Folktales from Japan Episodes

Episode 60

Sun, 26 May 2013 00:30:00 GMT

Episode 59

Sun, 19 May 2013 00:30:00 GMT

Episode 58 - The Radish Samurai / The Furuya Forest / The Golden Horse Poop

Sun, 12 May 2013 00:30:00 GMT

A radish saves, a thief is scary, a wolf is scary, but the worst is the Furuya Flora, and can a horse poop gold?

Episode 57 - The Mother and Daughter slay a demon / Kintaro / The Farting Girl

Sun, 05 May 2013 00:30:00 GMT

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

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

Sun, 28 Apr 2013 00:30:00 GMT

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

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

Sun, 21 Apr 2013 00:30:00 GMT

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

Episode 54 - Bat / The Old Man And His Bump / Lunch Works

Sun, 14 Apr 2013 00:30:00 GMT

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

Episode 53 - Mother's Crystal / The Rolling Rice Ball / The Golden Arches

Sun, 07 Apr 2013 00:30:00 GMT

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

Episode 51 - Yamata no Orochi / The Satori Woman and the Bucket Maker / Return the Smell

Sun, 24 Mar 2013 00:30:00 GMT

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

Episode 50 - The Thousand League Sandals / The Mountain Priest & the White Wolf / The Days Pass So Fast

Sun, 17 Mar 2013 00:30:00 GMT

Three brothers run from a demon, a priest spends a night in a tree, and the Sun, Moon, and Thunder come to an agreement.

Episode 49 - The Cry That Split The Night / Octopuses Don't Have Bones / The Former Dog

Sun, 10 Mar 2013 01:30:00 GMT

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

Episode 48 - The Seven Swans / The Mysterious Love Poem / 'O' Is Hard

Sun, 03 Mar 2013 01:30:00 GMT

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.

Episode 47 - The Farting Priest / The Demon Mask That Wept / Starfire

Sun, 24 Feb 2013 01:30:00 GMT

A priest gains the power to control farts, a mother in law true colors are show, and brothers want to cook with a star.

Episode 46 - The Hiding Snow / The Three Riddles / The Deep Voice

Sun, 17 Feb 2013 01:30:00 GMT

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.

Episode 45 - The Bridge Where You Buy Miso / The Cat Congregation / The Old Man Who Swallowed Birds

Sun, 10 Feb 2013 01:30:00 GMT

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

Episode 44 - Blessings Of Heaven And Earth / The Leaf Hachibei / The Ginger Wife

Sun, 03 Feb 2013 01:30:00 GMT

An honest man gets rewarded by a liar, a husband white lie turns into a great whale, and a couple tries the ginger trick.

Episode 43 - The Wind God and the Children / The Lacquer Brothers / The Ama no Jyaku and the Child

Sun, 27 Jan 2013 01:30:00 GMT

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

Episode 42 - The Snake Boy / The Kappa And The Straw Shoes / The Fava Bean, Straw, & Charcoal

Sun, 20 Jan 2013 01:30:00 GMT

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

Episode 41 - We Stopped The War / The Giant Snake And The Hunter / Otter's House

Sun, 13 Jan 2013 01:30:00 GMT

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

Episode 40 - Momotaro / Princess Flowerpot Head / The Story Of the Twelve Signs Of the Zodiac

Sun, 06 Jan 2013 01:30:00 GMT

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

Episode 39 - The Jizo Statue With The Hat / The Mortar That Made Salt / A Guest On New Year's Eve

Sun, 23 Dec 2012 01:30:00 GMT

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

Episode 38 - The City Rat And The Country Rat / Oshira-sama / The Tortoise And The Hare

Sun, 16 Dec 2012 01:30:00 GMT

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

Episode 37 - The Three Charms / The Kid and the Cat Picture. / The God of Poverty

Sun, 09 Dec 2012 01:30:00 GMT

A kid learns to trust his priest, a priest learns to believe in a child’s dream, and the gods have to go.

Episode 36 - The Crane Repays A Debt / Slaying the Demon of Ooeyama / The Water of Youth

Sun, 02 Dec 2012 01:30:00 GMT

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

Episode 35 - The Treasure Gourd / The White Rabbit of Inaba / The Bald Wife

Sun, 25 Nov 2012 01:30:00 GMT

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

Episode 34 - The Three Brothers / The Wolf's Eyebrows / Dokkoisho

Sun, 18 Nov 2012 01:30:00 GMT

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

Episode 33 - Straw Bale Touta / The Fox Gives Birth / Cling And Hold

Sun, 11 Nov 2012 01:30:00 GMT

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

Episode 32 - The Rich Charcoal Maker / The Tree That Grows Gold / The Priest's Towel

Sun, 04 Nov 2012 00:30:00 GMT

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

Episode 31 - The Mountain Pear Hunter / The Old Woman In the House / The Centipede Gets The Doctor

Sun, 28 Oct 2012 00:30:00 GMT

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

Episode 30 - The Cat Wife / The Gonzo Bug / The Long-Nose Fan

Sun, 21 Oct 2012 00:30:00 GMT

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

Episode 29 - The Horse Mountain Woman / The Shrimp Goes to Ise / What Sickness?

Sun, 14 Oct 2012 00:30:00 GMT

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

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

Sun, 07 Oct 2012 00:30:00 GMT

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

Episode 26 - Tanokyuu / Tee-tee The Little Monk / The Fake Jizo Statue

Sun, 23 Sep 2012 00:30:00 GMT

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

Episode 25 - The Listening Hood / The Dog and Cat's Treasure / The Ghost's Poem Reading

Sun, 16 Sep 2012 00:30:00 GMT

A man listens to the world around him, a dog and cat rescue their master, and a ghost is lost in rhyme.

Episode 24 - Mouse Takes A Groom / The Pebble Letter / The Silence Contest

Sun, 09 Sep 2012 00:30:00 GMT

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.

Episode 23 - The Farting Wife / The Cat and the Teapot Lid / Chakurikakifu

Sun, 02 Sep 2012 00:30:00 GMT

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

Episode 22 - Three Axes / The Monkey's Groom / The Tengu and the Thief

Sun, 26 Aug 2012 00:30:00 GMT

Did you drop the gold axe or the silver axe? A man makes a deal with a monster, and a Tengu is tricked.

Episode 21 - Umisachihiko And Yamasachihiko / The Day The Kappa Came / King Enma Screws Up

Sun, 19 Aug 2012 00:30:00 GMT

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

Episode 20 - Princess Kaguya / The Demonic Little Sister / Scary Meat Buns

Sun, 12 Aug 2012 00:30:00 GMT

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.

Episode 19 - Ubasute Mountain / The Letterbearer Of The Water God / The Lucky Samurai

Sun, 05 Aug 2012 00:30:00 GMT

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

Episode 18 - The Painted Wife / Left Behind / If You Pick Up Money

Sun, 29 Jul 2012 00:30:00 GMT

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

Episode 17 - The Winged Robe of Heaven / The Child Kidnapped by Eagles/ The Konnyaku Interrogation

Sun, 22 Jul 2012 00:30:00 GMT

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

Episode 16 - The Straw Headman / The God of the Bathroom / Niou and Dokkoi

Sun, 15 Jul 2012 00:30:00 GMT

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

Episode 15 - The Fire Man / Rat Sumo / The Priest and the Kid's Pupupatapata

Sun, 08 Jul 2012 00:30:00 GMT

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.

Episode 14 - Orihime and Hikoboshi / The Old Woman's Skin / Potato Rolling

Sun, 01 Jul 2012 00:30:00 GMT

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

Episode 13 - The Teapot Raccoon Dog / The Razor Fox / Sosou Soukurou

Sun, 24 Jun 2012 00:30:00 GMT

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

Episode 12 - The Furuya Forest / The Traveler's Horse / A Crow in the Dark of Night

Sun, 17 Jun 2012 00:30:00 GMT

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.

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

Sun, 10 Jun 2012 00:30:00 GMT

A man learns to look beyond the surface of a person, a flower seller forgets to keep his promise, and everything is sacred.

Episode 10 - Sannen-Netarou / The Last Lie / Happy, Splendid, Wonderful!

Sun, 03 Jun 2012 00:30:00 GMT

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

Episode 9 - Shippei-Tarou / The Son Who Went Up To Heaven / Who's The Laziest?

Sun, 27 May 2012 00:30:00 GMT

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

Episode 8 - The Carpenter And Oniroku / The Bear And The Fox / The Priest And The Child Cross The River

Sun, 20 May 2012 00:30:00 GMT

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

Episode 7 - The Fish Wife / The Rich Pond Snail / The Lying Girl

Sun, 13 May 2012 00:30:00 GMT

A fisherman learns to appreciate what he has, a couple is blessed with an unusual child, and a lying boy meets a lying girl.

Episode 6 - Kintarou / The Two Squid / The Three Cry

Sun, 06 May 2012 00:30:00 GMT

We learn the tale of Sakata no Kintoki, a lord learns more than expected, and sometimes you have to cry to move on.

Episode 5 - Urashima Tarou / The Monkey Buddha / Comparing Treasures

Sun, 29 Apr 2012 00:30:00 GMT

A Fisherman’s is given a gift that turns about to be a curse, monkeys worship a Buddha without getting their butts wet, and a merchant learns what is important in life.

Episode 4 - Strong Tarou / The Village of the Nightingales / Hirabayashi

Sun, 22 Apr 2012 00:30:00 GMT

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”

Episode 3 - The Old Man And His Bump / The Transforming Hood / The Love Potion

Sun, 15 Apr 2012 00:30:00 GMT

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

Episode 2 - Little One Inch / The Rolling Rice Ball / The Cow's Marriage

Sun, 08 Apr 2012 00:30:00 GMT

In this episode, the small shows the biggest bravery, and old man’s accidental gift is repaid, and the lazy man gets the cow.

Episode 1 - The Old Man Who Made the Dead Trees Blossom / The Man Who Bought Dreams / The Rat Sutra

Sun, 01 Apr 2012 00:30:00 GMT

In this episode, a dog rewards a kind master, and an old woman's gift is repaid, and a man buys a dream.

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Fri, 30 Mar 2012 06:30:13 GMT