history
Ise Shrine
Ise Shrine Long long ago, there lived a young farmer in a village a little far from Mt. Fuji. He was poor and …
A dream
A dream In Edo era, a fish peddler named Katsugoro lived in Shiba, Edo. Although he was a skilled fish peddler…
Sonezaki Sinjuu Part 2
Sonezaki Sinjuu Part 2 ****************** Character Tokubei (25): a salesclerk working at his uncle’s so…
Sonezaki Sinjuu Part 1
Sonezaki Sinjuu Part 1 ****************** Character Tokubei (25): a salesclerk working at his uncle’s so…
The bowl Chapter 2
The bowl Chapter 2 One day when the young man took a bath and the girl scrubbed his back with a washcloth, he …
The bowl Chapter 1
The bowl Chapter 1 Long long ago, there lived a rich and sophisticated couple with a little daughter in a town…
Sano Tsuneyo
Sano Tsuneyo This is a story that happened in the Kamakura era. A priest was walking along a solitary country …
Two priests
Two priests Long long ago, there lived a poor man and his wife in Kyo, the capital at that time. One day the w…
The poem
The poem Long long ago, there lived a man of high position who was working for the court in Kyo, the capital a…
Kishibojin
Kishibojin Long long ago, there lived a mother ogre and her 500 children in a mountain far from human habitati…
