Folktales from Japan - Season 6

Season 6

Episodes

Sameuratarou Became a Rock; Koukichi Flies Through The Sky

The Bamboo Shoot Child; The Demon Kite of Ikinoshima

The Catfish God; Inou Tadataka

Kappa Stone; The Moss Ball of Akan Lake

The Hunter and the Oni, The Three Shrine Festival of Asakusa

Anju and Zushiou, Kicchomu-san the Sharp

Granny Orin and the Bottle Rock, The Madara Demon God and Kannon-sama

The Akoya Pine; The Spicy Lotus Root of Higo

Chikaraishi Plays Sumo; The Great Buddha of Nara

The Golden Ladle, The Chaguchagu Pony

The Wolf Rich Man, Shouki-san and the Demon Roof Tile

Doukan! / Priest Enkuu

The Beefy Biceps Given by a Ghost; The Yummy Miso of Hacchousaki

The Giant Barley Straw Snake; Uesugi Youzan Makes It Work

The Tofu Priest Statue; Hiraga Gennai

Houko-san; Wabicha and Senno Rikyuu

Tanuki Fields; The Orange Boat of Bunzaemon

The Pilgrim and the Bath; The Slaying of the Monster of Himeji Castle

The Power Given by an Ogre; The Okesabushi of Okei

A Story of Sage Kume; The Moon, the Buddha, and My Soba

Osengafuchi; The Medicine-Seller of Toyama

Daikoku-sama and Denzaburou the Rich Man; The Tanuki Priest and Kenchin Soup

The Dream-Telling Priest Statue; The Iwatsuki Doll

Ninja Isuke and the Oosanshouuo; Arita-yaki Shine Like Persimmons

The Rice-Spouting Priest Statue; The Dog Goes to Ise

The Sesame Seed Manjuu; The Beginning of Dougo Hot Springs

Heishirou of Dokkoi Makabe; Standing on Mt. Fuji

The Bikki Wife; The Oumi Merchant

The Ship Ghosts of Usa; The Tanuki War of Awa

The Rain of the Setomono Festival; The Silkworm and the Wife Lord

Eyeball Swapping; The Byakkotai

The Priest and the Old Tanuki; Otane's Lake

The Man Who Wanted to be a Black Kite; The Mountain Princess of Yakushima

Wanting To Be Poor; The Blessings of Uzumi

Yajiemon and the Big Bear; Nikkou Toushougu and Hidari Jingorou

The God Riding on a Cucumber; Use an Abacus to Make Kaga a Million Koku

The Farting Wife; The Chef of Shuri Castle

The Mountain Granny's Mochi; Namahage

The Invisible Man; The River Otter of Shimanto River

Three Grains of Rice, Three Grains of Gold; Jirochou of Shimizu

The Swordsman and the Bale of Straw; The Pack Carriers of Mackerel Highway

Mountain Granny Shrine; Sugawara Michizane and the Legend of the Flying Plum

The Paper Bag Wind; Tanabata-san's Present

The Mountain Monk Tanuki; The Doll Stones of Kintai Bridge

Yagorou-don and the Men; The Bug-Sending of Tsugaru

Ishidoumaru; Konoshiro and Matsue Castle

The Colt that Escaped from a Painting; The Cold Soup Granny

The Monk Who Went to Hell; Mito Mitsukuni Is Hungry

The 16th Day Cherry Tree; Monkey Bridge

The Gongen-sama on the Northern Mountain; Anchin and Kiyohime
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