Sumo Inari; The Fava Bean, Straw, and Charcoal; The Man of the East & the Man of the West

Folktales from Japan · Episode 96 · “Sumo Inari; The Fava Bean, Straw, and Charcoal; The Man of the East & the Man of the West”

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...