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

Folktales from Japan · Episode 191 · “Monkey Crab; Cow Demon; The Boundary Between the Northern and Southern Villages”

Like in any culture, Japanese kids grow up listening to the stories repeatedly told by their parents and grandparents. The boy born from a peach; the princess from the moon who is discovered inside a bamboo; the old man who can make a dead cherry tree blossom, etc. These short stories that teach...