Furusato Saisei Nippon no Mukashi-Banashi Season 4

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4x01 Monkey and Crab; Greedy Kihachi; The Spider's Twill aired Apr 05, 2015

Crab children seek vengeance on a monkey who hurt their mother (this tale is a renewal). A greedy man finds a shrine that doubles his money. A man saves a sp... read more

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4x02 Scary Buns; The Raindrop Monster; The Carpenter and Oniroku aired Apr 12, 2015

A worker is terrified of meat buns (this tale is a renewal). A raindrop monster. A demon puts a carpenter in an unwanted deal (this tale is a renewal).

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4x03 Kachikachi Mountain; Long Arms and Long Legs; Mountain Monk Rock aired Apr 19, 2015

A rabbit seeks revenge when a raccoon's pranks go too far (this tale is a renewal). Two monsters are defeated by a Buddhist monk. A wandering monk battles a ... read more

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4x04 Ash-Covered Haitarou; The Tengu's Sake; Kanekichi the Flute Player aired Apr 26, 2015

A noble boy is covered in ashes to hide his true identity. A Tengu turns a lake into sake, and threatens a boy if he reveals the secret. A man named Kanekich... read more

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4x05 The Fox of Battari Stream; Celebratory Sumo; Quiet Contest aired May 03, 2015

A fox impersonates a man's wife. Gods play a game of sumo to celebrate a change of fortune in a household. An old couple has a quiet contest that's interrupt... read more

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4x06 The Cow-herding Priest Statue; Tanokyuu; Whale Bridge aired May 10, 2015

A priest statue helps an old man. A traveling performer meets a giant snake that devours travelers (this tale is a renewal). A fishing village angers the wha... read more

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4x07 Tenshiki; The Snot-Nosed Kid; Mayoiga aired May 17, 2015

A priest sends a boy into town to learn about the mysterious "tenshiki". A snot-nosed boy can grant any wish, but he drools all the time (this tale is a rene... read more

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4x08 The Priest Becomes a Carp; The Pot's Song; Teapot aired May 24, 2015

A priest turns into a carp while he is very sick. A singing pot tells of treasure. A giant teapot monster haunts an abandoned temple.

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4x09 The Listening Hood; You There, Grandpa?; The Carrot, the Burdock, and the Radish aired May 31, 2015

A man gets a hood which helps him listen to animals. An old man's wife beloved makes him promise to put her dead body in the closet. Vegetables take a bath t... read more

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4x10 The Hornless Sazae; The Willowleaf Fish; The High Priest Who Came to the Village aired Jun 07, 2015

A village helps a monk escape the wrath of a feudal lord. A goddess turns leaves into fish to help her people. A high priest comes to the village.

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4x11 Eat Miso Beans Even if You Have to Go Back Three Leagues; Netarou of Asa; Tarou of the Broken Bowl aired Jun 14, 2015

A traveling pair of samurai eat delicious miso beans, which are so good that they travel back three leagues to get more. A boy sleeps for three years and beg... read more

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4x12 The Man Who was Faster than a Horse; The Incredibly Strong Oni Tayuu;The Kappa and the Gourd aired Jun 21, 2015

A man becomes faster than a horse after his mother dies. A sumo wrestler uses divine help to defeat an opponent. A kappa wants to marry a girl in exchange fo... read more

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4x13 Two Young Boys with a Destiny; Osan the Fox and Yosaburou the Raccoon; The Underground Country aired Jun 28, 2015

Two boys have a great destiny to fulfill. A fox and a raccoon get in a competition to see who can trick the other. A boy goes deep underground and finds a te... read more

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4x14 The Story of the Man Who Was Always in a Hurry; The Cat of Unpenji Temple; The Yama-Ori Rich Man aired Jul 05, 2015

A man is always in a big hurry. A terrible monster is defeated by a cat. A rich man devises a cunning plan to marry off his daughter.

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4x15 The Cat's Play; Hanbei Daimyoujin; The Gourd Kannon aired Jul 12, 2015

Cats perform plays late at night. A man is mistaken for a god. A gourd grants all wishes.

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4x16 We Still Don't Know; The Thunder and the Mulberry Tree; Earless Houichi aired Jul 19, 2015

A lesson about soba is learned. A lightning god refuses to strike a mulberry tree. The souls of the dead rip off a man's ears (this tale is a renewal).

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4x17 The Priest Statue That Goes Round; The Priest Statue That Faces Sideways; Inside the Teacup aired Jul 26, 2015

A Priest Statue goes around a village. A Priest Statue turns sideways. An unsettling story about a teacup.

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4x18 The Bean Stalk and the Heavenly Mansion; Otei's Story; Moyabune aired Aug 02, 2015

A boy climbs a beanstalk to heaven. A man promises to marry his dying wife when she is reborn. The sorrowful souls of dead mothers haunt a mountain for all e... read more

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4x19 Urashima of Kurobe; Yachabou; Oshidori aired Aug 09, 2015

Men make friends with a magic go player. A mischievous boy named Yachabou makes a friend. A man shoots a duck in anger and is visited in the night by its ven... read more

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4x20 The Cursed Blade that Sank into the Swamp; The Plate Mansion of Banchou; Zensuke, the Badger, and the Kappa aired Aug 16, 2015

Every night a cursed katana flies out of its scabbard and kills people. The ghost of a murdered woman counts plates every night. A couple moves next to a lak... read more

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4x21 The Giant Octopus's Hat; The Buried Secret; The Unibrow Raccoon aired Aug 23, 2015

An Octopus wants a hat. A secret is buried. A raccoon with a unibrow sets a task for a monk.

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4x22 The Kappa Kid; The Priest and the Kid's 'Who Ate it?'; The Sparrow and the Woodpecker aired Aug 30, 2015

A kappa learns to fish. Buddha eats some snacks... or does he? A sparrow and woodpecker visit their dying mother.

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4x23 Hakke Hachitarou; Ohatsu Kannon; The Monster of Red Lake aired Sep 06, 2015

A man uses his fortune-telling skills to win a reward. A suspicious man believes rumors that lead to his fiancee's death. An old priest tricks a monster.

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4x24 Sleep and Wait For Good News; The Farting Old Woman; The Black Kite's Egg aired Sep 13, 2015

A man sleeps and waits for good news. A woman wants to divorce her husband because his mother farts too much. A man marries a snake.

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4x25 Monster Temple; Eggplant Grannie; The Tengu's Invisibility Cape aired Sep 20, 2015

A monk goes to a temple for spiritual training. An Eggplant Grannie reportedly shows up at a secluded mountain temple. There was a tengu who used an invisibi... read more

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4x26 The Tea Pot; The Mountain-Folding Rich Man; The Tenshiki aired Sep 27, 2015

A Compilation of Three Tales from past Episodes

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4x27 Momotarou; The Frogs Who Didn't Respect Their Elders; The Water of Youth aired Oct 04, 2015

A boy travels with some animals (this tale is a second renewal), a frogs croak is explained, and the fountain of youth is found (this tale is a renewal).

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4x28 The Old Man and His Bump; Buzz! Buzz! Serve Sake!; The Hammer's Handle aired Oct 11, 2015

An old man has a bump (this tale is a second renewal). A lazy man wants a life of ease. The God of Wealth's hammer is missing its handle.

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4x29 Kintarou; The Lightning God's Handprint; The Master of Lying aired Oct 18, 2015

A boy named Kintarō wrestles a bear (this tale is a second renewal). A thunder god is taught a lesson. A master liar deceives people.

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4x30 The Teapot Raccoon; The Difficult Marriage Question; Three Merchants aired Oct 25, 2015

A teapot holds a dark secret. A man solves a complicated riddle. A complex pun involving tea and sieves.

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4x31 The Rolling Riceball; The Demon's Bath; Lake Head aired Nov 01, 2015

Rice balls roll (this tale is a second renewal). A monster lurks in a hot springs. A man's head becomes a lake (this tale is a renewal).

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4x32 Urashima Tarou; The Crane`s Gift; Gosuke-don`s Business aired Nov 08, 2015

A man goes to an undersea palace (this tale is a second renewal). A crane leaves his poop as a present. Gosuke makes money in an unusual way.

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4x33 Little One Inch; The Wind God & the Children; The Lord Goes Thumpity-Thud aired Nov 15, 2015

A small boy fights a demon (this tale is a second renewal). The wind god takes children to a mystical land (this tale is a renewal). A lord goes thumpity-thump. read more

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4x34 Three Talismans; Saruya`s Rock; The Rat Takes a Husband aired Nov 22, 2015

Three talismans protect a boy (this tale is a renewal). A monkey throws rocks. A rat finds a husband for his daughter (this tale is a renewal).

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4x35 Princess Kaguya; Princess Hachikatsugi; Princess Kaminaga aired Nov 29, 2015

It's princess week on Folktales from Japan! A princess returns to the moon (this tale is a second renewal). A princess has a bowl on her head (this tale is a... read more

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4x36 Monkey Crab; Cow Demon; The Boundary Between the Northern and Southern Villages aired Dec 06, 2015

A crab seeks revenge on a monkey (this tale is a second renewal). A demon devours shadows. A boundary is lost.

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4x37 The Old Man Who Made Flowers Bloom; The Umi Bouzu; Comparing Transformations aired Dec 13, 2015

An old man makes flowers bloom (this tale is a second renewal). A lazy man is visited by a sea monster. Two foxes compare their disguises.

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4x38 The Crane Repays a Debt; Chinchin Kobakama; The Monster and the Mountain Granny aired Dec 20, 2015

A crane repays a debt (this tale is a second renewal). A lazy woman is visited by terrible ghosts. A monster and a mountain granny terrorize a village.

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4x39 The Umbrella Priest Statues; The Great Year's Fire; The Snow Woman aired Dec 27, 2015

On New Year's Eve, a poor couple struggles to bring in the new year (this tale is a second renewal). A woman is told not to let the fire go out on New Year's... read more

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4x40 The Man Who Bought Dreams; The Badger of Eagle Mountain; Ishibumi-sama Heals Illness aired Jan 03, 2016

A man buys a dream that lead to wealth (this tale is a renewal). A badger longs for a mother's warmth. A god promises health if people will stop tripping ove... read more

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4x41 Rolling Yams; The Gama Frog's Oil; The Arasaka Rich Man aired Jan 10, 2016

Yams are rolled, mistakenly (this tale is a renewal). A toad's oil cures wounds. A greedy man pleads for mercy from the sun.

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4x42 The Rat Sutra; The Great Snake of Gondayuu Lake; A Tale of Yomeda aired Jan 17, 2016

The Rat Sutra scares off a thief (this tale is a renewal). A snake is struck down by the gods. A wife sacrifices her life to the gods to finish the harvest.

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4x43 The Fire Man; Shouninbaru; Deetarabocchi aired Jan 24, 2016

A fire man brings gold (this tale is a renewal). A priest sacrifices himself to bring the rain. A man carries a mountain.

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4x44 The Ear Priest Statue; The Cow That Dove into Tega Swamp; The Man Who Cut Reeds aired Jan 31, 2016

A priest statue heals hearing (this tale is a renewal). A cow goes into a swamp. A man cuts reeds.

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4x45 The Ghost Who Raised a Child; Oman Cherry Blossoms; The Oso Fox and the Blacksmith aired Feb 07, 2016

A ghost raises a child. A man freezes in the snow while he waits for his love. A fox plays tricks.

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4x46 The Wife Who Didn't Eat; Yawn Achoo Poo; The Ushi no Koku Mairi aired Feb 14, 2016

A wife eats nothing... except her husband (this tale is a renewal). Three losers defeat the lord of hell. A woman prays to survive a plague.

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4x47 The Sparrow with the Severed Tongue; The Dream of the Mortar Seller; The Fox Wife aired Feb 21, 2016

A sparrow's tongue is severed (this tale is a renewal). A mortar seller has a dream. A man marries a fox.

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4x48 The Forest of Furuya; The Tengu and the Potato; Kanne and the Princess`s Kakegoro aired Feb 28, 2016

A wolf encounters the most terrifying thing in the world (this tale is a renewal). A tengu plays tricks with potatoes. Kanne and his merry band race a princess. read more

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4x49 The Village of Nightingales; The Rich Man and Gatarou; The Soul That Went into a Different Girl aired Mar 06, 2016

A woman entrusts a man with a mysterious mansion (this tale is a renewal). A rich man makes a deal with a kappa to make a bridge. A girl's soul enters anothe... read more

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4x50 Zashikiwarashi; The Lazy Husband and the Nagging Wife; The Peach and the Red Demon aired Mar 13, 2016

A Zashiki-Warashi brings joy to a household (this tale is a renewal). A lazy husband has a nagging wife. A red demon fears peaches.

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4x51 Wintermelon Princess; The Former Dog; The Shocked Daikon Radish aired Mar 20, 2016

A girl is born from a watermelon and then tricked by a demon. A dog becomes a man (this tale is a renewal). A radish is shocked and amazed.

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