List of Japanese Folktales
Lessons and Morals
Japanese folktales often convey life lessons and moral messages through their characters. Values such as good deeds, honesty, courage, and compassion are depicted through the stories, teaching the audience important philosophies of life.
Preservation of Traditional Culture
Japanese folktales are stories that interweave regional customs, nature, and history, serving as cultural heritage. Through these tales, one can learn about past lifestyles and values, making them an important means of passing culture on to the next generation.
Stimulating Creativity and Imagination
Japanese folktales often feature fantastical elements and mysterious creatures, appealing to children's creativity and imagination. Through exposure to these stories, children develop new perspectives and ideas, fostering self-expression and creative thinking.
Total: 155 stories
The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter
Ghost's egg
Twilight Rich Man
Buying dreams
Snow Woman
wild grape
The treasure of the mountain witch.
The Mountain God and the Young Boy
The comparison of mountain heights
Another Urashima
Momotaro
Shopping of the centipede
badger
Three Pots
A leaky bucket
Matsu no Ise Maari
The Old Man Under the Pine Tree
Bean-sized roll
Beans, charcoal, and straw
snake ball
Snake and mole
Farting Old Man
The Mysterious Rock
ugly man
Owl Dyeing Shop
ghost ship
Old red bowl
Furuya no Mori
The Mysterious Drum
When you see a person, turn into a frog.
The God of Poverty and the God of Fortune
fireman
Single fishing
The Dish Mansion at Banchō
The hardworking apprentice.
The Nose Detective
The ant and the grasshopper
A lord who loves stories
Flower Maiden
drinkable medicine
The cat's mistress
The Mouse and the Hawk
The Mouse Sutra
Mouse Sumo
The Mouse's Wedding
shrewd doctor
Nioh, my king
Riddle ghost
The Weeping Red Ogre
Heave-ho!
Why is the back of a shrimp curved?
Why are carrots red?
poisonous food
Tiger oil
Tiger and Fox
Dragonfly millionaire
New Year's deity
Heavenly blessings and earthly blessings
Tengu's gourd
The ladybug and the crow
The Evening Primrose Bride
The moon and the rabbit
The Grateful Crane
Silence is not golden.
The Sun and the Mole
The deceived fox
Bamboo Shoot Maiden
Raccoon and Mud Snail
Raccoon trick
Taro the Dragon Boy
Takara geta
Takara Bridge
The Carpenter and Oniroku
Tano Hisashi
The wealthy snail
Star Festival
Flying Turtle
Why are buckwheat roots red?
Thousand Wolves
Charcoal Burner Rich Man
Sparrow, Woodpecker, and Rock Pigeon
The sparrow's gourd
potato thief
God of Mercy
Seven Lucky Gods
The Theater-Loving Enma-sama
Shouseiji's Tanukibayashi
The twelve zodiac signs
pretending to know
salt mill
Tail fishing
The tongue-cut sparrow
Zashiki-warashi
Sleeping Beauty for three years
Three Merchants
Three cards
Three Children and a Demon
The Three Strong Men
Fountain of Sake
monkey's liver
The Crab and the Monkey
Monkey Jizo
The wealthy man
The scheming of the fraud.
Kozumoto crab
Kōbō Daishi
Child Taking Cave
The old man with a bump
silent wife
Returning to Kyoto and returning to Osaka
Kichisuke
ear scarf
gold folding screen
Golden Camellia
The turtle that lays gold
The fox's revenge
fox eyelashes
Fox, raccoon, and rabbit
Fox and raccoon.
The fox and the bear
Kintaro
The Marriage of the Kappa
The Frog Wife
One-eyed old man
An unwise elder brother and a cunning younger brother
Smart daughter
Kachi Kachi Mountain
Duck Catcher Gonbei
Kasa Jizō
The Tale of Princess Kaguya
big crab
silk
The Big Tree and the Daughter
A funny letter
Demons in, blessings out.
Demon's Staircase
Foolish younger brother
Ghost teapot
The monk and the young apprentice
The Tale of Kintaro on Demon Island
The Rice Ball Tumbles
The Illustrated Wife
Princess Melon Seed
Abandoning the old woman mountain
The Man Who Became a Horse
bush warbler
The bride who came from the sea
The cow's wedding
Urashima Taro
The White Rabbit of Inaba
Issun-Boshi
Ikkyu-san
A persimmon tree on the head
The woman who ate a baby
The old man who became a baby
