Folktales from Japan

Season 62012

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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258 Episodes

E01 The Old Man Who Made the Dead Trees Blossom; The Man Who Bought Dreams; The Rat Sutra

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

April 1, 2012

E02 Little One Inch, The Rolling Rice Ball, The Cow's Marriage

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

April 8, 2012

E03 The Old Man and His Bump, The Transforming Hood, The Love Potion

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

April 15, 2012

E04 Strong Tarou, The Village of the Nightengales, Hirabayashi

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

April 22, 2012

E05 Urashima Tarou, The Monkey Buddha, Comparing Treasures

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

April 29, 2012

E06 Kintarou, The Two Squid, The Three Cry

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

May 6, 2012

E07 The Fish Wife, The Rich Pond Snail, The Lying Girl

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

May 13, 2012

E08 The Carpenter and Oniroku, The Bear and the Fox, The Priest and the Child Cross the River

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

May 20, 2012

E09 Shippeitaro, The Son Who Went to Heaven, Comparing Laziness

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

May 27, 2012

E10 Sannen-Netarou; The Last Lie; Happy, Splendid, Wonderful!

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

June 2, 2012

E11 The Wife Who Wouldn't Eat; The Snot-Nosed Boy; The Priest And The Boy Who Had To Pee!

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

June 9, 2012

E12 The Furuya Forest; The Traveler's Horse; A Crow in the Dark of Night

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

June 16, 2012

E13 The Teapot Raccoon Dog; The Razor Fox; Sosou Soukurou

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

June 23, 2012

E14 Orihime and Hikoboshi; The Old Woman's Skin; Potato Rolling

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

June 30, 2012

E15 The Fire Man; Rat Sumo; The Priest and the Kid's Pupupatapata

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

July 7, 2012

E16 The Straw Headman; The God of the Bathroom; Niou and Dokkoi

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

July 14, 2012

E17 The Winged Robe of Heaven; The Child Kidnapped by Eagles; The Konnyaku Interrogation

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

July 21, 2012

E18 The Painted Wife; Left Behind; If You Pick Up Money

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

July 28, 2012

E19 Ubasute Mountain; The Letterbearer Of The Water God; The Lucky Samurai

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

August 5, 2012

E20 Princess Kaguya; The Demonic Little Sister; Scary Meat Buns

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

August 12, 2012

E21 Umisachihiko And Yamasachihiko; The Day The Kappa Came; King Enma Screws Up

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

August 19, 2012

E22 Three Axes; The Monkey's Groom; The Tengu and the Thief

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

August 26, 2012

E23 The Farting Wife; The Cat and The Teapot Lid; Chakurikakifu

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

September 2, 2012

E24 Mouse Takes A Groom; The Pebble Letter; The Silence Contest

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

September 9, 2012

E25 The Listening Hood; The Dog and Cat's Treasure; The Ghost's Poem Reading

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

September 16, 2012

E26 Tanokyuu; Tee-tee The Little Monk; The Fake Jizo Statue

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

September 23, 2012

E27 Orihime and Hikoboshi; The Village of the Nightingales; The Monkey Buddha

Recap Episode

September 30, 2012

E28 The Tengu's Cloak; Grannie Demon Is My Matchmaker; King Enma Is Hachigoro-don

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

October 6, 2012

E29 The Horse Mountain Woman; The Shrimp Goes to Ise; What Sickness?

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

October 14, 2012

E30 The Cat Wife; The Gonzo Bug; The Long-Nose Fan

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

October 21, 2012

E31 The Mountain Pear Hunter; The Old Woman In the House; The Centipede Gets The Doctor

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

October 28, 2012

E32 The Rich Charcoal Maker; The Tree That Grows Gold; The Priest's Towel

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

November 4, 2012

E33 Straw Bale Touta; The Fox Gives Birth; Cling And Hold

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

November 11, 2012

E34 The Three Brothers; The Wolf's Eyebrows; Dokkoisho

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

November 18, 2012

E35 The Treasure Gourd; The White Rabbit of Inaba; The Bald Wife

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

November 25, 2012

E36 The Crane Repays A Debt; Slaying the Demon of Ooeyama; The Water of Youth

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

December 2, 2012

E37 The Three Charms; The Child and The Cat Picture; The God of Poverty

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

December 9, 2012

E38 The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse; Oshira; The Tortoise and the Hare

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

December 16, 2012

E39 The Jizo Statue With The Hat; The Mortar That Made Salt; A Guest On New Year's Eve

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

December 23, 2012

E40 Momotaro; Princess Flowerpot Head; The Story of the Twelve Signs of the Zodiac

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

January 6, 2013

E41 We Stopped The War; The Giant Snake And The Hunter; Otter's House

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

January 13, 2013

E42 The Snake Boy; The Kappa And The Straw Shoes; The Fava Bean, Straw, & Charcoal

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

January 20, 2013

E43 The Wind God and the Children; The Lacquer Brothers; The Ama no Jyaku and the Child

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

January 27, 2013

E44 Blessings Of Heaven And Earth; The Leaf Hachibei; The Ginger Wife

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

February 3, 2013

E45 The Bridge Where You Buy Miso; The Cat Congregation; The Old Man Who Swallowed Birds

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

February 10, 2013

E46 The Hiding Snow; The Three Riddles; The Deep Voice

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

February 17, 2013

E47 The Farting Priest; The Demon Mask That Wept; Starfire

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

February 24, 2013

E48 The Seven Swans; The Mysterious Love Poem; O is Hard

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

March 3, 2013

E49 The Cry That Split The Night; Octopuses Don't Have Bones; The Former Dog

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

March 10, 2013

E50 The Thousand League Sandals; The Mountain Priest & the White Wolf; The Days Pass So Fast

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

March 17, 2013

E51 Yamata no Orochi; The Satori Woman and the Bucket Maker; Return the Smell

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

March 24, 2013

E52 The Rich Charcoal Maker / Grannie Demon Is My Matchmaker / What Sickness?

Recap episode

March 13, 2013

E53 Mother`s Crystal / The Rolling Rice Ball / The Golden Arches

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

April 7, 2013

E54 Bat / The Old Man and His Bump / Lunch Works

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

April 14, 2013

E55 Snake and Fox Repay a Debt / The Old Man Who Made the Dead Trees Blossom / The Pheasant and the Crow

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

April 21, 2013

E56 Tears Overflow / Strong Tarou / The Skylark and the Water of Youth

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

April 28, 2013

E57 Mom and Daughter Slay a Demon / Kintarou / The Farting Girl

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

May 5, 2013

E58 The Radish Samurai / The Furuya Forest / The Golden Horse Poop

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

May 12, 2013

E59 When the Moon`s Ring Disappears / The Rat Sutra / A Punch As a Reward

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

May 19, 2013

E60 The Mermaid`s Feast / The Fox and the Bear / The Beginning of Man

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

May 26, 2013

E61 The Red Thread / The Cow`s Marriage / Beyond the Mirror

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

June 2, 2013

E62 The Carp Wife / The Snot-Nosed Boy / The Giant Beanstalk

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

June 9, 2013

E63 The Monkey Repays a Debt / Little One Inch / The Gourd Boy

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

June 16, 2013

E64 The Female Fox / Hirabayashi / The Wild Warrior and the Ox Cart

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

June 23, 2013

E65 The Dragonfly Rich Man / The Fish Wife / Ikkyuu-san`s Funny Story

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

June 30, 2013

E66 Monkey Masamune / The Days Pass So Fast / The Woodcutter & the Mountain Grannie

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

July 7, 2013

E67 Minister Yuriwaka / The Fire Man / The Priest and the Boy and the Poisonous Mochi

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

July 14, 2013

E68 The Talking Fish / Urashima Tarou / The Demon`s Handprint

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

July 21, 2013

E69 The Swallow with the Broken Leg / Left Behind / The Legend of the Nine-Headed Dragon

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

July 28, 2013

E70 Filial Devotion in Dreams / Rat Sumo / A Story of Stolen Melons

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

August 4, 2013

E71 The Tree in the Pot / Princess Kaguya / The Monk and the Fox

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

August 11, 2013

E72 Earless Houichi / Niou and Dokkoi / Badger Disaster

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

August 18, 2013

E73 A Story of Futons / Chakurikakifu / The Dancing Bones

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

August 25, 2013

E74 Dandarabochi and the Giant Sandals / The Painted Wife / The Fox in the Bag

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

September 1, 2013

E75 The Puppet Master / The God of the Bathroom / The Whale and the Sea Cucumber

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

September 8, 2013

E76 Unspeaking Okiku / Ubasute Mountain / The Sumo Wrestler`s Little Sister

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

September 15, 2013

E77 Monkey Crab / The Straw Headman / Head Lake

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

September 22, 2013

E78 The Mermaid`s Feast / Mom and Daughter Slay a Demon / The Pheasant and the Crow

Recap Episode

September 29, 2013

E79 The Little Chestnut / The Day the Kappa Came / The Oryuu Willow

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

October 6, 2013

E80 The Silver Temple / The Pebble Letter / The Famous Blade Kisenbamaru

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

October 13, 2013

E81 The Sparrow with the Severed Tongue / The Horse Mountain Woman / The Dance of the Cats

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

October 20, 2013

E82 The Ear Statue / The Centipede Gets the Doctor / Benten`s Swamp

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

October 27, 2013

E83 The Village of the Dragonflies / The White Rabbit of Inaba / The Fortune Telling Competition

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

November 3, 2013

E84 The Three Masks / The Tengu`s Cloak / The Flying Door

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

November 10, 2013

E85 The Old Woman and the Giant Octopus / Dokkoisho / The Tengu of Ashitaka Mountain

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

November 17, 2013

E86 The Mysterious Blacksmith / The Fox Gives Birth / Senkamejo

"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

November 24, 2013

E87 The Cracking Mountain / The Three Charms / The Kappa and the Handwashing Basin

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

December 1, 2013

E88 The Ghost Well / The Man Who Bought Dreams / Tougorou the Potato Digger

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

December 8, 2013

E89 Sacrificial Inari / The Crane Repays a Debt / The Monster in the Cotton Hat

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

December 15, 2013

E90 The Joroku Statue / The God of Poverty / The Carp in the Basin

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

December 22, 2013

E91 The Gold Horse of New Year`s Eve / The Jizo Statue with the Hat / Odote-sama

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

December 29, 2013

E92 The Safflower Ship / Twelve Signs of the Zodiac / Sent Salt

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

January 5, 2014

E93 The Deer Springs / Tail Fishing / Hachiroutarou

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

January 12, 2014

E94 Herring and Grannie / The Wind God and the Children / Will of the Spider

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

January 19, 2014

E95 Snake Lake / The Deep Voice / The Priest, the Kid, and the Fava Bean Tree

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

January 26, 2014

E96 Sumo Inari / The Fava Bean, Straw, and Charcoal / The Man of the East & the Man of the West

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

February 2, 2014

E97 The Stink Vine / Shippei-Tarou / Half-Naked Buhyou

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

February 9, 2014

E98 The Wispering Vinegar / The Old Man Who Swallowed Birds / The Tengu and the Sky Journey

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

February 16, 2014

E99 The Snow Woman / Oshira-sama / The 600-Year-Old Woman

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

February 23, 2014

E100 Cowlove Pass / Momotarou / Seibei the Soba Eater

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

March 2, 2014

E101 The Demon Who Became a Rock / Octopuses Don`t Have Bones / Ryuuguu Abyss

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

March 9, 2014

E102 Raita and the Demon / `O` Is Hard / The Burnt Statue

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

March 16, 2014

E103 Gonpachi and Tsubaki / The Thousand League Sandals / Mother and Child Hill

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

March 23, 2014

E104 The Ear Statue / The Kappa and the Handwashing Basin / The Little Chestnut

Recap Episode

March 30, 2014

E105 The Mountain Grannie of Mt. Choufuku / Sadaroku and Shiro / Zashiki-Warashi

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

April 6, 2014

E106 Render the Fat / The Star Wife / The Rich Kashiki

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

April 13, 2014

E107 The Phoenix / The Wood Buddha and the Gold Buddha / Shibahama

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

April 20, 2014

E108 The Monk and the Turtle / Kijimuna / The Stingy Memorial

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

April 27, 2014

E109 The Sending Star / The Promise with the Master of the River / Gonbei the Duck Hunter

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

May 4, 2014

E110 Takohachi the Headman / The Rich Man and Bracken / The Wife`s Talent

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

May 11, 2014

E111 Eating in Order / The Old Woman Who Became a God / Yayoi`s Ship

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

May 18, 2014

E112 Masakichi and the Jizo Statue / The Bee and the Bandit / The God of Death

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

May 25, 2014

E113 The Sun and the Golden Rope / The Kid and the 31 Characters / Ushiwakamaru

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

June 1, 2014

E114 The Trout Repays a Debt / The Foreigner`s Cowbones / The Six Warriors

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

June 8, 2014

E115 Matsu Goes to Ise / The Zatou`s Tree / The Powerful Servant

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

June 15, 2014

E116 The Weasel and the Rat / Kotaro and the Dragon / The Thunder God and the Girl

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

June 29, 2014

E117 The Treasure Swamp / Tatsukohime / Kurohime and the Dragon

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

July 6, 2014

E118 The Carried Priest / The Man Who Knew Hell / The Ghost Ladle

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

July 13, 2014

E119 The Bride on a Hazy Moonlit Night / Hitomokko Mountain / The Flying Shed

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

July 20, 2014

E120 Ikkyuu-san Defeats the Tiger / The Mountain God and the Child / Tsurumizuka

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

July 27, 2014

E121 The Mole and the Sun / The Fox Repays a Debt / Drinking Tea

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

August 3, 2014

E122 Dragon God Granny / You Can`t Shake Sleeves You Don`t Have / The Raccoon Wood Of Shoujou Temple

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

August 10, 2014

E123 The Buddha That Keeps Away Fire / The Curse of the Willow / The House That Would Not Eat Salmon

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

August 17, 2014

E124 The Soul That Was Hunted by the Dead / Octopus Bhaisajyaguru / The Nursing Willow

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

August 24, 2014

E125 The Bean and the Priest Statue / The Reed Spring / Swan Pass

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

August 31, 2014

E126 Asamutsu Bridge / The Strong Wife / The Flower-Watching Ghost

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

September 7, 2014

E127 The Priest Statue Falls in Love / The Flat Nose of the Trickster Fox / A Room with an Owl

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

September 14, 2014

E128 The Cat`s Teacup / Monogusatarou / The Monkey and the Toad

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

September 21, 2014

E129 The Kannon Statue of Love / The Box That Doesn`t Open / Candle Confusion

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

September 28, 2014

E130 The Old Man Who Made Flowers Bloom / The Thousand Coin Orange / Paradise Thief

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

October 5, 2014

E131 The Crane Repays a Debt / Tower of Boars / Lightning and the Stone Urn

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

October 12, 2014

E132 The Extending Head / Strong Tarou / Kijimuna and the Sea God

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

October 19, 2014

E133 Nopperabou / Princess Kaguya / Sutokuin

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

October 26, 2014

E134 Soba and Mochi / Crab Questions and Answers / The Old Man and His Bumps

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

November 2, 2014

E135 Kintarou / The Cat of Nekodake / A Bull Running on a Moonlit Night

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

November 9, 2014

E136 The Straw Rich Man / The Bow and Arrow Brothers / The Shrine Priestess` Dance

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

November 16, 2014

E137 The Woodcutter and the Monster Crab / The Monster Tamer / Rolling Rice Balls

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

November 23, 2014

E138 The Raccoon`s Spinning Wheel / The Two Moons / Ubasute Mountain

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

November 30, 2014

E139 The Blessing the Rat Brought / Urashima Tarou / The Kajika Folding Screen

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

December 7, 2014

E140 Little One Inch / The Wolf Rock / The Meguro Pike

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

December 14, 2014

E141 Zenroku the Sawyer / The Feather Robe of Heaven / The Hermit Orange

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

December 21, 2014

E142 The Gods of Poverty Play Sumo / Trip, Trip / The Hat Jizou Statue

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

December 28, 2014

E143 The Teapot Raccoon Dog / The Anbarayami Horse / The Stone Door of Heaven

January 4, 2015

E144 Wakahime of Ryuuguu / The Salt Millstone / The Escaped Sparrow

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

January 11, 2015

E145 The Two Virtues / A Trip to Udo / The Monkey Priest Statue

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

January 18, 2015

E146 Momotarou / The Mountain Bird`s Arrow / The Thunder God That Married the Soba Stand Owner

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

January 25, 2015

E147 Ofuku and the Oni / The Oni`s Toshitori / The Priest and the Raccoon

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

February 1, 2015

E148 The Golden Egg / The Man Who Became a Turtle / Sannennetarou

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

February 8, 2015

E149 The Horsefly Repays a Debt / The Thunder God and the Doctor / The Painted Wife

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

February 15, 2015

E150 The Water Seed / The Blessing Rat / The Hermit Who Did Nothing

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

February 22, 2015

E151 The Weight Fox / The Most Important Man in the World / The Hina`s Yobayashi

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

March 1, 2015

E152 The Mountain Grannie & the Traveling Performer. / Sentoku`s Money / The Stonefish`s Love

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

March 8, 2015

E153 The Thief`s Loss / The Horse, Dog, Cat, and Chicken Go on a Journey / Stories for Ten Coins

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

March 15, 2015

E154 The Horse and the Kaaranbe / The White Fox Repays a Debt / Sarasarayasara

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

March 22, 2015

E155 Momotarou / Kintarou / Urashima Tarou

Recap Episode

March 29, 2015

E156 Monkey and Crab / Greedy Kihachi / The Spider`s Twill

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

April 5, 2015

E157 Scary Buns / The Raindrop Monster / The Carpenter and Oniroku

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

April 12, 2015

E158 Kachikachi Mountain / Long Arms and Long Legs / Mountain Monk Rock

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

April 19, 2015

E159 Ash-Covered Haitarou / The Tengu`s Sake / Kanekichi the Flute Player

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

April 26, 2015

E160 The Fox of Battari Stream / Celebratory Sumo / Quiet Contest

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

May 3, 2015

E161 The Cowherding Priest Statue / Tanokyuu / Whale Bridge

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

May 10, 2015

E162 Tenshiki / The Snot-Nosed Kid / Mayoiga

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

May 17, 2015

E163 The Priest Becomes a Carp / The Pot`s Song / Teapot

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

May 24, 2015

E164 The Listening Hood / You There, Grandpa? / The Carrot, the Burdock, and the Radish

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

May 31, 2015

E165 The Hornless Sazae / The Willowleaf Fish / The High Priest Who Came to the Village

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

June 7, 2015

E166 Eat Miso Beans Even If You Have to Go Back Three Leagues / Netarou of Asa / Tarou of the Broken Bowl

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

June 14, 2015

E167 The Man Who Was Faster Than a Horse / The Incredibly Strong Oni Tayuu / The Kappa and the Gourd

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

June 21, 2015

E168 Two Young Boys with a Destiny / Osan the Fox and Yosaburou the Raccoon / The Underground Country

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

June 28, 2015

E169 The Story of the Man Who Was Always in a Hurry / The Cat of Unpenji Temple / The Yama-Ori Rich Man

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

July 5, 2015

E170 The Cat`s Play / Hanbei Daimyoujin / The Gourd Kannon

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

July 12, 2015

E171 We Still Don`t Know / The Thunder and the Mulberry Tree / Earless Houichi

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

July 19, 2015

E172 The Priest Statue That Goes Round / The Priest Statue That Faced Sideways / Inside the Teacup

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

July 26, 2015

E173 The Beanstalk and the Heavenly Mansion / Otei`s Story / Moyabune

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

August 2, 2015

E174 Urashima of Kurobe / Yachabou / Oshidori

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

August 9, 2015

E175 The Cursed Blade That Sank into the Swamp / The Plate Mansion of Banchou / Zensuke, the Badger, and the Kappa

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

August 16, 2015

E176 The Giant Octopus`s Hat / The Buried Secret / The Unibrow Raccoon

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

August 23, 2015

E177 The Kappa Kid / The Priest and the Kid`s `Who Ate It?` / The Sparrow and the Woodpecker

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

August 30, 2015

E178 Hakke Hachitarou / Ohatsu Kannon / The Monster of Red Lake

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

September 6, 2015

E179 Sleep and Wait For Good News / The Farting Old Woman / The Black Kite`s Egg

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

September 13, 2015

E180 Monster Temple / Eggplant Grannie / The Tengu`s Invisibility Cape

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

September 20, 2015

E181 The Tea Pot / The Mountain-Folding Rich Man / The Tenshiki

Recap Episode

September 27, 2015

E182 Momotarou / The Frogs Who Didn`t Respect Their Elders / The Water of Youth

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

October 4, 2015

E183 The Old Man and His Bump / Buzz! Buzz! Serve Sake! / The Hammer`s Handle

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

October 11, 2015

E184 Kintarou / The Thunder God`s Handprint / The Master of Lying

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

October 18, 2015

E185 The Teapot Raccoon / The Difficult Marriage Question / Three Merchants

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

October 25, 2015

E186 The Rolling Riceball / The Demon`s Bath / Lake Head

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

November 1, 2015

E187 Urashima Tarou / The Crane`s Gift / Gosuke-don`s Business

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

November 8, 2015

E188 Little One Inch / The Wind God & the Children / The Lord Goes Thumpity-Thud

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

November 15, 2015

E189 Three Talismans / Saruya`s Rock / The Rat Takes a Husband

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

November 22, 2015

E190 Princess Kaguya / Princess Hachikatsugi / Princess Kaminaga

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

November 29, 2015

E191 Monkey Crab / Cow Demon / The Boundary Between the Northern and Southern Villages

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

December 6, 2015

E192 The Old Man Who Made Flowers Bloom / The Umi Bouzu / Comparing Transformations

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

December 13, 2015

E193 The Crane Repays a Debt / Chinchin Kobakama / The Monster and the Mountain Granny

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

December 20, 2015

E194 The Umbrella Priest Statues / The Great Year`s Fire / The Snow Woman

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

December 27, 2015

E195 The Man Who Bought Dreams / The Badger of Eagle Mountain / Ishibumi-sama Heals Illness

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

January 3, 2016

E196 Rolling Yams / The Gama Frog`s Oil / The Arasaka Rich Man

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

January 10, 2016

E197 The Rat Sutra / The Great Snake of Gondayuu Lake / A Tale of Yomeda

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

January 17, 2016

E198 The Fire Man / Shouninbaru / Deetarabocchi

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

January 24, 2016

E199 The Ear Priest Statue / The Cow That Dove into Tega Swamp / The Man Who Cut Reeds

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

January 31, 2016

E200 The Ghost Who Raised a Child / Oman Cherry Blossoms / The Osono Fox and the Blacksmith

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

February 7, 2016

E201 The Wife Who Didn`t Eat / Yawn Atchoo Poot / The Ushi no Koku Mairi

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

February 14, 2016

E202 The Sparrow with the Severed Tongue / The Dream of the Mortar Seller / The Fox Wife

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

February 21, 2016

E203 The Forest of Furuya / The Tengu and the Potato / The Kakegoro of Kanne and the Princess

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

February 28, 2016

E204 The Village of Nightingales / The Rich Man and Gatarou / The Soul That Went into a Different Girl

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

March 6, 2016

E205 Zashikiwarashi / The Lazy Husband and the Nagging Wife / The Peach and the Red Demon

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

March 13, 2016

E206 Wintermelon Princess / The Former Dog / The Shocked Daikon Radish

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

March 20, 2016

E207 Chinchin Kobakama / Saruya`s Rock / The Badger of Eagle Mountain

Recap Episode

March 27, 2016

E208 Momotarou / The Buckwheat Dumpling Priest / The Nose and Morning Porridge

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

April 3, 2016

E209 The Pond Snail Rich Man / Yaobikuni / The Child of the Giant Snake

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

April 10, 2016

E210 Yatsubakezukin / Even the Sardine`s Head Begins with Faith / Onisuke and Hikoshichi

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

April 17, 2016

E211 Shippei Tarou / A Field of Rape Blossoms That Bloomed Overnight / The Light on the Buddha`s Forehead

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

April 24, 2016

E212 The Cow`s Marriage / Shibahama / The Ocelot and the Priest

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

May 1, 2016

E213 Ushiwakamaru / The Demon Granny of Adachigahara / The Days Fly By

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

May 8, 2016

E214 The White Rabbit of Inaba / The Giant, Strange-Colored Deer / The Jewel of Sangosu

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

May 15, 2016

E215 The Pond Snail Sisters / The White Snake Girl / The Blue Tengu and the Red Tengu

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

May 22, 2016

E216 The Cat from the Dragon Palace / Sashisaba and Tsurushigaki / The Fart-Seller

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

May 29, 2016

E217 The Monkey Groom / Otojo`s Fire / The Oil Seller and the Fox

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

June 5, 2016

E218 Monogusa Tarou / The Flute of the Moonlit Night / Shrimp and Crow

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

June 12, 2016

E219 Umisachihiko and Yamasachihiko / The Stupid Groom and the Crab Loincloth / The Demons Who Passed Through Demon Pass

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

June 19, 2016

E220 Niou and Dokkoi / Cowbear-sama / Yashagaike

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

June 26, 2016

E221 Orihime and Hikoboshi / The Mercy of the Priest Statue / Yatsuhashi

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

July 3, 2016

E222 The Oyster Mushroom at the Bottom of the Valley / The Bride`s Present / The Tree Peony and the Rat

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

July 10, 2016

E223 The Story of the Tengu on Dainichiyama / The Fox`s Gift / The Child That Was Kidnapped by an Eagle

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

July 17, 2016

E224 The Boy and the Fox / One Piece of Kannon`s Thigh-Meat / Gonzou Bug

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

July 24, 2016

E225 Oitekebori / The Flying Man and His Flying Journey / Otogirisou

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

July 31, 2016

E226 Yotsuya Ghost Story / The Inn in the Grave / The Thief of Paradise

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

August 7, 2016

E227 The Dead Wife`s Evil Spirit / Nursemaid Cherry Blossoms / The Snake Samurai

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

August 14, 2016

E228 The Box of Jealousy / The Mirror and the Bell / The Cat`s Teacup

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

August 21, 2016

E229 The Broken Promise / The Story of the Green Willow / Enma-sama Is Hachigoro-don

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

August 28, 2016

E230 Magoshiroubuchi / The Zuitan Priest Statue / The Tale of Kotohime

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

September 4, 2016

E231 Careless Soukurou / The Decapitated Priest Statue / Genji and the Hood

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

September 11, 2016

E232 The Man Who Saw His Own Funeral / Ghost Road / Kissaku`s Fall

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

September 18, 2016

E233 Shippei-Tarou / The Demon Granny of Adachigahara / Otojo`s Fire

Recap Episode

September 25, 2016

E234 The Fishwife / Obusaritee / The Fox Kid of Ankokuji

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

October 2, 2016

E235 Meguro Saury / Kappa Dokkuri / The Giant Carp That Sank a Boat

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

October 9, 2016

E236 The Ginger Wife / The Tanuki`s Spinning Wheel / The Fox`s Birth

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

October 16, 2016

E237 Rokurokubi / Rat Sumo / Oshira-sama

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

October 23, 2016

E238 Heaven`s Blessings, Earth`s Blessings / Daikoku Buys Salt / Fujiwara Village

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

October 30, 2016

E239 The Takohachi Rich Man / Bunshichi Mottoi / The Oryuu Willow

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

November 6, 2016

E240 Yamata no Orochi / Lake Moon / The Demon and the Chinese Yam

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

November 13, 2016

E241 Three Talismans / Biwakuuna / A Treasure Entrusted

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

November 20, 2016

E242 The Kappa of Ise / The Centipede Gets a Doctor / The Rich Man Who Became a Monkey

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

November 27, 2016

E243 Karoku and the Crane / The Shiranui Pine / Gohachi Is Kidnapped by a Tengu

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

December 4, 2016

E244 Chikaratarou / The Son with the Most Filial Piety in the Village / The Bong-Bong Sharks

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

December 11, 2016

E245 Snow Woman / The Geta Given by a Tengu / The Demon`s Arm

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

December 18, 2016

E246 The Taishiko Dumpling / Dancing Yohei and the Brideless Fox / The Kanekkoori Wife

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

December 25, 2016

E247 The Three Demons of Houraiji / Handprint Mountain / The Wife`s Hair-Cutting

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

January 8, 2017

E248 Shiitare Is a Thief / The Lightning`s Favorite Belly-Button / Maiden Pass

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

January 15, 2017

E249 The Priest`s Hand Towel / A Story of Fuki / A Thousand Ships of White Sesame Seeds and a Thousand Ships of Black Sesame Seeds

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

January 22, 2017

E250 Sadaroku and Shiro / The Man Who Healed the Dragon`s Eye / The Talisman Bead of the Oni

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

January 29, 2017

E251 The Badgers of Noto Island / Fukusuke-san, the God of Blessing / Shiro and the Little Kid

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

February 5, 2017

E252 Starfire / Yam Forest / The Ageha Butterfly Repays a Debt

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

February 12, 2017

E253 The Medicine That Works Here and There / The Monster Master / The Frog of Kyoto, the Frog of Osaka

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

February 19, 2017

E254 The Tanuki Forest of Shoujou Temple / The Night Forest of the Hina Dolls / The Man Who Almost Became a Cat

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

February 26, 2017

E255 Momotarou / The Guardian of Farts / The Mitten Crab Repays a Debt

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

March 5, 2017

E256 Kintarou / The Curse of the Utou Bird / Yattobei and the Tengu

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

March 12, 2017

E257 Urashima Tarou / The One Ka Priest / The Body-Throwing Stone

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

March 19, 2017

E258 Little One Inch / The Great Snake of Onnagawadani / The Rain-Calling Bodhisattva

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

March 26, 2017