Japanese Stories Tagged “folk-tale”
8 Japanese stories tagged “folk-tale”.
Three Little Pigs in Japanese
Japanese version of The Three Little Pigs: three brothers build homes and face a hungry wolf.
Goldilocks and the Three Bears in Japanese
Japanese version of Goldilocks and the Three Bears: a curious girl enters a bear family's forest home.
Momotaro
A boy born from a peach shares dumplings with three animals and leads them to recover his village's food.
Urashima Taro
A fisherman visits the Dragon Palace beneath the sea and returns home to find that centuries have passed.
Princess Kaguya
A girl found inside glowing bamboo grows into Princess Kaguya and must one day return to the moon.
Kintaro
A strong mountain boy saves his animal friends and earns an invitation to train in the capital.
Issun-boshi
A thumb-sized boy sails to the capital, serves a princess, and faces an ogre with a needle sword.
Kasajizo
An old couple gives straw hats to snow-covered Jizo statues and receives an unexpected New Year gift.