In this episode, a dog rewards a kind master, and an old woman's gift is repaid, and a man buys a dream. Source: crunchyroll
In this episode, the small shows the biggest bravery, and old man’s accidental gift is repaid, and the lazy man gets the cow. Source: crunchyroll
An old man with a bump dances for a demon band, a fox gets tricked, and a love potion backfires horribly. Source: crunchyroll
A couple creates a child from dirt, a woodcutter breaks his promise, and in the last tale we learn the meaning of “Hirarin, Heirin, Tairarin, Tairabay...
A Fisherman’s is given a gift that turns about to be a curse, monkeys worship a Buddha without getting their butts wet, and a merchant learns what is ...
We learn the tale of Sakata no Kintoki, a lord learns more than expected, and sometimes you have to cry to move on. Source: crunchyroll
A fisherman learns to appreciate what he has, a couple is blessed with an unusual child, and a lying boy meets a lying girl. Source: crunchyroll
A demon puts a carpenter in an unwanted deal, a fox learns of karma, and what is more important, honesty or obedience. Source: crunchyroll
A priest saves a town from sacrificing another daughter, a lazy man learns hard work, and a lazier man learns nothing. Source: crunchyroll
A good for nothing saves the day, a liar gets the last laugh, and we learn the importance of names. Source: crunchyroll
A man learns to look beyond the surface of a person, a flower seller forgets to keep his promise, and everything is sacred. Source: crunchyroll
A thief is scary, a wolf is scary, but the worst is the Furuya Flora, two children fight a witch, and a painter learns a lesson. Source: crunchyroll
A raccoon repays a debt but learns a lesson, the fox thinks 5 steps ahead, and Mr. Careless needs to slow down. Source: crunchyroll
The origin of the Tanabata festival is told, a snake causes a calamity, and manners are important. Source: crunchyroll
A man is repaid for an accidental gift, but greed ruins all, an old couple sponsors a rat, and two kids trick a sneaky priest. Source: crunchyroll
An unlucky man goes west, a god of luck gets a bum rap, and Japan challenges China in a strong man contest. Source: crunchyroll
A lie does not build a family, a mother never stops searching, and a traveling priest searches for the answer. Source: crunchyroll
A man fights for his wife, a haunt ditch, and more money more problems. Source: crunchyroll
The old is thrown away, a man delivers a letter for a water god, and a fake samurai gets lucky. Source: crunchyroll
An elderly couple is blessed with a daughter born from a bamboo stalk, a little boy’s sister has become a real demon, and a worker is terrified of mea...
Two bothers exchange jobs, a kappa waits 14 years, and 3 souls get a 2nd chance. Source: crunchyroll
Did you drop the gold axe or the silver axe? A man makes a deal with a monster, and a Tengu is tricked. Source: crunchyroll
A new bride is explosive, a hunter gets lucky, and Cha – Kuri – Kaki – Fu. Source: crunchyroll
Mother and Father Mouse hunt for the best husband, a wife and husband communicate without words, and a couple battles for the last rice ball. Source: ...
A man listens to the world around him, a dog and cat rescue their master, and a ghost is lost in rhyme. Source: crunchyroll
Tanokyuu tricks a snake and gets a reward, monsters pick a fight with the wrong monk, and a monk and raccoon do battle. Source: crunchyroll
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Invisibility comes with a price; a demon repays a kindness, and always carries some Yaki-Gobou when you die. Source: crunchyroll
A mountain woman overeats, there is always someone bigger, and a man shouldn’t eat. Source: crunchyroll
A cat wants to replay her master, a greedy man trips to much, a lazy man fans too much. Source: crunchyroll
Rustle Rustle Don't Go, a bully gets his, and walking stick breaks a bone. Source: crunchyroll
Money gets up and walks away, everybody farts, and true kindness is always repaid. Source: crunchyroll
The fearsome warrior Fujiwara Touta Hidesato fears nothing; a village doctor changes his way, and Please! Cling! Please! Hold! Source: crunchyroll
Three brothers learn the best use of money, wolves won’t eat a good man, and dokkosiho is delicious! Source: crunchyroll
A thief gets tricked, a rabbit plays tricks, and a brother’s revenge for a trick goes too far. Source: crunchyroll
A crane repays a fisherman, a group of heros defeat a demon, and moderation is key. Source: crunchyroll
A kid learns to trust his priest, a priest learns to believe in a child’s dream, and the gods have to go. Source: crunchyroll
A country rat tries out the big city, a father learns a hard lesson, and it’s tortoise vs. hare. Source: crunchyroll
The gods repay a kindness, greed gets you nowhere, and a true act of kindness is always rewarded. Source: crunchyroll
A couple finds a baby, a young girl lives with a flowerpot on her head, and how the zodiac got its animals. Source: crunchyroll
A nation tricks a war hungry nation, a hunter tricks a snake, and an otter tricks a fox. Source: crunchyroll
A couple raise a snake, a kappa gets married, and a Fava Bean, Straw, and Charcoal take a trip to Ise Source: crunchyroll
Children learn how to seasons come in, a brother’s greed leads to ruin, and an Ama no Jyaku gets tricked. Source: crunchyroll
An honest man gets rewarded by a liar, a husband white lie turns into a great whale, and a couple tries the ginger trick. Source: crunchyroll
A giving man waits by a bridge, a monk witness his cat give a moving speech, and Chichinpuyopuyo Pupuyopuyo Source: crunchyroll
Is it a gift from Buddha or is it stealing? The answers you sneak can come in many forms and give your friend the benefit of the doubt. Source: crunch...
A priest gains the power to control farts, a mother in law true colors are show, and brothers want to cook with a star. Source: crunchyroll
A sister saves her brothers, a love is found, lost, and found again, and you put an “o” in front of everything to be polite. Source: crunchyroll
A dog is loyal no matter what, the Queens wants monkey livers, and a dog wishes to be human. Source: crunchyroll
Three brothers run from a demon, a priest spends a night in a tree, and the Sun, Moon, and Thunder come to an agreement. Source: crunchyroll
Susano’o has to prove his worth, a Satori woman finds her man, and a cheapo meets his match. Source: crunchyroll
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A mother provers her love, and old man’s accidental gift is repaid, and a man gets greedy with his prayers. Source: crunchyroll
The bat flys at dusk, an old man with a bump dances for a demon band, and lunch, works. Source: crunchyroll
A good deed is repaid ,a dog rewards a kind master, a bumpkin gets the last laugh. Source: crunchyroll
A man learns about the importance of community, a couple creates a child from dirt, and a skylark ruins everything. Source: crunchyroll
A mother fights for her daughter, we learn the tale of Sakata no Kintoki, and toot causes great embarrassment. Source: crunchyroll
A radish saves, a thief is scary, a wolf is scary, but the worst is the Furuya Flora, and can a horse poop gold? Source: crunchyroll
A young girl is thrown into the river, a man buys a dream, and a king learns a lesson. Source: crunchyroll
A simple trip leads to an unfortunate life, a fox learns of karma, the Fire god is lonely. Source: crunchyroll
A man fights fate, the lazy man gets the cow, and a son sees his father. Source: crunchyroll
A man marries a unique woman, a flower seller forgets to keep his promise, and a farmer makes it rain. Source: crunchyroll
Monkey steals a baby, the smallest shows the biggest bravery, a unique shapped baby growns into a unique man. Source: crunchyroll
Monkey steals a baby, Hirarin, Heirin, Tairarin, Tairabayashi and Ippachijuu no Mokumoku, and Hitotsutoyattsudetokkikki , and legendary heros can't ca...
Dainichi Nyorai guides a family, a fisherman learns to appreciate what he has, and a young monk learns not to judge a book by its cover. Source: crunc...
A runner saves a group of monkeys at an expensive cost, the Sun, Moon, and Thunder come to an agreement, and a Woodcutter gets the last laugh. Source:...
A southern ruler named Yuriwaka is abandoned on an island. An old man brings home a boy named "Fire Man". A stingy priest tells the children at his te...
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...
An old man saves a broken swallow, who rewards him with a magic watermelon seed. A man encounters a terrifying ghost at a haunted stream. A traveling ...
Two men are visited in dreams by their dead fathers.. Rats fight it out in the sumo ring. A mysterious old man makes magic with watermelons. Source: c...
A fallen lord sacrifices his prized possessions for a traveling monk. A princess is found in a stalk of bamboo. A priest tricks a fox, and finds himse...
A musician is haunted by the spirits of fallen samurai. Two massive men duel for supremacy. A transforming badger runs a con at a mountain pass. Sourc...
The ghostly voices of children cry out at night from a haunted bed. A man tries a new strategy to sell his wares. The dancing bones of a murdered man ...
A titan lays seige to a small fishing village. An evil lord steals a man's beautiful wife. Friends of a lord plot to take back his money from a fox ha...
A puppet master visits a strange temple. A goddess is punished for her dalliances. An arrogant whale loses a race. Source: crunchyroll
A girl sings a song, and her father is sacrificed. A son is tasked with taking his mother to the mountains, where she will left to die. A tense hostag...
Crabs seek revenge upon a monkey for wounding their mother, and are aided by a mortar and cow poop. A divine oracle leads a man to riches. A man's hea...
Recap Episode
A massive pumpkin grows from a tiny vine, and a man is very happy. Parents hear from the mountain god and water god that their child will be stolen by...
Midon the fisherman is wounded and can't go fishing. He borrows money from a samurai, but can't pay it back. A wife gets mad at her drunkard husband a...
An old man loved a swallow, but when it eats his wifes glue, she cuts out its tongue. He goes deep into the mountains to find her... A packdriver buys...
A 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 ...
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...
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...
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 brid...
"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 docto...
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 th...
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 b...
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 pay...
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 ...
A couple works hard but is still poor, and meets the new year with a sigh. On new years, a man can't sell his hemp so he trades it for an umbrella. An...
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 c...
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 rive...
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...
Governot Shimada has come to Kazusa, where there is no water and the harvest is dependant on the rain. Two men tie a pipe between their houses so they...
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...
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 ...
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 noth...
A young woodcutter seeks shelter from a blizzard with his master. A young woman has a horse she loves. After the battle between the Heike and the Genj...
Cowherd Okaru took care of a young black calf that transformed into a handsome young man when it was three years old. Momotarou is born from a peach, ...
A demon and his son live in the mountains. The princess of Ryuuguu castle has a baby. Taikichi, who always gives an offering to the Ryuuguu Abyss, is ...
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 everythi...
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...
Recap Episode
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 hun...
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 lo...
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 fa...
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 d...
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 fi...
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...
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 ...
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 bandi...
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 k...
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 ...
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...
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 d...
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 b...
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...
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....
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 ...
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...
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 ...
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 o...
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 ...
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 re...
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. So...
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 ...
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...
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 shrin...
A kind old man raises a dog named Shiro, but his greedy neighbor kills it. When he spreads the ashes in the garden... A rich young man is ill and want...
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... A young ma...
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 ou...
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 yo...
A traveler gets help from a mountain couple, a priest battles an evil entity, and an old man gets a double trouble. Source: crunchyroll
Kintarou is a very strong boy who wants to find his father. A man stays at a mansion filled with monster cats. A rampaging bull destroys fields on moo...
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. Two brothers who are masters of t...
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...
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 swall...
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. A...
A boy the size of a thumb defeats a demon. A girl seeks shelter on a snowy night, but is forced to sleep under the porch. A pack of hungry wolves appr...
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. Two...
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 sho...
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 sho...
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 sal...
Married by the gods, a sneaky snake, and you can't get the priest butt wet! Source: crunchyroll
A boy is born from a peach and beats a demon. A fierce hawk kills animals on a winter mountain, and only a hunter can stop it. A thunder god falls in ...
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...
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 ...
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 m...
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 whi...
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...
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 o...
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. Source: crunc...
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 ...
A monkey gets what he deserves, Kihachi gets what he deserves, a spider pays a debt. Source: crunchyroll
Crab children seek vengeance on a monkey who hurt their mother. A greedy man finds a shrine that doubles his money. A man saves a spider and marries a...
A rabbit seeks revenge when a raccoon's pranks go too far. Two monsters are defeated by a Buddhist monk. A wandering monk battles a horrifying monster...
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 K...
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 in...
A priest statue helps an old man. A traveling performer meets a giant snake that devours travelers. A fishing village angers the whales and pays a ter...
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. A lost house...
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. Source: crunchyr...
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...
A village helps a monk escape the wrath of a fuedal lord. A goddess turns leaves into fish to help her people. A high priest comes to the village. Sou...
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 ...
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 exch...
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 fin...
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. Source: crunchyr...
Cats perform plays late at night. A man is mistaken for a god. A gourd grants all wishes. Source: crunchyroll
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. Source: crunchyroll
A Priest Statue goes around a village. A Priest Statue turns sideways. An unsettling story about a teacup. Source: crunchyroll
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 fo...
Men make friends with a magic go player. A mischevious boy named Yachabou makes a friend. A man shoots a duck in anger and is visited in the night by ...
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 t...
An Octopus wants a hat. A secret is buried. A raccoon with a unibrow sets a task for a monk. Source: crunchyroll
A kappa learns to fish. Buddha eats some snacks... or does he? A sparrow and woodpecker visit their dying mother. Source: crunchyroll
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 monst...
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. Source: crunchyro...
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 I...
A boy travels with some animals, a frogs croak is explained, and the fountain of youth is found. Source: crunchyroll
An old man has a bump. A lazy man wants a life of ease. The God of Wealth's hammer is missing its handle. Source: crunchyroll
A boy named Kintarou wrestles a bear. A thunder god is taught a lesson. A master liar deceives people. Source: crunchyroll
A teapot holds a dark secret. A man solves a complicated riddle. A complex pun involving tea and sieves. Source: crunchyroll
Rice balls roll. A monster lurks in a hot springs. A man's head becomes a lake. Source: crunchyroll
A man goes to an undersea palace. A crane leaves his poop as a present. Gosuke makes money in an unusual way. Source: crunchyroll
A small boy fights a demon. The wind god takes children to a mystical land. A lord goes thumpity-thump. Source: crunchyroll
Three talismans protect a boy. A monkey throws rocks. A rat finds a husband for his daughter. Source: crunchyroll
It's princess week on Folktales from Japan! A princess returns to the moon. A princess has a bowl on her head. A princess has no hair. Source: crunchy...
A crab seeks revenge on a monkey. A demon devours shadows. A boundary is lost. Source: crunchyroll
An old man makes flowers bloom. A lazy man is visited by a sea monster. Two foxes compare their disguises. Source: crunchyroll
A crane repays a debt. A lazy woman is visited by terrible ghosts. A monster and a mountain granny terrorize a village. Source: crunchyroll
On New Year's Eve, a poor couple struggles to bring in the new year. A woman is told not to let the fire go out on New Year's Eve, but... Minokichi an...
A man buys dreams that lead to wealth. A badger longs for a mother's warmth. A god promises health if people will stop tripping over his head. Source:...
Yams are rolled, mistakenly. A toad's oil cures wounds. A greedy man pleads for mercy from the sun. Source: crunchyroll
The Rat Sutra scares off a thief. A snake is struck down by the gods. A wife sacrifices her life to the gods to finish the harvest. Source: crunchyrol...
A fire man brings gold. A priest sacrifices himself to bring the rain. A man carries a mountain. Source: crunchyroll
A priest statue heals hearing. A cow goes into a swamp. A man cuts reeds. Source: crunchyroll
A ghost raises a child. A man freezes in the snow while he waits for his love. A fox plays tricks. Source: crunchyroll
A wife eats nothing... except her husband. Three losers defeat the lord of hell. A woman prays to survive a plague. Source: crunchyroll
A sparrow's tongue is severed. A mortar seller has a dream. A man marries a fox. Source: crunchyroll
A wolf encounters the most terrifying thing in the world. A tengu plays tricks with potatoes. Kanne and his merry band race a princess. Source: crunch...
A woman entrusts a man with a mysterious mansion. A rich man makes a deal with a kappa to make a bridge. A girl's soul enters another's body. Source: ...
A Zashiki Warashi brings joy to a household. A lazy husband has a nagging wife. A red demon fears peaches. Source: crunchyroll
A girl is born from a watermelon and then tricked by a demon. A dog becomes a man. A radish is shocked and amazed. Source: crunchyroll
Momotarou fights demons with his animal friends. A wise priest heals illness in exchange for buckwheat. A priest has a disgusting nose. Source: crunch...
A pond snail becomes rich. A girl opens a box that she should never have opened. A giant snake has a child. Source: crunchyroll
A fox is outwitted by a man who wants to be a girl. A sardine's head is a sign of faith. Two strong men compete all the time. Source: crunchyroll
A monk saves a girl from an evil monster. Flowers hide logs. The buddha's forehead shines. Source: crunchyroll
A man marries a cow. Gold coins are found and lost. A priest becomes friends with angry ocelots at a temple. Source: crunchyroll
A young samurai seeks revenge. A demon granny stalks the plains of Adachigahara. The sun and moon take a trip down to see the lower world. Source: cru...
A god's love of his fellow creatures is tested. A strange-colored deer holds the key to a cure. A priest demands the return of a jewel. Source: crunch...
A white snake becomes a daughter. Two snails cook dinner for a pair of brothers. A blue tengu and a red tengu get in a fight. Source: crunchyroll
A cat from Ryuuguu Palace brings wealth. A greedy man freezes as he eats all the persimmons. A man sells farts that are sacred to the Buddha. Source: ...
A girl tricks a monkey out of marriage. A woman devours the legs of an octopus. An oil seller is tricked by a fox. Source: crunchyroll
The world's laziest man goes to Kyoto. A flute is played on a moonlit night. A monk draws magic shrimp. Source: crunchyroll
A fishing hook is lost, then found. A man does not understand the proper etiquette for eating crab. A blue oni and a red oni fight for the love of a g...
Two large men fight each other to see who is the strongest. A human intervenes in a duel between cow and bear. A girl marries a snake. Source: crunchy...
Orihime and Hikoboshi fall in love, but neglect their duties. They are separated eternally by the milky way. A woman is tricked by an evil mother and ...
A lord picks mushrooms. A wife is embarrassed at her family's meager presents. Two sculptors compete to see who is the best, but one cheats. Source: c...
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 ...
A priest is tricked by a fox, who is then tricked by a kid. A priest eats meat from the thigh of his goddess. A stingy man becomes a bug. Source: crun...
A man is haunted by a ghost who wants him to leave his fish. A flying man goes on a flying journey. A greedy man repents of his attack on his brother....
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 t...
An abandoned wife seeks revenge. A nursemaid sacrifices her life for her charge. A snake demands to marry a girl. Source: crunchyroll
A woman opens a box and meets a terrible fate. A wife seeks revenge for her lost mirror. A merchant tries to con a man out of a rare dish, but is conn...
A promise is broken and a life is taken. A man marries a green willow. The lord of hell is tricked out of his job by a sneaky thief. Source: crunchyro...
A magic dagger saves a man from a snake. A priest statue cures asthma. A beach plays a mysterious melody. Source: crunchyroll
A careless man meets his double. A beheaded priest statue saves a life. A bully loses a hood and is tormented by terrible visions. Source: crunchyroll
A man witnesses his own funeral. A road is haunted by the spirits of the dead. An overconfident climber takes a terrible fall. Source: crunchyroll
A man abuses his wife, who is a fish, and lives to regret it. A monster wants to be carried on someone's back. A fox at Ankokuji wants to learn the wa...
A lord discovers a new favorite fish. A man is given a bottomless pitcher of sake that almost ruins his life. A giant carp sinks a boat. Source: crunc...
A wife plots with ginger. A raccoon learns to use a spinning wheel. A doctor assists in the birth of a fox. Source: crunchyroll
A man marries a woman whose head grows in length. Rats play sumo. A dad grows jealous of his daughter's friendship with a horse. Source: crunchyroll
Heaven and Earth bring their blessings. Daikoku buys salt. A hidden village is discovered. Source: crunchyroll
Takohachi is mistaken for a rich man. A man's generosity spares another man's life. A man marries the spirit of the willow tree outside his house. Sou...
A god duels an eight-headed snake. A horse is taken from its mother at a lake. A demon confronts the horror of yam-eating peasants. Source: crunchyrol...
Three talismans save a boy from a Mountain Grannie. A monster cat breeds poisonous fruit. A treasure entrusted is restored. Source: crunchyroll
A kappa becomes friends with a boy. A centipede goes to et a doctor. A rich man is transformed into a monkey. Source: crunchyroll
A kind man marries a crane who weaves on his loom. A man goes out to fish on a stormy day and doesn't come back. Gohachi sumo wrestles a tengu. Source...
A strong boy goes on a journey. The man with the most filial piety in the village is found. Sharks bang against bells. Source: crunchyroll
A cold woman appears, a Tengu is their biggest fan, and the demon vow's revenge. Source: crunchyroll
A poor woman steals rice to help a priest in need. A dancing man faces a trickster fox. A lonely man marries a woman who is actually an icicle. Source...
Three demons at Fuuraiji encounter a powerful monk. Buddha puts a hand-print on a mountain. Wives are tricked into shaving their heads. Source: crunch...
Shiitare becomes a traveling performer. The lightning likes to eat people's belly-buttons. A faithful daughter falls to her death. Source: crunchyroll
A monk's hand towel is a gift to a hard-working girl. Fuki learns of a spring that will heal her father's illness. A girl from Ryuuguu Palace must pro...
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 m...
Badgers protect an island. Fukusuke becomes the god of blessing. Acolytes at a temple are jealous of a smart dog. Source: crunchyroll
Two boys catch a star. A greedy old woman won't share her yams. A butterfly repays a debt. Source: crunchyroll
A woman wants a drug to slowly kill her mother-in-law. An old man is terrible to his servants, even when those servants are monsters. A frog from Kyot...
Raccoons play the drums at Shoujouji temple. Hina dolls play drums throughout the night. A man almost become a cat. Source: crunchyroll
Momotarou is born from a peach. A man protects a storehouse with his giant farts. A mitten crab repays a debt. Source: crunchyroll
Kintarou grows up to be big and strong, and fights a demon. The Utou birds unleash a terrible curse. Yattobei battles a Tengu. Source: crunchyroll
Urashima Tarou visits an undersea palace. A priest teaches a magistrate a lesson for wasting his time. A horse falls in love with a princess. Source: ...
Issun Boushi is very small. A great snake threatens the villagers of Onnagawadani. A Bodhisattva calls the rain. Source: crunchyroll
A whale turns into a rock. A man wants to learn to fly, but runs into resistance from the Japanese government. Source: crunchyroll
A child appears from inside a stalk of bamboo. A village makes a kite with the face of an oni. Source: crunchyroll
A wife unwittingly offends a powerful catfish god. Inou Tadataka becomes the first man to make a map of Japan. Source: crunchyroll
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 refered as the heart of the for...
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. Source: cr...
A brother and sister escape from enslavement. Stories are told of Kicchomu, who is famous for his cleverness. Source: crunchyroll
An old woman sacrifices herself to bring prosperity to a starving village. A demon god repairs a destroyed temple. Source: crunchyroll
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. Source: crunchyr...
A man named Chikaraishi battles Kappa for sumo supremacy. The great buddha of Nara is built over a period of decades. Source: crunchyroll
An ogre possesses a golden ladle. A young boy's beloved horse is brutally treated by a rich man. Source: crunchyroll
A man gains the ability to see others for the animals they really are. A demon roof tile brings misfortune. Source: crunchyroll
A peasant hears about Japanese poetry and decides to try some for himself. A monk whittles 100,000 statues of buddha. Source: crunchyroll
A ghost makes a man strong. Good miso is found only a short distance away. Source: crunchyroll
A snake made of straw comes to life. Uesugi Youzan makes things happen. Source: crunchyroll
A greedy man wants to cheat customers out of tofu. A lowly merchant grows to great riches. Source: crunchyroll
A girl sacrifices herself to save her master's daughter. Sen Rikyuu creates a new style of tea. Source: crunchyroll
Tanuki plow a field for a kind man. Bunzaemon becomes rich selling oranges. Source: crunchyroll
A man gets a bathtub stuck to his butt by an angry god. A warrior challenges the ghosts of Himeji castle. Source: crunchyroll
An oni gives a girl great power. A cat of repays the kindness of its owners. Source: crunchyroll
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. Sou...
A man falls in love with a carp he catches in a lake. A lord learns the ways of herbs. Source: crunchyroll
A lazy man becomes rich with the help of a god. A raccoon gathers donations for a temple. Source: crunchyroll
A priest statue gives warnings in dreams. A master dollmaker makes a doll from unique materials. Source: crunchyroll
A ninja learns secret techniques. New methods for pottery are divised. Source: crunchyroll
A priest statue spits out yummy rice. A dog goes to Ise. Source: crunchyroll
A woman uses sesame seed buns to turn people into cows. The hot springs at dogo are discovered. Source: crunchyroll
A boy becomes high priest after a lowly upbringing. A girl becomes the first woman to stand on Mt. Fuji. Source: crunchyroll
A man marries a frog wife. A merchant from Edo teaches people a valuable lesson about quality goods. Source: crunchyroll
A ship of ghosts tries to drag the living to the bottom of the ocean. Raccoons fight a war in Awa. Source: crunchyroll
A hard-working potter learns the secrets of lacquerware. In Shirataki, the wife is the boss. Source: crunchyroll
A man becomes a doctor after his eyeball falls out. In Aizu, the Byakkotai dies at the end of a war. Source: crunchyroll
A priest becomes friends with an old raccoon. A beautiful woman called Otane meets a sad fate. Source: crunchyroll
A man wants to be a black kite. A sinister creature haunts a tree on a island. Source: crunchyroll
A man wants to be poor. A lord forbids his people from luxuries. Source: crunchyroll
Yajiemon fights a giant bear. A man designs the gate for a temple after badly injuring his left hand. Source: crunchyroll
A god rides on a cucumber. A lord becomes rich using his abacus to keep expenses down. Source: crunchyroll
A wife farts so hard that she blows down trees. A chef in Okinawa competes for the best dish. Source: crunchyroll
A mountain granny brings prosperity in exchange for delicious mochi. Horrible creatures called Namahage strike a town in Akita. Source: crunchyroll
A man becomes invisible and feels very alone. A river otter is tricked by dastardly shrimp. Source: crunchyroll
Three grains of rice become three grains of gold. A man named Jirochou is an inpsiration to everyone. Source: crunchyroll
A samurai breaks a teacup owned by a poor man. Pack runners carry salmon along a mountain path. Source: crunchyroll
A mountain grannie repays those who are kind to her. A child prodigy is banished far from the capital. Source: crunchyroll
A man bags the wind. An ancient legend about Tanabata is still told to this day. Source: crunchyroll
A raccoon disguises itself as a mountain monk. A woman is sacrificed to make a bridge sturdy. Source: crunchyroll
A giant called Yagorou-dono lived long ago. A god drives away insects from crops. Source: crunchyroll
A boy called Ishidoumaru searches for his father. A lord battles a monster in his keep. Source: crunchyroll
A horse from a painting comes alive. A recipe is made for cold soup. Source: crunchyroll
A greedy priest is sent to hell. A great man named Mito Mitsukuni is very hungry. Source: crunchyroll
A cherry tree blooms on the night of the full moon. A bridge-maker makes a bride over a steep canyon. Source: crunchyroll
A goddess lives on the northern mountain. Kiyohime becomes a snake and attacks the one she loves. Source: crunchyroll
