The Old Woman and the Giant Octopus; Dokkoisho; The Tengu of Ashitaka Mountain

Folktales from Japan · Episode 85 · “The Old Woman and the Giant Octopus; Dokkoisho; The Tengu of Ashitaka Mountain”

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...