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Folktales from Japan
2012 - 2018 8.5 (2 votes) 6 Seasons
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Animation Drama Drama
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TV Tokyo

Folktales from Japan (ふるさと再生 日本の昔ばなし)

Overview

Hometown Rebuilding: Folktales from Japan is a Japanese anime television series that adapts various traditional stories from Japan. The narration and all character voices are provided by veteran Japanese film actors Akira Emoto and Yoneko Matsukane. An English-subtitled version began "simulcast" availability on the streaming service Crunchyroll March 12, 2012.

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Seasons

Season 1 (2012)

No overview available.

258 episodes

Episodes
Episode 1: The Old Man Who Made the Dead Trees Blossom; The Man Who Bought Dreams; The Rat Sutra
2012-04-01

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

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 2: Little One Inch, The Rolling Rice Ball, The Cow's Marriage
2012-04-08

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

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 3: The Old Man and His Bump, The Transforming Hood, The Love Potion
2012-04-15

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

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 4: Strong Tarou, The Village of the Nightengales, Hirabayashi
2012-04-22

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” Source: crunchyroll

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 5: Urashima Tarou, The Monkey Buddha, Comparing Treasures
2012-04-29

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. Source: crunchyroll

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 6: Kintarou, The Two Squid, The Three Cry
2012-05-06

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

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 7: The Fish Wife, The Rich Pond Snail, The Lying Girl
2012-05-13

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

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 8: The Carpenter and Oniroku, The Bear and the Fox, The Priest and the Child Cross the River
2012-05-20

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

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 9: Shippeitaro, The Son Who Went to Heaven, Comparing Laziness
2012-05-27

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

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 10: Sannen-Netarou; The Last Lie; Happy, Splendid, Wonderful!
2012-06-02

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

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 11: The Wife Who Wouldn't Eat; The Snot-Nosed Boy; The Priest And The Boy Who Had To Pee!
2012-06-09

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

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 12: The Furuya Forest; The Traveler's Horse; A Crow in the Dark of Night
2012-06-16

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

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 13: The Teapot Raccoon Dog; The Razor Fox; Sosou Soukurou
2012-06-23

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

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 14: Orihime and Hikoboshi; The Old Woman's Skin; Potato Rolling
2012-06-30

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

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 15: The Fire Man; Rat Sumo; The Priest and the Kid's Pupupatapata
2012-07-07

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

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 16: The Straw Headman; The God of the Bathroom; Niou and Dokkoi
2012-07-14

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

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 17: The Winged Robe of Heaven; The Child Kidnapped by Eagles; The Konnyaku Interrogation
2012-07-21

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

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 18: The Painted Wife; Left Behind; If You Pick Up Money
2012-07-28

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

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 19: Ubasute Mountain; The Letterbearer Of The Water God; The Lucky Samurai
2012-08-05

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

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 20: Princess Kaguya; The Demonic Little Sister; Scary Meat Buns
2012-08-12

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. Source: crunchyroll

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 21: Umisachihiko And Yamasachihiko; The Day The Kappa Came; King Enma Screws Up
2012-08-19

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

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 22: Three Axes; The Monkey's Groom; The Tengu and the Thief
2012-08-26

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

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 23: The Farting Wife; The Cat and The Teapot Lid; Chakurikakifu
2012-09-02

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

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 24: Mouse Takes A Groom; The Pebble Letter; The Silence Contest
2012-09-09

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: crunchyroll

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 25: The Listening Hood; The Dog and Cat's Treasure; The Ghost's Poem Reading
2012-09-16

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

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 26: Tanokyuu; Tee-tee The Little Monk; The Fake Jizo Statue
2012-09-23

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

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 27: Orihime and Hikoboshi; The Village of the Nightingales; The Monkey Buddha
2012-09-30

Recap Episode

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 28: The Tengu's Cloak; Grannie Demon Is My Matchmaker; King Enma Is Hachigoro-don
2012-10-06

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

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 29: The Horse Mountain Woman; The Shrimp Goes to Ise; What Sickness?
2012-10-14

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

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 30: The Cat Wife; The Gonzo Bug; The Long-Nose Fan
2012-10-21

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

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 31: The Mountain Pear Hunter; The Old Woman In the House; The Centipede Gets The Doctor
2012-10-28

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

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 32: The Rich Charcoal Maker; The Tree That Grows Gold; The Priest's Towel
2012-11-04

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

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 33: Straw Bale Touta; The Fox Gives Birth; Cling And Hold
2012-11-11

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

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 34: The Three Brothers; The Wolf's Eyebrows; Dokkoisho
2012-11-18

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

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 35: The Treasure Gourd; The White Rabbit of Inaba; The Bald Wife
2012-11-25

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

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 36: The Crane Repays A Debt; Slaying the Demon of Ooeyama; The Water of Youth
2012-12-02

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

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 37: The Three Charms; The Child and The Cat Picture; The God of Poverty
2012-12-09

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

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 38: The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse; Oshira; The Tortoise and the Hare
2012-12-16

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

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 39: The Jizo Statue With The Hat; The Mortar That Made Salt; A Guest On New Year's Eve
2012-12-23

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

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 40: Momotaro; Princess Flowerpot Head; The Story of the Twelve Signs of the Zodiac
2013-01-06

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

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 41: We Stopped The War; The Giant Snake And The Hunter; Otter's House
2013-01-13

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

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 42: The Snake Boy; The Kappa And The Straw Shoes; The Fava Bean, Straw, & Charcoal
2013-01-20

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

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 43: The Wind God and the Children; The Lacquer Brothers; The Ama no Jyaku and the Child
2013-01-27

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

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 44: Blessings Of Heaven And Earth; The Leaf Hachibei; The Ginger Wife
2013-02-03

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

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 45: The Bridge Where You Buy Miso; The Cat Congregation; The Old Man Who Swallowed Birds
2013-02-10

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

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 46: The Hiding Snow; The Three Riddles; The Deep Voice
2013-02-17

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: crunchyroll

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 47: The Farting Priest; The Demon Mask That Wept; Starfire
2013-02-24

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

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 48: The Seven Swans; The Mysterious Love Poem; O is Hard
2013-03-03

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

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 49: The Cry That Split The Night; Octopuses Don't Have Bones; The Former Dog
2013-03-10

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

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 50: The Thousand League Sandals; The Mountain Priest & the White Wolf; The Days Pass So Fast
2013-03-17

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

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 51: Yamata no Orochi; The Satori Woman and the Bucket Maker; Return the Smell
2013-03-24

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

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 52: The Rich Charcoal Maker / Grannie Demon Is My Matchmaker / What Sickness?
2013-03-13

Recap episode

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 53: Mother`s Crystal / The Rolling Rice Ball / The Golden Arches
2013-04-07

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

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 54: Bat / The Old Man and His Bump / Lunch Works
2013-04-14

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

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 55: Snake and Fox Repay a Debt / The Old Man Who Made the Dead Trees Blossom / The Pheasant and the Crow
2013-04-21

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

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 56: Tears Overflow / Strong Tarou / The Skylark and the Water of Youth
2013-04-28

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

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 57: Mom and Daughter Slay a Demon / Kintarou / The Farting Girl
2013-05-05

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

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 58: The Radish Samurai / The Furuya Forest / The Golden Horse Poop
2013-05-12

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

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 59: When the Moon`s Ring Disappears / The Rat Sutra / A Punch As a Reward
2013-05-19

A young girl is thrown into the river, a man buys a dream, and a king learns a lesson. Source: crunchyroll

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 60: The Mermaid`s Feast / The Fox and the Bear / The Beginning of Man
2013-05-26

A simple trip leads to an unfortunate life, a fox learns of karma, the Fire god is lonely. Source: crunchyroll

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 61: The Red Thread / The Cow`s Marriage / Beyond the Mirror
2013-06-02

A man fights fate, the lazy man gets the cow, and a son sees his father. Source: crunchyroll

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 62: The Carp Wife / The Snot-Nosed Boy / The Giant Beanstalk
2013-06-09

A man marries a unique woman, a flower seller forgets to keep his promise, and a farmer makes it rain. Source: crunchyroll

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 63: The Monkey Repays a Debt / Little One Inch / The Gourd Boy
2013-06-16

Monkey steals a baby, the smallest shows the biggest bravery, a unique shapped baby growns into a unique man. Source: crunchyroll

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 64: The Female Fox / Hirabayashi / The Wild Warrior and the Ox Cart
2013-06-23

Monkey steals a baby, Hirarin, Heirin, Tairarin, Tairabayashi and Ippachijuu no Mokumoku, and Hitotsutoyattsudetokkikki , and legendary heros can't catch a break. Source: crunchyroll

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 65: The Dragonfly Rich Man / The Fish Wife / Ikkyuu-san`s Funny Story
2013-06-30

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: crunchyroll

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 66: Monkey Masamune / The Days Pass So Fast / The Woodcutter & the Mountain Grannie
2013-07-07

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: crunchyroll

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 67: Minister Yuriwaka / The Fire Man / The Priest and the Boy and the Poisonous Mochi
2013-07-14

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 temple that his snacks are made of poison, but... Source: crunchyroll

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 68: The Talking Fish / Urashima Tarou / The Demon`s Handprint
2013-07-21

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. Two boys go to ask the fire god to help them with a demon who's been raiding their village. Source: crunchyroll

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 69: The Swallow with the Broken Leg / Left Behind / The Legend of the Nine-Headed Dragon
2013-07-28

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 priest visits a village where an evil dragon is devouring virgin sacrifices. Source: crunchyroll

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 70: Filial Devotion in Dreams / Rat Sumo / A Story of Stolen Melons
2013-08-04

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: crunchyroll

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 71: The Tree in the Pot / Princess Kaguya / The Monk and the Fox
2013-08-11

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 himself confronted by the lost souls of hell. Source: crunchyroll

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 72: Earless Houichi / Niou and Dokkoi / Badger Disaster
2013-08-18

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. Source: crunchyroll

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 73: A Story of Futons / Chakurikakifu / The Dancing Bones
2013-08-25

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 bring fame and wealth to the one who killed him. Source: crunchyroll

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 74: Dandarabochi and the Giant Sandals / The Painted Wife / The Fox in the Bag
2013-09-01

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 haunting a graveyard. Source: crunchyroll

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 75: The Puppet Master / The God of the Bathroom / The Whale and the Sea Cucumber
2013-09-08

A puppet master visits a strange temple. A goddess is punished for her dalliances. An arrogant whale loses a race. Source: crunchyroll

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 76: Unspeaking Okiku / Ubasute Mountain / The Sumo Wrestler`s Little Sister
2013-09-15

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 hostage situation at a sumo wrestler's dojo. Source: crunchyroll

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 77: Monkey Crab / The Straw Headman / Head Lake
2013-09-22

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 head becomes the scene of strange happenings. Source: crunchyroll

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 78: The Mermaid`s Feast / Mom and Daughter Slay a Demon / The Pheasant and the Crow
2013-09-29

Recap Episode

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 79: The Little Chestnut / The Day the Kappa Came / The Oryuu Willow
2013-10-06

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. A huge willow stands in front of a tea shop. The son of the shop saves it from being cut down. Source: crunchyroll

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 80: The Silver Temple / The Pebble Letter / The Famous Blade Kisenbamaru
2013-10-13

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 and returns to her parents. But she misses her husband now that she's left him. 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. Source: crunchyroll

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 81: The Sparrow with the Severed Tongue / The Horse Mountain Woman / The Dance of the Cats
2013-10-20

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 good horse in town, and then some mackeral to give to the god of horses. Shinkichi works at a soy sauce shop, but since he's so careless everyone treats him like a child. Source: crunchyroll

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 82: The Ear Statue / The Centipede Gets the Doctor / Benten`s Swamp
2013-10-27

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. One late night, a pack driver is returning home when he meets a beautiful woman. Source: crunchyroll

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 83: The Village of the Dragonflies / The White Rabbit of Inaba / The Fortune Telling Competition
2013-11-03

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. Doujimaru is said to be the son of the white fox, and to have inherited his mother's mysterious powers. Source: crunchyroll

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 84: The Three Masks / The Tengu`s Cloak / The Flying Door
2013-11-10

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... "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. Source: crunchyroll

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 85: The Old Woman and the Giant Octopus / Dokkoisho / The Tengu of Ashitaka Mountain
2013-11-17

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! A strong-willed and hardworking mother goes all alone to Ashitaka Mountain, where a Tengu lives. But she doesn't come back. Source: crunchyroll

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 86: The Mysterious Blacksmith / The Fox Gives Birth / Senkamejo
2013-11-24

"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. 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. Source: crunchyroll

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 87: The Cracking Mountain / The Three Charms / The Kappa and the Handwashing Basin
2013-12-01

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. 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. Source: crunchyroll

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 88: The Ghost Well / The Man Who Bought Dreams / Tougorou the Potato Digger
2013-12-08

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. 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... Source: crunchyroll

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 89: Sacrificial Inari / The Crane Repays a Debt / The Monster in the Cotton Hat
2013-12-15

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. 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. Source: crunchyroll

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 90: The Joroku Statue / The God of Poverty / The Carp in the Basin
2013-12-22

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... 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. Source: crunchyroll

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 91: The Gold Horse of New Year`s Eve / The Jizo Statue with the Hat / Odote-sama
2013-12-29

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 honest cow-herd meets a strange monster who can read thoughts. Source: crunchyroll

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 92: The Safflower Ship / Twelve Signs of the Zodiac / Sent Salt
2014-01-05

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. 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. Source: crunchyroll

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 93: The Deer Springs / Tail Fishing / Hachiroutarou
2014-01-12

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... A young man in the village of Matagi, Hachirou Tarou, 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. Source: crunchyroll

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 94: Herring and Grannie / The Wind God and the Children / Will of the Spider
2014-01-19

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. Source: crunchyroll

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 95: Snake Lake / The Deep Voice / The Priest, the Kid, and the Fava Bean Tree
2014-01-26

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 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... The priest tries to raise a fava bean tree to help the starving villagers, but the kids at the temple eat it. Source: crunchyroll

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 96: Sumo Inari / The Fava Bean, Straw, and Charcoal / The Man of the East & the Man of the West
2014-02-02

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. 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. Source: crunchyroll

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 97: The Stink Vine / Shippei-Tarou / Half-Naked Buhyou
2014-02-09

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, "Shippeitarou." Buhei is a man proud of his strength. Source: crunchyroll

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 98: The Wispering Vinegar / The Old Man Who Swallowed Birds / The Tengu and the Sky Journey
2014-02-16

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. Source: crunchyroll

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 99: The Snow Woman / Oshira-sama / The 600-Year-Old Woman
2014-02-23

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 Genji, a young girl finds a conch shell on the beach that she feeds to her mom. Source: crunchyroll

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 100: Cowlove Pass / Momotarou / Seibei the Soba Eater
2014-03-02

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, and raised by an old couple into a strong young boy. Seibei is known as a man who loves to eat soba noodles. Source: crunchyroll

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 101: The Demon Who Became a Rock / Octopuses Don`t Have Bones / Ryuuguu Abyss
2014-03-09

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 given a wife and child by Ryuuguu Palace. Source: crunchyroll

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 102: Raita and the Demon / `O` Is Hard / The Burnt Statue
2014-03-16

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. A young, hardworking girl is to be adopted by her master, but his jealous wife makes her quit while the master is away. Source: crunchyroll

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 103: Gonpachi and Tsubaki / The Thousand League Sandals / Mother and Child Hill
2014-03-23

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. A traveler comes to an inn on the Sumidagawa river. She's looking for her son who vanishes. Source: crunchyroll

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 104: The Ear Statue / The Kappa and the Handwashing Basin / The Little Chestnut
2014-03-30

Recap Episode

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 105: The Mountain Grannie of Mt. Choufuku / Sadaroku and Shiro / Zashiki-Warashi
2014-04-06

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. Source: crunchyroll

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 106: Render the Fat / The Star Wife / The Rich Kashiki
2014-04-13

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. Source: crunchyroll

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 107: The Phoenix / The Wood Buddha and the Gold Buddha / Shibahama
2014-04-20

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...!? Source: crunchyroll

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 108: The Monk and the Turtle / Kijimuna / The Stingy Memorial
2014-04-27

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. Source: crunchyroll

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 109: The Sending Star / The Promise with the Master of the River / Gonbei the Duck Hunter
2014-05-04

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. Source: crunchyroll

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 110: Takohachi the Headman / The Rich Man and Bracken / The Wife`s Talent
2014-05-11

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. Source: crunchyroll

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 111: Eating in Order / The Old Woman Who Became a God / Yayoi`s Ship
2014-05-18

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. Source: crunchyroll

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 112: Masakichi and the Jizo Statue / The Bee and the Bandit / The God of Death
2014-05-25

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... Source: crunchyroll

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 113: The Sun and the Golden Rope / The Kid and the 31 Characters / Ushiwakamaru
2014-06-01

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. Source: crunchyroll

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 114: The Trout Repays a Debt / The Foreigner`s Cowbones / The Six Warriors
2014-06-08

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. Source: crunchyroll

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 115: Matsu Goes to Ise / The Zatou`s Tree / The Powerful Servant
2014-06-15

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. Source: crunchyroll

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 116: The Weasel and the Rat / Kotaro and the Dragon / The Thunder God and the Girl
2014-06-29

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. Source: crunchyroll

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 117: The Treasure Swamp / Tatsukohime / Kurohime and the Dragon
2014-07-06

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. Source: crunchyroll

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 118: The Carried Priest / The Man Who Knew Hell / The Ghost Ladle
2014-07-13

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. Source: crunchyroll

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 119: The Bride on a Hazy Moonlit Night / Hitomokko Mountain / The Flying Shed
2014-07-20

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. Source: crunchyroll

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 120: Ikkyuu-san Defeats the Tiger / The Mountain God and the Child / Tsurumizuka
2014-07-27

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. Source: crunchyroll

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 121: The Mole and the Sun / The Fox Repays a Debt / Drinking Tea
2014-08-03

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. Source: crunchyroll

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 122: Dragon God Granny / You Can`t Shake Sleeves You Don`t Have / The Raccoon Wood Of Shoujou Temple
2014-08-10

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. Source: crunchyroll

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 123: The Buddha That Keeps Away Fire / The Curse of the Willow / The House That Would Not Eat Salmon
2014-08-17

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. Source: crunchyroll

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 124: The Soul That Was Hunted by the Dead / Octopus Bhaisajyaguru / The Nursing Willow
2014-08-24

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. Source: crunchyroll

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 125: The Bean and the Priest Statue / The Reed Spring / Swan Pass
2014-08-31

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. Source: crunchyroll

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 126: Asamutsu Bridge / The Strong Wife / The Flower-Watching Ghost
2014-09-07

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. Source: crunchyroll

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 127: The Priest Statue Falls in Love / The Flat Nose of the Trickster Fox / A Room with an Owl
2014-09-14

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 a crow different colors, but the crow doesn't like them. Source: crunchyroll

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 128: The Cat`s Teacup / Monogusatarou / The Monkey and the Toad
2014-09-21

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. Source: crunchyroll

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 129: The Kannon Statue of Love / The Box That Doesn`t Open / Candle Confusion
2014-09-28

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... Source: crunchyroll

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 130: The Old Man Who Made Flowers Bloom / The Thousand Coin Orange / Paradise Thief
2014-10-05

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 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. Source: crunchyroll

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 131: The Crane Repays a Debt / Tower of Boars / Lightning and the Stone Urn
2014-10-12

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 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. Source: crunchyroll

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 132: The Extending Head / Strong Tarou / Kijimuna and the Sea God
2014-10-19

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. The Kijimuna fairies that were saved by an old couple fill a beach with flowers but the sea god gets angry. Source: crunchyroll

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 133: Nopperabou / Princess Kaguya / Sutokuin
2014-10-26

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. A servant works hard to find the woman his master is in love with. Source: crunchyroll

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 134: Soba and Mochi / Crab Questions and Answers / The Old Man and His Bumps
2014-11-02

A traveler gets help from a mountain couple, a priest battles an evil entity, and an old man gets a double trouble. Source: crunchyroll

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 135: Kintarou / The Cat of Nekodake / A Bull Running on a Moonlit Night
2014-11-09

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 moonlit nights. Source: crunchyroll

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 136: The Straw Rich Man / The Bow and Arrow Brothers / The Shrine Priestess` Dance
2014-11-16

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 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. Source: crunchyroll

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 137: The Woodcutter and the Monster Crab / The Monster Tamer / Rolling Rice Balls
2014-11-23

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. Source: crunchyroll

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 138: The Raccoon`s Spinning Wheel / The Two Moons / Ubasute Mountain
2014-11-30

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 it. He hides her beneath the floor. Source: crunchyroll

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 139: The Blessing the Rat Brought / Urashima Tarou / The Kajika Folding Screen
2014-12-07

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 man saves the frogs in a swamp, and is given a magic folding screen. Source: crunchyroll

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 140: Little One Inch / The Wolf Rock / The Meguro Pike
2014-12-14

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 approach her. The lord of a local province learns to love pike. Source: crunchyroll

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 141: Zenroku the Sawyer / The Feather Robe of Heaven / The Hermit Orange
2014-12-21

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 ancient sages play a game of go inside an orange. Source: crunchyroll

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 142: The Gods of Poverty Play Sumo / Trip, Trip / The Hat Jizou Statue
2014-12-28

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. Source: crunchyroll

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 143: The Teapot Raccoon Dog / The Anbarayami Horse / The Stone Door of Heaven
2015-01-04

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. Source: crunchyroll

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 144: Wakahime of Ryuuguu / The Salt Millstone / The Escaped Sparrow
2015-01-11

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. Magical birds escape from a painting drawn by a master. Source: crunchyroll

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 145: The Two Virtues / A Trip to Udo / The Monkey Priest Statue
2015-01-18

Married by the gods, a sneaky snake, and you can't get the priest butt wet! Source: crunchyroll

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 146: Momotarou / The Mountain Bird`s Arrow / The Thunder God That Married the Soba Stand Owner
2015-01-25

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 love with the owner of a soba stand and marries her. Source: crunchyroll

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 147: Ofuku and the Oni / The Oni`s Toshitori / The Priest and the Raccoon
2015-02-01

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. Source: crunchyroll

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 148: The Golden Egg / The Man Who Became a Turtle / Sannennetarou
2015-02-08

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. Source: crunchyroll

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 149: The Horsefly Repays a Debt / The Thunder God and the Doctor / The Painted Wife
2015-02-15

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. Source: crunchyroll

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 150: The Water Seed / The Blessing Rat / The Hermit Who Did Nothing
2015-02-22

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 steels 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. Source: crunchyroll

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 151: The Weight Fox / The Most Important Man in the World / The Hina`s Yobayashi
2015-03-01

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. Source: crunchyroll

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 152: The Mountain Grannie & the Traveling Performer. / Sentoku`s Money / The Stonefish`s Love
2015-03-08

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. Source: crunchyroll

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 153: The Thief`s Loss / The Horse, Dog, Cat, and Chicken Go on a Journey / Stories for Ten Coins
2015-03-15

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: crunchyroll

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 154: The Horse and the Kaaranbe / The White Fox Repays a Debt / Sarasarayasara
2015-03-22

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. Source: crunchyroll

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 155: Momotarou / Kintarou / Urashima Tarou
2015-03-29

Recap Episode

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 156: Monkey and Crab / Greedy Kihachi / The Spider`s Twill
2015-04-05

A monkey gets what he deserves, Kihachi gets what he deserves, a spider pays a debt. Source: crunchyroll

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 157: Scary Buns / The Raindrop Monster / The Carpenter and Oniroku
2015-04-12

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 beautiful woman, who makes him rich with her splendid weaving. Source: crunchyroll

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 158: Kachikachi Mountain / Long Arms and Long Legs / Mountain Monk Rock
2015-04-19

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 who turns her victims to stone. Source: crunchyroll

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 159: Ash-Covered Haitarou / The Tengu`s Sake / Kanekichi the Flute Player
2015-04-26

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. Source: crunchyroll

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 160: The Fox of Battari Stream / Celebratory Sumo / Quiet Contest
2015-05-03

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. Source: crunchyroll

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 161: The Cowherding Priest Statue / Tanokyuu / Whale Bridge
2015-05-10

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 terrible price. Source: crunchyroll

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 162: Tenshiki / The Snot-Nosed Kid / Mayoiga
2015-05-17

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 gives wonderful presents. Source: crunchyroll

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 163: The Priest Becomes a Carp / The Pot`s Song / Teapot
2015-05-24

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: crunchyroll

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 164: The Listening Hood / You There, Grandpa? / The Carrot, the Burdock, and the Radish
2015-05-31

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. Source: crunchyroll

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 165: The Hornless Sazae / The Willowleaf Fish / The High Priest Who Came to the Village
2015-06-07

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. Source: crunchyroll

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 166: Eat Miso Beans Even If You Have to Go Back Three Leagues / Netarou of Asa / Tarou of the Broken Bowl
2015-06-14

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. Source: crunchyroll

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 167: The Man Who Was Faster Than a Horse / The Incredibly Strong Oni Tayuu / The Kappa and the Gourd
2015-06-21

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. Source: crunchyroll

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 168: Two Young Boys with a Destiny / Osan the Fox and Yosaburou the Raccoon / The Underground Country
2015-06-28

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. Source: crunchyroll

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 169: The Story of the Man Who Was Always in a Hurry / The Cat of Unpenji Temple / The Yama-Ori Rich Man
2015-07-05

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: crunchyroll

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 170: The Cat`s Play / Hanbei Daimyoujin / The Gourd Kannon
2015-07-12

Cats perform plays late at night. A man is mistaken for a god. A gourd grants all wishes. Source: crunchyroll

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 171: We Still Don`t Know / The Thunder and the Mulberry Tree / Earless Houichi
2015-07-19

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

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 172: The Priest Statue That Goes Round / The Priest Statue That Faced Sideways / Inside the Teacup
2015-07-26

A Priest Statue goes around a village. A Priest Statue turns sideways. An unsettling story about a teacup. Source: crunchyroll

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 173: The Beanstalk and the Heavenly Mansion / Otei`s Story / Moyabune
2015-08-02

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. Source: crunchyroll

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 174: Urashima of Kurobe / Yachabou / Oshidori
2015-08-09

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 its vengeful ghost Source: crunchyroll

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 175: The Cursed Blade That Sank into the Swamp / The Plate Mansion of Banchou / Zensuke, the Badger, and the Kappa
2015-08-16

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. Source: crunchyroll

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 176: The Giant Octopus`s Hat / The Buried Secret / The Unibrow Raccoon
2015-08-23

An Octopus wants a hat. A secret is buried. A raccoon with a unibrow sets a task for a monk. Source: crunchyroll

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 177: The Kappa Kid / The Priest and the Kid`s `Who Ate It?` / The Sparrow and the Woodpecker
2015-08-30

A kappa learns to fish. Buddha eats some snacks... or does he? A sparrow and woodpecker visit their dying mother. Source: crunchyroll

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 178: Hakke Hachitarou / Ohatsu Kannon / The Monster of Red Lake
2015-09-06

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. Source: crunchyroll

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 179: Sleep and Wait For Good News / The Farting Old Woman / The Black Kite`s Egg
2015-09-13

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: crunchyroll

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 180: Monster Temple / Eggplant Grannie / The Tengu`s Invisibility Cape
2015-09-20

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. Source: crunchyroll

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 181: The Tea Pot / The Mountain-Folding Rich Man / The Tenshiki
2015-09-27

Recap Episode

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 182: Momotarou / The Frogs Who Didn`t Respect Their Elders / The Water of Youth
2015-10-04

A boy travels with some animals, a frogs croak is explained, and the fountain of youth is found. Source: crunchyroll

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 183: The Old Man and His Bump / Buzz! Buzz! Serve Sake! / The Hammer`s Handle
2015-10-11

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

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 184: Kintarou / The Thunder God`s Handprint / The Master of Lying
2015-10-18

A boy named Kintarou wrestles a bear. A thunder god is taught a lesson. A master liar deceives people. Source: crunchyroll

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 185: The Teapot Raccoon / The Difficult Marriage Question / Three Merchants
2015-10-25

A teapot holds a dark secret. A man solves a complicated riddle. A complex pun involving tea and sieves. Source: crunchyroll

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 186: The Rolling Riceball / The Demon`s Bath / Lake Head
2015-11-01

Rice balls roll. A monster lurks in a hot springs. A man's head becomes a lake. Source: crunchyroll

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 187: Urashima Tarou / The Crane`s Gift / Gosuke-don`s Business
2015-11-08

A man goes to an undersea palace. A crane leaves his poop as a present. Gosuke makes money in an unusual way. Source: crunchyroll

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 188: Little One Inch / The Wind God & the Children / The Lord Goes Thumpity-Thud
2015-11-15

A small boy fights a demon. The wind god takes children to a mystical land. A lord goes thumpity-thump. Source: crunchyroll

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 189: Three Talismans / Saruya`s Rock / The Rat Takes a Husband
2015-11-22

Three talismans protect a boy. A monkey throws rocks. A rat finds a husband for his daughter. Source: crunchyroll

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 190: Princess Kaguya / Princess Hachikatsugi / Princess Kaminaga
2015-11-29

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: crunchyroll

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 191: Monkey Crab / Cow Demon / The Boundary Between the Northern and Southern Villages
2015-12-06

A crab seeks revenge on a monkey. A demon devours shadows. A boundary is lost. Source: crunchyroll

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 192: The Old Man Who Made Flowers Bloom / The Umi Bouzu / Comparing Transformations
2015-12-13

An old man makes flowers bloom. A lazy man is visited by a sea monster. Two foxes compare their disguises. Source: crunchyroll

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 193: The Crane Repays a Debt / Chinchin Kobakama / The Monster and the Mountain Granny
2015-12-20

A crane repays a debt. A lazy woman is visited by terrible ghosts. A monster and a mountain granny terrorize a village. Source: crunchyroll

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 194: The Umbrella Priest Statues / The Great Year`s Fire / The Snow Woman
2015-12-27

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 and Mokichi take shelter from the blizzard, when a mysterious woman appears before them. Source: crunchyroll

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 195: The Man Who Bought Dreams / The Badger of Eagle Mountain / Ishibumi-sama Heals Illness
2016-01-03

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: crunchyroll

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 196: Rolling Yams / The Gama Frog`s Oil / The Arasaka Rich Man
2016-01-10

Yams are rolled, mistakenly. A toad's oil cures wounds. A greedy man pleads for mercy from the sun. Source: crunchyroll

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 197: The Rat Sutra / The Great Snake of Gondayuu Lake / A Tale of Yomeda
2016-01-17

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: crunchyroll

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 198: The Fire Man / Shouninbaru / Deetarabocchi
2016-01-24

A fire man brings gold. A priest sacrifices himself to bring the rain. A man carries a mountain. Source: crunchyroll

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 199: The Ear Priest Statue / The Cow That Dove into Tega Swamp / The Man Who Cut Reeds
2016-01-31

A priest statue heals hearing. A cow goes into a swamp. A man cuts reeds. Source: crunchyroll

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 200: The Ghost Who Raised a Child / Oman Cherry Blossoms / The Osono Fox and the Blacksmith
2016-02-07

A ghost raises a child. A man freezes in the snow while he waits for his love. A fox plays tricks. Source: crunchyroll

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 201: The Wife Who Didn`t Eat / Yawn Atchoo Poot / The Ushi no Koku Mairi
2016-02-14

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

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 202: The Sparrow with the Severed Tongue / The Dream of the Mortar Seller / The Fox Wife
2016-02-21

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

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 203: The Forest of Furuya / The Tengu and the Potato / The Kakegoro of Kanne and the Princess
2016-02-28

A wolf encounters the most terrifying thing in the world. A tengu plays tricks with potatoes. Kanne and his merry band race a princess. Source: crunchyroll

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 204: The Village of Nightingales / The Rich Man and Gatarou / The Soul That Went into a Different Girl
2016-03-06

A woman entrusts a man with a mysterious mansion. A rich man makes a deal with a kappa to make a bridge. A girl's soul enters another's body. Source: crunchyroll

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 205: Zashikiwarashi / The Lazy Husband and the Nagging Wife / The Peach and the Red Demon
2016-03-13

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

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 206: Wintermelon Princess / The Former Dog / The Shocked Daikon Radish
2016-03-20

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

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 207: Chinchin Kobakama / Saruya`s Rock / The Badger of Eagle Mountain
2016-03-27

Recap Episode

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 208: Momotarou / The Buckwheat Dumpling Priest / The Nose and Morning Porridge
2016-04-03

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

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 209: The Pond Snail Rich Man / Yaobikuni / The Child of the Giant Snake
2016-04-10

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

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 210: Yatsubakezukin / Even the Sardine`s Head Begins with Faith / Onisuke and Hikoshichi
2016-04-17

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

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 211: Shippei Tarou / A Field of Rape Blossoms That Bloomed Overnight / The Light on the Buddha`s Forehead
2016-04-24

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

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 212: The Cow`s Marriage / Shibahama / The Ocelot and the Priest
2016-05-01

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

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 213: Ushiwakamaru / The Demon Granny of Adachigahara / The Days Fly By
2016-05-08

A young samurai seeks revenge. A demon granny stalks the plains of Adachigahara. The sun and moon take a trip down to see the lower world. Source: crunchyroll

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 214: The White Rabbit of Inaba / The Giant, Strange-Colored Deer / The Jewel of Sangosu
2016-05-15

A god's love of his fellow creatures is tested. A strange-colored deer holds the key to a cure. A priest demands the return of a jewel. Source: crunchyroll

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 215: The Pond Snail Sisters / The White Snake Girl / The Blue Tengu and the Red Tengu
2016-05-22

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

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 216: The Cat from the Dragon Palace / Sashisaba and Tsurushigaki / The Fart-Seller
2016-05-29

A cat from Ryuuguu Palace brings wealth. A greedy man freezes as he eats all the persimmons. A man sells farts that are sacred to the Buddha. Source: crunchyroll

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 217: The Monkey Groom / Otojo`s Fire / The Oil Seller and the Fox
2016-06-05

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

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 218: Monogusa Tarou / The Flute of the Moonlit Night / Shrimp and Crow
2016-06-12

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

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 219: Umisachihiko and Yamasachihiko / The Stupid Groom and the Crab Loincloth / The Demons Who Passed Through Demon Pass
2016-06-19

A fishing hook is lost, then found. A man does not understand the proper etiquette for eating crab. A blue oni and a red oni fight for the love of a goddess. Source: crunchyroll

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 220: Niou and Dokkoi / Cowbear-sama / Yashagaike
2016-06-26

Two large men fight each other to see who is the strongest. A human intervenes in a duel between cow and bear. A girl marries a snake. Source: crunchyroll

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 221: Orihime and Hikoboshi / The Mercy of the Priest Statue / Yatsuhashi
2016-07-03

Orihime and Hikoboshi fall in love, but neglect their duties. They are separated eternally by the milky way. A woman is tricked by an evil mother and dies in a swamp, but she wasn't what she appeared to be. A woman's sons drown in a river, and she builds eight bridges to commemorate their deaths. Source: crunchyroll

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 222: The Oyster Mushroom at the Bottom of the Valley / The Bride`s Present / The Tree Peony and the Rat
2016-07-10

A lord picks mushrooms. A wife is embarrassed at her family's meager presents. Two sculptors compete to see who is the best, but one cheats. Source: crunchyroll

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 223: The Story of the Tengu on Dainichiyama / The Fox`s Gift / The Child That Was Kidnapped by an Eagle
2016-07-17

A tengu from Dainichiyama finds a human mother. A fox gives a man a gift in exchange for not being shot. A mother is reunited with a lost child which was kidnapped by an eagle. Source: crunchyroll

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 224: The Boy and the Fox / One Piece of Kannon`s Thigh-Meat / Gonzou Bug
2016-07-24

A priest is tricked by a fox, who is then tricked by a kid. A priest eats meat from the thigh of his goddess. A stingy man becomes a bug. Source: crunchyroll

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 225: Oitekebori / The Flying Man and His Flying Journey / Otogirisou
2016-07-31

A man is haunted by a ghost who wants him to leave his fish. A flying man goes on a flying journey. A greedy man repents of his attack on his brother. Source: crunchyroll

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 226: Yotsuya Ghost Story / The Inn in the Grave / The Thief of Paradise
2016-08-07

A deceitful and murderous husband meets a terrifying end. A man seeks refuge in a grave and fools a robber. A thief thinks he's been killed and sent to paradise. Source: crunchyroll

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 227: The Dead Wife`s Evil Spirit / Nursemaid Cherry Blossoms / The Snake Samurai
2016-08-14

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

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 228: The Box of Jealousy / The Mirror and the Bell / The Cat`s Teacup
2016-08-21

A woman opens a box and meets a terrible fate. A wife seeks revenge for her lost mirror. A merchant tries to con a man out of a rare dish, but is conned instead. Source: crunchyroll

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 229: The Broken Promise / The Story of the Green Willow / Enma-sama Is Hachigoro-don
2016-08-28

A promise is broken and a life is taken. A man marries a green willow. The lord of hell is tricked out of his job by a sneaky thief. Source: crunchyroll

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 230: Magoshiroubuchi / The Zuitan Priest Statue / The Tale of Kotohime
2016-09-04

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

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 231: Careless Soukurou / The Decapitated Priest Statue / Genji and the Hood
2016-09-11

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

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 232: The Man Who Saw His Own Funeral / Ghost Road / Kissaku`s Fall
2016-09-18

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

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 233: Shippei-Tarou / The Demon Granny of Adachigahara / Otojo`s Fire
2016-09-25

Recap Episode

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 234: The Fishwife / Obusaritee / The Fox Kid of Ankokuji
2016-10-02

A man abuses his wife, who is a fish, and lives to regret it. A monster wants to be carried on someone's back. A fox at Ankokuji wants to learn the ways of the buddha. Source: crunchyroll

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 235: Meguro Saury / Kappa Dokkuri / The Giant Carp That Sank a Boat
2016-10-09

A lord discovers a new favorite fish. A man is given a bottomless pitcher of sake that almost ruins his life. A giant carp sinks a boat. Source: crunchyroll

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 236: The Ginger Wife / The Tanuki`s Spinning Wheel / The Fox`s Birth
2016-10-16

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

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 237: Rokurokubi / Rat Sumo / Oshira-sama
2016-10-23

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

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 238: Heaven`s Blessings, Earth`s Blessings / Daikoku Buys Salt / Fujiwara Village
2016-10-30

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

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 239: The Takohachi Rich Man / Bunshichi Mottoi / The Oryuu Willow
2016-11-06

Takohachi is mistaken for a rich man. A man's generosity spares another man's life. A man marries the spirit of the willow tree outside his house. Source: crunchyroll

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 240: Yamata no Orochi / Lake Moon / The Demon and the Chinese Yam
2016-11-13

A god duels an eight-headed snake. A horse is taken from its mother at a lake. A demon confronts the horror of yam-eating peasants. Source: crunchyroll

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 241: Three Talismans / Biwakuuna / A Treasure Entrusted
2016-11-20

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

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 242: The Kappa of Ise / The Centipede Gets a Doctor / The Rich Man Who Became a Monkey
2016-11-27

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

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 243: Karoku and the Crane / The Shiranui Pine / Gohachi Is Kidnapped by a Tengu
2016-12-04

A kind man marries a crane who weaves on his loom. A man goes out to fish on a stormy day and doesn't come back. Gohachi sumo wrestles a tengu. Source: crunchyroll

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 244: Chikaratarou / The Son with the Most Filial Piety in the Village / The Bong-Bong Sharks
2016-12-11

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

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 245: Snow Woman / The Geta Given by a Tengu / The Demon`s Arm
2016-12-18

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

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 246: The Taishiko Dumpling / Dancing Yohei and the Brideless Fox / The Kanekkoori Wife
2016-12-25

A poor woman steals rice to help a priest in need. A dancing man faces a trickster fox. A lonely man marries a woman who is actually an icicle. Source: crunchyroll

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 247: The Three Demons of Houraiji / Handprint Mountain / The Wife`s Hair-Cutting
2017-01-08

Three demons at Fuuraiji encounter a powerful monk. Buddha puts a hand-print on a mountain. Wives are tricked into shaving their heads. Source: crunchyroll

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 248: Shiitare Is a Thief / The Lightning`s Favorite Belly-Button / Maiden Pass
2017-01-15

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

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 249: The Priest`s Hand Towel / A Story of Fuki / A Thousand Ships of White Sesame Seeds and a Thousand Ships of Black Sesame Seeds
2017-01-22

A monk's hand towel is a gift to a hard-working girl. Fuki learns of a spring that will heal her father's illness. A girl from Ryuuguu Palace must produce a miracle for an evil lord. Source: crunchyroll

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 250: Sadaroku and Shiro / The Man Who Healed the Dragon`s Eye / The Talisman Bead of the Oni
2017-01-29

A faithful dog tries to save his master and fails. A good doctor spreads medicine even after being betrayed. A boy challenges demons to win back the medicine he needs for his sick mom. Source: crunchyroll

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 251: The Badgers of Noto Island / Fukusuke-san, the God of Blessing / Shiro and the Little Kid
2017-02-05

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

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 252: Starfire / Yam Forest / The Ageha Butterfly Repays a Debt
2017-02-12

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

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 253: The Medicine That Works Here and There / The Monster Master / The Frog of Kyoto, the Frog of Osaka
2017-02-19

A woman wants a drug to slowly kill her mother-in-law. An old man is terrible to his servants, even when those servants are monsters. A frog from Kyoto and a frog from Osaka visit each other's cities. Source: crunchyroll

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 254: The Tanuki Forest of Shoujou Temple / The Night Forest of the Hina Dolls / The Man Who Almost Became a Cat
2017-02-26

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

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 255: Momotarou / The Guardian of Farts / The Mitten Crab Repays a Debt
2017-03-05

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

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 256: Kintarou / The Curse of the Utou Bird / Yattobei and the Tengu
2017-03-12

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

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 257: Urashima Tarou / The One Ka Priest / The Body-Throwing Stone
2017-03-19

Urashima Tarou visits an undersea palace. A priest teaches a magistrate a lesson for wasting his time. A horse falls in love with a princess. Source: crunchyroll

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 258: Little One Inch / The Great Snake of Onnagawadani / The Rain-Calling Bodhisattva
2017-03-26

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

Runtime: 25 min
Season 2 (2013)

No overview available.

27 episodes

Episodes
Episode 1: Mother's Crystal; The Rolling Rice Ball; The Golden Arches
2013-04-07

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Episode 2: Bat; The Old Man and His Bump; Lunch Works
2013-04-14

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Episode 3: Snake and Fox Repay a Debt; The Old Man Who Made the Dead Trees Blossom; The Pheasant and the Crow
2013-04-21

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Episode 4: Tears Overflow; Strong Tarou; The Skylark and the Water of Youth
2013-04-28

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Episode 5: Mother and Daughter Slay a Demon; Kintarou; The Farting Girl
2013-05-05

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Episode 6: The Radish Samurai; The Furuya Forest; The Golden Horse Poop
2013-05-12

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Episode 7: When the Moon's Ring Disappears; The Rat Sutra; A Punch as a Reward
2013-05-19

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Episode 8: The Mermaid's Feast; The Fox and the Bear; The Beginning of Man
2013-05-26

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Episode 9: The Red Thread; The Cow`s Marriage; Beyond the Mirror
2013-06-02

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Episode 10: The Carp Wife; The Snot-Nosed Boy; The Giant Beanstalk
2013-06-09

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Episode 11: The Monkey Repays a Debt; Little One Inch; The Gourd Boy
2013-06-16

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Episode 12: The Female Fox; Hirabayashi; The Wild Warrior and the Ox Cart
2013-06-23

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Episode 13: The Dragonfly Rich Man; The Fish Wife; Ikkyuu-san's Funny Story
2013-06-30

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Episode 14: Monkey Masamune; The Days Pass So Fast; The Woodcutter & the Mountain Grannie
2013-07-07

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Episode 15: Minister Yuriwaka; The Fire Man; The Priest and the Boy and the Poisonous Mochi
2013-07-14

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Episode 16: The Talking Fish; Urashima Tarou; The Demon's Handprint
2013-07-21

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Episode 17: The Swallow with the Broken Leg; Left Behind; The Legend of the Nine-Headed Dragon
2013-07-28

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Episode 18: Filial Devotion in Dreams; Rat Sumo; A Story of Stolen Melons
2013-08-04

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Episode 19: The Tree in the Pot; Princess Kaguya; The Monk and the Fox
2013-08-11

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Episode 20: Earless Houichi; Niou and Dokkoi; Badger Disaster
2013-08-18

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Episode 21: A Story of Futons; Chakurikakifu; The Dancing Bones
2013-08-25

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Episode 22: Dandarabochi and the Giant Sandals; The Painted Wife; The Fox in the Bag
2013-09-01

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Episode 23: The Puppet Master; The God of the Bathroom; The Whale and the Sea Cucumber
2013-09-08

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Episode 24: Unspeaking Okiku; Ubasute Mountain; The Sumo Wrestler's Little Sister
2013-09-15

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Episode 25: Monkey Crab; The Straw Headman; Head Lake
2013-09-22

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Episode 26: Episode 78
2013-09-29

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Episode 52: The Ear Statue; The Kappa and the Handwashing Basin; The Little Chestnut
2014-03-30

A Compilation of Three Tales from past Episodes

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Season 6 (2017)

Like in any culture, Japanese kids grow up listening to the stories repeatedly told by their parents and grandparents. The boy born from a peach; the princess from the moon who is discovered inside a bamboo; the old man who can make a dead cherry tree blossom, etc. These short stories that teach kids to see both the dark and bright sides of life have passed traditional moral values from generation to generation. Source: crunchyroll

50 episodes

Episodes
Episode 1: Sameuratarou Became a Rock / Koukichi Flies Through the Sky
2017-04-02

A whale turns into a rock. A man wants to learn to fly, but runs into resistance from the Japanese government. Source: crunchyroll

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 2: The Bamboo Shoot Child / The Demon Kite of Ikinoshim
2017-04-09

A child appears from inside a stalk of bamboo. A village makes a kite with the face of an oni. Source: crunchyroll

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 3: The Catfish God / Inou Tadataka
2017-04-16

A wife unwittingly offends a powerful catfish god. Inou Tadataka becomes the first man to make a map of Japan. Source: crunchyroll

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 4: Kappa Stone / The Moss Ball of Akan Lake
2017-04-23

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 forest. Source: crunchyroll

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 5: The Hunter and the Oni / The Three Shrine Festival of Asakusa
2017-04-30

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: crunchyroll

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 6: Anju and Zushiou / Kicchomu-san the Sharp
2017-05-07

A brother and sister escape from enslavement. Stories are told of Kicchomu, who is famous for his cleverness. Source: crunchyroll

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 7: Granny Orin and the Bottle Rock / The Madara Demon God and Kannon-sama
2017-05-14

An old woman sacrifices herself to bring prosperity to a starving village. A demon god repairs a destroyed temple. Source: crunchyroll

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 8: The Akoya Pine / The Spicy Lotus Root of Higo
2017-05-21

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: crunchyroll

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 9: Chikaraishi Plays Sumo / The Great Buddha of Nara
2017-05-28

A man named Chikaraishi battles Kappa for sumo supremacy. The great buddha of Nara is built over a period of decades. Source: crunchyroll

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 10: The Golden Ladle / The Chaguchagu Pony
2017-06-04

An ogre possesses a golden ladle. A young boy's beloved horse is brutally treated by a rich man. Source: crunchyroll

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 11: The Wolf Rich Man / Shouki-san and the Demon Roof Tile
2017-06-11

A man gains the ability to see others for the animals they really are. A demon roof tile brings misfortune. Source: crunchyroll

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 12: Doukan / Priest Enkuu
2017-06-18

A peasant hears about Japanese poetry and decides to try some for himself. A monk whittles 100,000 statues of buddha. Source: crunchyroll

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 13: The Beefy Biceps Given by a Ghost / The Yummy Miso That`s a Hacchou Away
2017-06-25

A ghost makes a man strong. Good miso is found only a short distance away. Source: crunchyroll

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 14: The Giant Barley Straw Snake / Uesugi Youzan Makes It Work
2017-07-02

A snake made of straw comes to life. Uesugi Youzan makes things happen. Source: crunchyroll

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 15: The Tofu Priest Statue / Hiraga Gennai
2017-07-09

A greedy man wants to cheat customers out of tofu. A lowly merchant grows to great riches. Source: crunchyroll

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 16: Houko-san / Wabicha and Senno Rikyuu
2017-07-16

A girl sacrifices herself to save her master's daughter. Sen Rikyuu creates a new style of tea. Source: crunchyroll

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 17: Tanuki Fields / The Orange Boat of Bunzaemon
2017-07-23

Tanuki plow a field for a kind man. Bunzaemon becomes rich selling oranges. Source: crunchyroll

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 18: The Pilgrim and the Bath / The Slaying of the Monster of Himeji Castle
2017-07-30

A man gets a bathtub stuck to his butt by an angry god. A warrior challenges the ghosts of Himeji castle. Source: crunchyroll

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 19: The Power Given by an Ogre / The Okesabushi of Okei
2017-08-06

An oni gives a girl great power. A cat of repays the kindness of its owners. Source: crunchyroll

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 20: A Story of Sage Kume / The Moon, the Buddha, and My Soba
2017-08-13

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. Source: crunchyroll

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 21: Osengafuchi / The Medicine-Seller of Toyama
2017-08-20

A man falls in love with a carp he catches in a lake. A lord learns the ways of herbs. Source: crunchyroll

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 22: Daikoku-sama and Denzaburou the Rich Man / The Tanuki Priest and Kenchin Soup
2017-08-27

A lazy man becomes rich with the help of a god. A raccoon gathers donations for a temple. Source: crunchyroll

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 23: The Dream-Telling Priest Statue / The Iwatsuki Doll
2017-09-03

A priest statue gives warnings in dreams. A master dollmaker makes a doll from unique materials. Source: crunchyroll

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 24: Ninja Isuke and the Oosanshouuo / Arita-yaki Shine Like Persimmons
2017-09-10

A ninja learns secret techniques. New methods for pottery are divised. Source: crunchyroll

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 25: The Rice-Spouting Priest Statue / The Dog Goes to Ise
2017-09-17

A priest statue spits out yummy rice. A dog goes to Ise. Source: crunchyroll

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 26: The Sesame Seed Manjuu / The Beginning of Dougo Hot Springs
2017-10-01

A woman uses sesame seed buns to turn people into cows. The hot springs at dogo are discovered. Source: crunchyroll

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 27: Heishirou of Dokkoi Makabe / Standing on Mt. Fuji
2017-10-08

A boy becomes high priest after a lowly upbringing. A girl becomes the first woman to stand on Mt. Fuji. Source: crunchyroll

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 28: The Bikki Wife / The Oumi Merchant
2017-10-15

A man marries a frog wife. A merchant from Edo teaches people a valuable lesson about quality goods. Source: crunchyroll

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 29: The Ship Ghosts of Usa / The Tanuki War of Awa
2017-10-22

A ship of ghosts tries to drag the living to the bottom of the ocean. Raccoons fight a war in Awa. Source: crunchyroll

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 30: The Rain of the Setomono Festival / The Silkworm and the Wife Lord
2017-10-29

A hard-working potter learns the secrets of lacquerware. In Shirataki, the wife is the boss. Source: crunchyroll

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 31: Eyeball Swapping / The Byakkotai
2017-11-05

A man becomes a doctor after his eyeball falls out. In Aizu, the Byakkotai dies at the end of a war. Source: crunchyroll

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 32: The Priest and the Old Tanuki / Otane`s Lake
2017-11-12

A priest becomes friends with an old raccoon. A beautiful woman called Otane meets a sad fate. Source: crunchyroll

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 33: The Man Who Wanted to Be a Black Kite / The Mountain Princess of Yakushima
2017-11-19

A man wants to be a black kite. A sinister creature haunts a tree on a island. Source: crunchyroll

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 34: Wanting to Be Poor / The Blessings of Uzumi
2017-11-26

A man wants to be poor. A lord forbids his people from luxuries. Source: crunchyroll

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 35: Yajiemon and the Big Bear / Nikkou Toushougu and Hidari Jingorou
2017-12-03

Yajiemon fights a giant bear. A man designs the gate for a temple after badly injuring his left hand. Source: crunchyroll

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 36: The God Riding on a Cucumber / Use an Abacus to Make Kaga a Million Koku
2017-12-10

A god rides on a cucumber. A lord becomes rich using his abacus to keep expenses down. Source: crunchyroll

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 37: The Farting Wife / The Chef of Shuri Castle
2017-12-17

A wife farts so hard that she blows down trees. A chef in Okinawa competes for the best dish. Source: crunchyroll

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 38: The Mountain Granny`s Mochi / Namahage
2017-12-24

A mountain granny brings prosperity in exchange for delicious mochi. Horrible creatures called Namahage strike a town in Akita. Source: crunchyroll

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 39: The Invisible Man / The River Otter of Shimanto River
2017-12-31

A man becomes invisible and feels very alone. A river otter is tricked by dastardly shrimp. Source: crunchyroll

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 40: Three Grains of Rice, Three Grains of Gold / Jirochou of Shimizu
2018-01-07

Three grains of rice become three grains of gold. A man named Jirochou is an inpsiration to everyone. Source: crunchyroll

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 41: The Swordsman and the Bale of Straw / The Pack Carriers of Mackerel Highway
2018-01-14

A samurai breaks a teacup owned by a poor man. Pack runners carry salmon along a mountain path. Source: crunchyroll

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 42: Mountain Granny Shrine / Sugawara Michizane and the Legend of the Flying Plum
2018-01-21

A mountain grannie repays those who are kind to her. A child prodigy is banished far from the capital. Source: crunchyroll

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 43: The Paper Bag Wind / Tanabata-san`s Present
2018-01-28

A man bags the wind. An ancient legend about Tanabata is still told to this day. Source: crunchyroll

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 44: The Mountain Monk Tanuki / The Doll Stones of Kintai Bridge
2018-02-04

A raccoon disguises itself as a mountain monk. A woman is sacrificed to make a bridge sturdy. Source: crunchyroll

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 45: Yagorou-don and the Men / The Bug-Sending of Tsugaru
2018-02-11

A giant called Yagorou-dono lived long ago. A god drives away insects from crops. Source: crunchyroll

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 46: Ishidoumaru / Konoshiro and Matsue Castle
2018-02-18

A boy called Ishidoumaru searches for his father. A lord battles a monster in his keep. Source: crunchyroll

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 47: The Colt That Escaped from a Painting / The Cold Soup Granny
2018-02-25

A horse from a painting comes alive. A recipe is made for cold soup. Source: crunchyroll

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 48: The Monk Who Went to Hell / Mito Mitsukuni Is Hungry
2018-03-04

A greedy priest is sent to hell. A great man named Mito Mitsukuni is very hungry. Source: crunchyroll

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 49: The 16th Day Cherry Tree / Monkey Bridge
2018-03-11

A cherry tree blooms on the night of the full moon. A bridge-maker makes a bride over a steep canyon. Source: crunchyroll

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 50: The Gongen-sama on the Northern Mountain / Anchin and Kiyohime
2018-03-18

A goddess lives on the northern mountain. Kiyohime becomes a snake and attacks the one she loves. Source: crunchyroll

Runtime: 25 min

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