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ふるさと再生 日本の昔ばなし

2012 - 2018

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

1st April 2012
Episode 1
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

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

8th April 2012
Episode 2
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

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

15th April 2012
Episode 3
An old man with a bump dances for a demon band, a fox gets tricked, and a love potion backfires horribly. Source: crunchyroll

Strong Tarou, The Village of the Nightengales, Hirabayashi

22nd April 2012
Episode 4
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

Urashima Tarou, The Monkey Buddha, Comparing Treasures

29th April 2012
Episode 5
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

Kintarou, The Two Squid, The Three Cry

6th May 2012
Episode 6
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

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

13th May 2012
Episode 7
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

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

20th May 2012
Episode 8
A demon puts a carpenter in an unwanted deal, a fox learns of karma, and what is more important, honesty or obedience. Source: crunchyroll

Shippeitaro, The Son Who Went to Heaven, Comparing Laziness

27th May 2012
Episode 9
A priest saves a town from sacrificing another daughter, a lazy man learns hard work, and a lazier man learns nothing. Source: crunchyroll

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

2nd June 2012
Episode 10
A good for nothing saves the day, a liar gets the last laugh, and we learn the importance of names. Source: crunchyroll

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

9th June 2012
Episode 11
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

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

16th June 2012
Episode 12
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

The Teapot Raccoon Dog; The Razor Fox; Sosou Soukurou

23rd June 2012
Episode 13
A raccoon repays a debt but learns a lesson, the fox thinks 5 steps ahead, and Mr. Careless needs to slow down. Source: crunchyroll

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

30th June 2012
Episode 14
The origin of the Tanabata festival is told, a snake causes a calamity, and manners are important. Source: crunchyroll

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

7th July 2012
Episode 15
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

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

14th July 2012
Episode 16
An unlucky man goes west, a god of luck gets a bum rap, and Japan challenges China in a strong man contest. Source: crunchyroll

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

21st July 2012
Episode 17
A lie does not build a family, a mother never stops searching, and a traveling priest searches for the answer. Source: crunchyroll

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

28th July 2012
Episode 18
A man fights for his wife, a haunt ditch, and more money more problems. Source: crunchyroll

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

5th August 2012
Episode 19
The old is thrown away, a man delivers a letter for a water god, and a fake samurai gets lucky. Source: crunchyroll

Princess Kaguya; The Demonic Little Sister; Scary Meat Buns

12th August 2012
Episode 20
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

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

19th August 2012
Episode 21
Two bothers exchange jobs, a kappa waits 14 years, and 3 souls get a 2nd chance. Source: crunchyroll

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

26th August 2012
Episode 22
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

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

2nd September 2012
Episode 23
A new bride is explosive, a hunter gets lucky, and Cha – Kuri – Kaki – Fu. Source: crunchyroll

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

9th September 2012
Episode 24
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

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

16th September 2012
Episode 25
A man listens to the world around him, a dog and cat rescue their master, and a ghost is lost in rhyme. Source: crunchyroll

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

23rd September 2012
Episode 26
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

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

30th September 2012
Episode 27
Recap Episode

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

6th October 2012
Episode 28
Invisibility comes with a price; a demon repays a kindness, and always carries some Yaki-Gobou when you die. Source: crunchyroll

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

14th October 2012
Episode 29
A mountain woman overeats, there is always someone bigger, and a man shouldn’t eat. Source: crunchyroll

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

21st October 2012
Episode 30
A cat wants to replay her master, a greedy man trips to much, a lazy man fans too much. Source: crunchyroll

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

28th October 2012
Episode 31
Rustle Rustle Don't Go, a bully gets his, and walking stick breaks a bone. Source: crunchyroll

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

4th November 2012
Episode 32
Money gets up and walks away, everybody farts, and true kindness is always repaid. Source: crunchyroll

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

11th November 2012
Episode 33
The fearsome warrior Fujiwara Touta Hidesato fears nothing; a village doctor changes his way, and Please! Cling! Please! Hold! Source: crunchyroll

The Three Brothers; The Wolf's Eyebrows; Dokkoisho

18th November 2012
Episode 34
Three brothers learn the best use of money, wolves won’t eat a good man, and dokkosiho is delicious! Source: crunchyroll

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

25th November 2012
Episode 35
A thief gets tricked, a rabbit plays tricks, and a brother’s revenge for a trick goes too far. Source: crunchyroll

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

2nd December 2012
Episode 36
A crane repays a fisherman, a group of heros defeat a demon, and moderation is key. Source: crunchyroll

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

9th December 2012
Episode 37
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

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

16th December 2012
Episode 38
A country rat tries out the big city, a father learns a hard lesson, and it’s tortoise vs. hare. Source: crunchyroll

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

23rd December 2012
Episode 39
The gods repay a kindness, greed gets you nowhere, and a true act of kindness is always rewarded. Source: crunchyroll

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

6th January 2013
Episode 40
A couple finds a baby, a young girl lives with a flowerpot on her head, and how the zodiac got its animals. Source: crunchyroll

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

13th January 2013
Episode 41
A nation tricks a war hungry nation, a hunter tricks a snake, and an otter tricks a fox. Source: crunchyroll

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

20th January 2013
Episode 42
A couple raise a snake, a kappa gets married, and a Fava Bean, Straw, and Charcoal take a trip to Ise Source: crunchyroll

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

27th January 2013
Episode 43
Children learn how to seasons come in, a brother’s greed leads to ruin, and an Ama no Jyaku gets tricked. Source: crunchyroll

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

3rd February 2013
Episode 44
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

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

10th February 2013
Episode 45
A giving man waits by a bridge, a monk witness his cat give a moving speech, and Chichinpuyopuyo Pupuyopuyo Source: crunchyroll

The Hiding Snow; The Three Riddles; The Deep Voice

17th February 2013
Episode 46
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

The Farting Priest; The Demon Mask That Wept; Starfire

24th February 2013
Episode 47
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

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

3rd March 2013
Episode 48
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

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

10th March 2013
Episode 49
A dog is loyal no matter what, the Queens wants monkey livers, and a dog wishes to be human. Source: crunchyroll

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

17th March 2013
Episode 50
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

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

24th March 2013
Episode 51
Susano’o has to prove his worth, a Satori woman finds her man, and a cheapo meets his match. Source: crunchyroll

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

13th March 2013
Episode 52
Recap episode

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

7th April 2013
Episode 53
A mother provers her love, and old man’s accidental gift is repaid, and a man gets greedy with his prayers. Source: crunchyroll

Bat / The Old Man and His Bump / Lunch Works

14th April 2013
Episode 54
The bat flys at dusk, an old man with a bump dances for a demon band, and lunch, works. Source: crunchyroll

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

21st April 2013
Episode 55
A good deed is repaid ,a dog rewards a kind master, a bumpkin gets the last laugh. Source: crunchyroll

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

28th April 2013
Episode 56
A man learns about the importance of community, a couple creates a child from dirt, and a skylark ruins everything. Source: crunchyroll

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

5th May 2013
Episode 57
A mother fights for her daughter, we learn the tale of Sakata no Kintoki, and toot causes great embarrassment. Source: crunchyroll

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

12th May 2013
Episode 58
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

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

19th May 2013
Episode 59
A young girl is thrown into the river, a man buys a dream, and a king learns a lesson. Source: crunchyroll

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

26th May 2013
Episode 60
A simple trip leads to an unfortunate life, a fox learns of karma, the Fire god is lonely. Source: crunchyroll

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

2nd June 2013
Episode 61
A man fights fate, the lazy man gets the cow, and a son sees his father. Source: crunchyroll

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

9th June 2013
Episode 62
A man marries a unique woman, a flower seller forgets to keep his promise, and a farmer makes it rain. Source: crunchyroll

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

16th June 2013
Episode 63
Monkey steals a baby, the smallest shows the biggest bravery, a unique shapped baby growns into a unique man. Source: crunchyroll

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

23rd June 2013
Episode 64
Monkey steals a baby, Hirarin, Heirin, Tairarin, Tairabayashi and Ippachijuu no Mokumoku, and Hitotsutoyattsudetokkikki , and legendary heros can't catch a break. Source: crunchyroll

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

30th June 2013
Episode 65
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

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

7th July 2013
Episode 66
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

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

14th July 2013
Episode 67
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

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

21st July 2013
Episode 68
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

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

28th July 2013
Episode 69
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

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

4th August 2013
Episode 70
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

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

11th August 2013
Episode 71
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

Earless Houichi / Niou and Dokkoi / Badger Disaster

18th August 2013
Episode 72
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

A Story of Futons / Chakurikakifu / The Dancing Bones

25th August 2013
Episode 73
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

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

1st September 2013
Episode 74
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

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

8th September 2013
Episode 75
A puppet master visits a strange temple. A goddess is punished for her dalliances. An arrogant whale loses a race. Source: crunchyroll

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

15th September 2013
Episode 76
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

Monkey Crab / The Straw Headman / Head Lake

22nd September 2013
Episode 77
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

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

29th September 2013
Episode 78
Recap Episode

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

6th October 2013
Episode 79
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

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

13th October 2013
Episode 80
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

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

20th October 2013
Episode 81
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

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

27th October 2013
Episode 82
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

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

3rd November 2013
Episode 83
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

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

10th November 2013
Episode 84
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

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

17th November 2013
Episode 85
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

The Mysterious Blacksmith / The Fox Gives Birth / Senkamejo

24th November 2013
Episode 86
"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

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

1st December 2013
Episode 87
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

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

8th December 2013
Episode 88
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

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

15th December 2013
Episode 89
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

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

22nd December 2013
Episode 90
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

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

29th December 2013
Episode 91
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

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

5th January 2014
Episode 92
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

The Deer Springs / Tail Fishing / Hachiroutarou

12th January 2014
Episode 93
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

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

19th January 2014
Episode 94
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

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

26th January 2014
Episode 95
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

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

2nd February 2014
Episode 96
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

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

9th February 2014
Episode 97
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

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

16th February 2014
Episode 98
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

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

23rd February 2014
Episode 99
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

Cowlove Pass / Momotarou / Seibei the Soba Eater

2nd March 2014
Episode 100
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

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

9th March 2014
Episode 101
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

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

16th March 2014
Episode 102
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

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

23rd March 2014
Episode 103
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

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

30th March 2014
Episode 104
Recap Episode

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

6th April 2014
Episode 105
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

Render the Fat / The Star Wife / The Rich Kashiki

13th April 2014
Episode 106
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

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

20th April 2014
Episode 107
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

The Monk and the Turtle / Kijimuna / The Stingy Memorial

27th April 2014
Episode 108
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

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

4th May 2014
Episode 109
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

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

11th May 2014
Episode 110
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

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

18th May 2014
Episode 111
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

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

25th May 2014
Episode 112
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

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

1st June 2014
Episode 113
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

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

8th June 2014
Episode 114
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

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

15th June 2014
Episode 115
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

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

29th June 2014
Episode 116
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

The Treasure Swamp / Tatsukohime / Kurohime and the Dragon

6th July 2014
Episode 117
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

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

13th July 2014
Episode 118
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

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

20th July 2014
Episode 119
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

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

27th July 2014
Episode 120
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

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

3rd August 2014
Episode 121
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

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

10th August 2014
Episode 122
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

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

17th August 2014
Episode 123
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

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

24th August 2014
Episode 124
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

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

31st August 2014
Episode 125
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

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

7th September 2014
Episode 126
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

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

14th September 2014
Episode 127
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

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

21st September 2014
Episode 128
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

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

28th September 2014
Episode 129
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

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

5th October 2014
Episode 130
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

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

12th October 2014
Episode 131
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

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

19th October 2014
Episode 132
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

Nopperabou / Princess Kaguya / Sutokuin

26th October 2014
Episode 133
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

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

2nd November 2014
Episode 134
A traveler gets help from a mountain couple, a priest battles an evil entity, and an old man gets a double trouble. Source: crunchyroll

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

9th November 2014
Episode 135
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

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

16th November 2014
Episode 136
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

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

23rd November 2014
Episode 137
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

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

30th November 2014
Episode 138
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

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

7th December 2014
Episode 139
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

Little One Inch / The Wolf Rock / The Meguro Pike

14th December 2014
Episode 140
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

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

21st December 2014
Episode 141
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

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

28th December 2014
Episode 142
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

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

4th January 2015
Episode 143
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

Wakahime of Ryuuguu / The Salt Millstone / The Escaped Sparrow

11th January 2015
Episode 144
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

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

18th January 2015
Episode 145
Married by the gods, a sneaky snake, and you can't get the priest butt wet! Source: crunchyroll

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

25th January 2015
Episode 146
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

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

1st February 2015
Episode 147
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

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

8th February 2015
Episode 148
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

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

15th February 2015
Episode 149
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

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

22nd February 2015
Episode 150
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

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

1st March 2015
Episode 151
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

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

8th March 2015
Episode 152
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

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

15th March 2015
Episode 153
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

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

22nd March 2015
Episode 154
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

Momotarou / Kintarou / Urashima Tarou

29th March 2015
Episode 155
Recap Episode

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

5th April 2015
Episode 156
A monkey gets what he deserves, Kihachi gets what he deserves, a spider pays a debt. Source: crunchyroll

Scary Buns / The Raindrop Monster / The Carpenter and Oniroku

12th April 2015
Episode 157
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

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

19th April 2015
Episode 158
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

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

26th April 2015
Episode 159
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

The Fox of Battari Stream / Celebratory Sumo / Quiet Contest

3rd May 2015
Episode 160
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

The Cowherding Priest Statue / Tanokyuu / Whale Bridge

10th May 2015
Episode 161
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

Tenshiki / The Snot-Nosed Kid / Mayoiga

17th May 2015
Episode 162
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

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

24th May 2015
Episode 163
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

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

31st May 2015
Episode 164
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

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

7th June 2015
Episode 165
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

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

14th June 2015
Episode 166
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

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

21st June 2015
Episode 167
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

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

28th June 2015
Episode 168
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

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

5th July 2015
Episode 169
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

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

12th July 2015
Episode 170
Cats perform plays late at night. A man is mistaken for a god. A gourd grants all wishes. Source: crunchyroll

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

19th July 2015
Episode 171
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

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

26th July 2015
Episode 172
A Priest Statue goes around a village. A Priest Statue turns sideways. An unsettling story about a teacup. Source: crunchyroll

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

2nd August 2015
Episode 173
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

Urashima of Kurobe / Yachabou / Oshidori

9th August 2015
Episode 174
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

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

16th August 2015
Episode 175
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

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

23rd August 2015
Episode 176
An Octopus wants a hat. A secret is buried. A raccoon with a unibrow sets a task for a monk. Source: crunchyroll

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

30th August 2015
Episode 177
A kappa learns to fish. Buddha eats some snacks... or does he? A sparrow and woodpecker visit their dying mother. Source: crunchyroll

Hakke Hachitarou / Ohatsu Kannon / The Monster of Red Lake

6th September 2015
Episode 178
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

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

13th September 2015
Episode 179
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

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

20th September 2015
Episode 180
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

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

27th September 2015
Episode 181
Recap Episode

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

4th October 2015
Episode 182
A boy travels with some animals, a frogs croak is explained, and the fountain of youth is found. Source: crunchyroll

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

11th October 2015
Episode 183
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

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

18th October 2015
Episode 184
A boy named Kintarou wrestles a bear. A thunder god is taught a lesson. A master liar deceives people. Source: crunchyroll

The Teapot Raccoon / The Difficult Marriage Question / Three Merchants

25th October 2015
Episode 185
A teapot holds a dark secret. A man solves a complicated riddle. A complex pun involving tea and sieves. Source: crunchyroll

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

1st November 2015
Episode 186
Rice balls roll. A monster lurks in a hot springs. A man's head becomes a lake. Source: crunchyroll

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

8th November 2015
Episode 187
A man goes to an undersea palace. A crane leaves his poop as a present. Gosuke makes money in an unusual way. Source: crunchyroll

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

15th November 2015
Episode 188
A small boy fights a demon. The wind god takes children to a mystical land. A lord goes thumpity-thump. Source: crunchyroll

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

22nd November 2015
Episode 189
Three talismans protect a boy. A monkey throws rocks. A rat finds a husband for his daughter. Source: crunchyroll

Princess Kaguya / Princess Hachikatsugi / Princess Kaminaga

29th November 2015
Episode 190
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

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

6th December 2015
Episode 191
A crab seeks revenge on a monkey. A demon devours shadows. A boundary is lost. Source: crunchyroll

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

13th December 2015
Episode 192
An old man makes flowers bloom. A lazy man is visited by a sea monster. Two foxes compare their disguises. Source: crunchyroll

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

20th December 2015
Episode 193
A crane repays a debt. A lazy woman is visited by terrible ghosts. A monster and a mountain granny terrorize a village. Source: crunchyroll

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

27th December 2015
Episode 194
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

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

3rd January 2016
Episode 195
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

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

10th January 2016
Episode 196
Yams are rolled, mistakenly. A toad's oil cures wounds. A greedy man pleads for mercy from the sun. Source: crunchyroll

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

17th January 2016
Episode 197
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

The Fire Man / Shouninbaru / Deetarabocchi

24th January 2016
Episode 198
A fire man brings gold. A priest sacrifices himself to bring the rain. A man carries a mountain. Source: crunchyroll

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

31st January 2016
Episode 199
A priest statue heals hearing. A cow goes into a swamp. A man cuts reeds. Source: crunchyroll

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

7th February 2016
Episode 200
A ghost raises a child. A man freezes in the snow while he waits for his love. A fox plays tricks. Source: crunchyroll

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

14th February 2016
Episode 201
A wife eats nothing... except her husband. Three losers defeat the lord of hell. A woman prays to survive a plague. Source: crunchyroll

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

21st February 2016
Episode 202
A sparrow's tongue is severed. A mortar seller has a dream. A man marries a fox. Source: crunchyroll

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

28th February 2016
Episode 203
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

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

6th March 2016
Episode 204
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

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

13th March 2016
Episode 205
A Zashiki Warashi brings joy to a household. A lazy husband has a nagging wife. A red demon fears peaches. Source: crunchyroll

Wintermelon Princess / The Former Dog / The Shocked Daikon Radish

20th March 2016
Episode 206
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

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

27th March 2016
Episode 207
Recap Episode

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

3rd April 2016
Episode 208
Momotarou fights demons with his animal friends. A wise priest heals illness in exchange for buckwheat. A priest has a disgusting nose. Source: crunchyroll

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

10th April 2016
Episode 209
A pond snail becomes rich. A girl opens a box that she should never have opened. A giant snake has a child. Source: crunchyroll

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

17th April 2016
Episode 210
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

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

24th April 2016
Episode 211
A monk saves a girl from an evil monster. Flowers hide logs. The buddha's forehead shines. Source: crunchyroll

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

1st May 2016
Episode 212
A man marries a cow. Gold coins are found and lost. A priest becomes friends with angry ocelots at a temple. Source: crunchyroll

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

8th May 2016
Episode 213
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

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

15th May 2016
Episode 214
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

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

22nd May 2016
Episode 215
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

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

29th May 2016
Episode 216
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

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

5th June 2016
Episode 217
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

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

12th June 2016
Episode 218
The world's laziest man goes to Kyoto. A flute is played on a moonlit night. A monk draws magic shrimp. Source: crunchyroll

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

19th June 2016
Episode 219
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

Niou and Dokkoi / Cowbear-sama / Yashagaike

26th June 2016
Episode 220
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

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

3rd July 2016
Episode 221
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

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

10th July 2016
Episode 222
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

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

17th July 2016
Episode 223
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

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

24th July 2016
Episode 224
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

Oitekebori / The Flying Man and His Flying Journey / Otogirisou

31st July 2016
Episode 225
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

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

7th August 2016
Episode 226
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

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

14th August 2016
Episode 227
An abandoned wife seeks revenge. A nursemaid sacrifices her life for her charge. A snake demands to marry a girl. Source: crunchyroll

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

21st August 2016
Episode 228
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

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

28th August 2016
Episode 229
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

Magoshiroubuchi / The Zuitan Priest Statue / The Tale of Kotohime

4th September 2016
Episode 230
A magic dagger saves a man from a snake. A priest statue cures asthma. A beach plays a mysterious melody. Source: crunchyroll

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

11th September 2016
Episode 231
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

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

18th September 2016
Episode 232
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

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

25th September 2016
Episode 233
Recap Episode

The Fishwife / Obusaritee / The Fox Kid of Ankokuji

2nd October 2016
Episode 234
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

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

9th October 2016
Episode 235
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

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

16th October 2016
Episode 236
A wife plots with ginger. A raccoon learns to use a spinning wheel. A doctor assists in the birth of a fox. Source: crunchyroll

Rokurokubi / Rat Sumo / Oshira-sama

23rd October 2016
Episode 237
A man marries a woman whose head grows in length. Rats play sumo. A dad grows jealous of his daughter's friendship with a horse. Source: crunchyroll

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

30th October 2016
Episode 238
Heaven and Earth bring their blessings. Daikoku buys salt. A hidden village is discovered. Source: crunchyroll

The Takohachi Rich Man / Bunshichi Mottoi / The Oryuu Willow

6th November 2016
Episode 239
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

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

13th November 2016
Episode 240
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

Three Talismans / Biwakuuna / A Treasure Entrusted

20th November 2016
Episode 241
Three talismans save a boy from a Mountain Grannie. A monster cat breeds poisonous fruit. A treasure entrusted is restored. Source: crunchyroll

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

27th November 2016
Episode 242
A kappa becomes friends with a boy. A centipede goes to et a doctor. A rich man is transformed into a monkey. Source: crunchyroll

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

4th December 2016
Episode 243
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

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

11th December 2016
Episode 244
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

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

18th December 2016
Episode 245
A cold woman appears, a Tengu is their biggest fan, and the demon vow's revenge. Source: crunchyroll

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

25th December 2016
Episode 246
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

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

8th January 2017
Episode 247
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

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

15th January 2017
Episode 248
Shiitare becomes a traveling performer. The lightning likes to eat people's belly-buttons. A faithful daughter falls to her death. Source: crunchyroll

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

22nd January 2017
Episode 249
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

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

29th January 2017
Episode 250
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

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

5th February 2017
Episode 251
Badgers protect an island. Fukusuke becomes the god of blessing. Acolytes at a temple are jealous of a smart dog. Source: crunchyroll

Starfire / Yam Forest / The Ageha Butterfly Repays a Debt

12th February 2017
Episode 252
Two boys catch a star. A greedy old woman won't share her yams. A butterfly repays a debt. Source: crunchyroll

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

19th February 2017
Episode 253
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

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

26th February 2017
Episode 254
Raccoons play the drums at Shoujouji temple. Hina dolls play drums throughout the night. A man almost become a cat. Source: crunchyroll

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

5th March 2017
Episode 255
Momotarou is born from a peach. A man protects a storehouse with his giant farts. A mitten crab repays a debt. Source: crunchyroll

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

12th March 2017
Episode 256
Kintarou grows up to be big and strong, and fights a demon. The Utou birds unleash a terrible curse. Yattobei battles a Tengu. Source: crunchyroll

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

19th March 2017
Episode 257
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

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

26th March 2017
Episode 258
Issun Boushi is very small. A great snake threatens the villagers of Onnagawadani. A Bodhisattva calls the rain. Source: crunchyroll
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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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