Minister Yuriwaka; The Fire Man; The Priest and the Boy and the Poisonous Mochi

Folktales from Japan · Episode 67 · “Minister Yuriwaka; The Fire Man; The Priest and the Boy and the Poisonous Mochi”

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...