Japan
Folk tales and legends from Japanese tradition.
Japanese Folk Tales
Ages 9-12
Princess Hase: The Bamboo Princess of Yamato
Princess Hase: The Bamboo Princess of Yamato: In the province of Yamato, where bamboo groves swayed like dancers and mountain mists clung to valleys like
Japanese Folk Tales
Ages 9-12
The Rolling Rice Ball (Omusubi Kororin)
The Rolling Rice Ball (Omusubi Kororin): Long ago, in a small village nestled among bamboo groves and rice paddies, there lived an old man of remarkable
Japanese Folk Tales
Ages 9-12
Issun-boshi: The One-Inch Boy
Issun-boshi: The One-Inch Boy: In a distant province of Japan, there lived an elderly couple who had no children. For decades they prayed at temples and left
Japanese Folk Tales
Ages 9-12
The Snow Woman (Yuki-Onna)
The Snow Woman (Yuki-Onna): In the mountains of Japan, where winter descended with the weight of ancient spirits and snow fell so thickly that the world became
Japanese Folk Tales
Ages 9-12
The Gratitude of the Crane
The Gratitude of the Crane: In a small village nestled in the valleys of rural Japan, a poor farmer named Takeshi worked his small plot of land with the
Japanese Folk Tales
Ages 6-8
The Old Man Who Made Dead Trees Bloom
The Old Man Who Made Dead Trees Bloom - a folk tale retold for young readers with a clear moral, simple words, and the warmth of a bedtime story from long ago.
Japanese Folk Tales
Ages 6-8
Tanabata: The Star Festival
Tanabata: The Star Festival - a folk tale retold for young readers with a clear moral, simple words, and the warmth of a bedtime story from long ago.
Japanese Folk Tales
Ages 6-8
The Crane Wife (Tsuru no Ongaeshi)
The Crane Wife (Tsuru no Ongaeshi): In a small mountain village, where winter snow fell like blessings from heaven and spring brought cascades of pink
Japanese Folk Tales
Ages 6-8
The Tongue-Cut Sparrow: A Japanese Folktale
The Tongue-Cut Sparrow: A Japanese Folktale: In a village set among the gentle mountains of old Japan, there lived a kind-hearted old man named Takehiro and
Japanese Folk Tales
Ages 6-8
Urashima Taro and the Dragon Palace
Urashima Taro and the Dragon Palace: In a village by the Seto Inland Sea, where fishing boats bobbed like lotus blossoms upon gentle waves, there lived a young
Japanese Folk Tales
Ages 6-8
The Bamboo Cutter and the Moon Princess (Kaguya-hime)
The Bamboo Cutter and the Moon Princess (Kaguya-hime): In the time when Japan was young and still learning to speak its own language, there lived in a village
Japanese Folk Tales
Ages 6-8
Momotaro: The Peach Boy
Momotaro: The Peach Boy: In the days when Japan was still finding its own voice, there lived in a small village nestled between rice paddies and gentle hills