
16 juillet 2017
A girl sacrifices herself to save her master's daughter. Sen Rikyuu creates a new style of tea.
Épisode 17 - Tanuki Fields; The Orange Boat of Bunzaemon
23 juillet 2017
Tanuki plow a field for a kind man. Bunzaemon becomes rich selling oranges.
Épisode 18 - The Pilgrim and the Bath; The Slaying of the Monster of Himeji Castle
30 juillet 2017
A man gets a bathtub stuck to his butt by an angry god. A warrior challenges the ghosts of Himeji castle.
Épisode 19 - The Power Given by an Ogre; The Okesabushi of Okei
6 août 2017
An oni gives a girl great power. A cat of repays the kindness of its owners.
Épisode 20 - A Story of Sage Kume; The Moon, the Buddha, and My Soba
13 août 2017
A man wants to be a Sennin but fails, so he becomes a salesman instead. Kobayashi Issa, the haiku poet, thinks of the sun, the moon, and his soba.
Épisode 21 - Osengafuchi; The Medicine-Seller of Toyama
20 août 2017
A man falls in love with a carp he catches in a lake. A lord learns the ways of herbs.
Épisode 22 - Daikoku-sama and Denzaburou the Rich Man; The Tanuki Priest and Kenchin Soup
27 août 2017
A lazy man becomes rich with the help of a god. A raccoon gathers donations for a temple.
Épisode 23 - The Dream-Telling Priest Statue; The Iwatsuki Doll
3 septembre 2017
A priest statue gives warnings in dreams. A master dollmaker makes a doll from unique materials.
Épisode 24 - Ninja Isuke and the Oosanshouuo; Arita-yaki Shine Like Persimmons
10 septembre 2017
A ninja learns secret techniques. New methods for pottery are divised.
Épisode 25 - The Rice-Spouting Priest Statue; The Dog Goes to Ise
17 septembre 2017
A priest statue spits out yummy rice. A dog goes to Ise.
Épisode 26 - The Sesame Seed Manjuu; The Beginning of Dougo Hot Springs
1 octobre 2017
A woman uses sesame seed buns to turn people into cows. The hot springs at dogo are discovered.
Épisode 27 - Heishirou of Dokkoi Makabe; Standing on Mt. Fuji
8 octobre 2017
A boy becomes high priest after a lowly upbringing. A girl becomes the first woman to stand on Mt. Fuji.
Épisode 28 - The Bikki Wife; The Oumi Merchant
15 octobre 2017
A man marries a frog wife. A merchant from Edo teaches people a valuable lesson about quality goods.
Épisode 29 - The Ship Ghosts of Usa; The Tanuki War of Awa
22 octobre 2017
A ship of ghosts tries to drag the living to the bottom of the ocean. Raccoons fight a war in Awa.
Épisode 30 - The Rain of the Setomono Festival; The Silkworm and the Wife Lord
29 octobre 2017
A hard-working potter learns the secrets of lacquerware. In Shirataki, the wife is the boss.
Épisode 31 - Eyeball Swapping; The Byakkotai
5 novembre 2017
A man becomes a doctor after his eyeball falls out. In Aizu, the Byakkotai dies at the end of a war.
Épisode 32 - The Priest and the Old Tanuki; Otane's Lake
12 novembre 2017
A priest becomes friends with an old raccoon. A beautiful woman called Otane meets a sad fate.
Épisode 33 - The Man Who Wanted to be a Black Kite; The Mountain Princess of Yakushima
19 novembre 2017
A man wants to be a black kite. A sinister creature haunts a tree on a island.
Épisode 34 - Wanting To Be Poor; The Blessings of Uzumi
26 novembre 2017
A man wants to be poor. A lord forbids his people from luxuries.
Épisode 35 - Yajiemon and the Big Bear; Nikkou Toushougu and Hidari Jingorou
3 décembre 2017
Yajiemon fights a giant bear. A man designs the gate for a temple after badly injuring his left hand.
Épisode 36 - The God Riding on a Cucumber; Use an Abacus to Make Kaga a Million Koku
10 décembre 2017
A god rides on a cucumber. A lord becomes rich using his abacus to keep expenses down.
Épisode 37 - The Farting Wife; The Chef of Shuri Castle
17 décembre 2017
A wife farts so hard that she blows down trees. A chef in Okinawa competes for the best dish.
Épisode 38 - The Mountain Granny's Mochi; Namahage
24 décembre 2017
A mountain granny brings prosperity in exchange for delicious mochi. Horrible creatures called Namahage strike a town in Akita.
Épisode 39 - The Invisible Man; The River Otter of Shimanto River
31 décembre 2017
A man becomes invisible and feels very alone. A river otter is tricked by dastardly shrimp.
Épisode 40 - Three Grains of Rice, Three Grains of Gold; Jirochou of Shimizu
7 janvier 2018
Three grains of rice become three grains of gold. A man named Jirochou is an inpsiration to everyone.
Épisode 41 - The Swordsman and the Bale of Straw; The Pack Carriers of Mackerel Highway
14 janvier 2018
A samurai breaks a teacup owned by a poor man. Pack runners carry salmon along a mountain path.
Épisode 42 - Mountain Granny Shrine; Sugawara Michizane and the Legend of the Flying Plum
20 janvier 2018
A mountain grannie repays those who are kind to her. A child prodigy is banished far from the capital.
Épisode 43 - The Paper Bag Wind; Tanabata-san's Present
27 janvier 2018
A man bags the wind. An ancient legend about Tanabata is still told to this day.
Épisode 44 - The Mountain Monk Tanuki; The Doll Stones of Kintai Bridge
3 février 2018
A raccoon disguises itself as a mountain monk. A woman is sacrificed to make a bridge sturdy.
Épisode 45 - Yagorou-don and the Men; The Bug-Sending of Tsugaru
10 février 2018
A giant called Yagorou-dono lived long ago. A god drives away insects from crops.
Épisode 46 - Ishidoumaru; Konoshiro and Matsue Castle
17 février 2018
A boy called Ishidoumaru searches for his father. A lord battles a monster in his keep.
Épisode 47 - The Colt that Escaped from a Painting; The Cold Soup Granny
3 mars 2018
A horse from a painting comes alive. A recipe is made for cold soup.
Épisode 48 - The Monk Who Went to Hell; Mito Mitsukuni Is Hungry
10 mars 2018
A greedy priest is sent to hell. A great man named Mito Mitsukuni is very hungry.
Épisode 49 - The 16th Day Cherry Tree; Monkey Bridge
17 mars 2018
A cherry tree blooms on the night of the full moon. A bridge-maker makes a bride over a steep canyon.
Épisode 50 - The Gongen-sama on the Northern Mountain; Anchin and Kiyohime
24 mars 2018
A goddess lives on the northern mountain. Kiyohime becomes a snake and attacks the one she loves. Final episode
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