Ise Shrine   Long long ago, there lived a young farmer in a village a little far from Mt. Fuji. He was poor …

A dream   In Edo era, a fish peddler named Katsugoro lived in Shiba, Edo. Although he was a skilled fish peddler, h …

  Sonezaki Sinjuu Part 2   ****************** Character Tokubei (25): a salesclerk working at his uncle’ …

  Sonezaki Sinjuu Part 1   ****************** Character Tokubei (25): a salesclerk working at his uncle’ …

  The bowl Chapter 2   One day when the young man took a bath and the girl scrubbed his back with a washcloth, …

  The bowl Chapter 1   Long long ago, there lived a rich and sophisticated couple with a little daughter in a …

  Sano Tsuneyo   This is a story that happened in the Kamakura era. A priest was walking along a solitary coun …

  Two priests   Long long ago, there lived a poor man and his wife in Kyo, the capital at that time. One day t …

  The poem   Long long ago, there lived a man of high position who was working for the court in Kyo, the capit …

  Kishibojin   Long long ago, there lived a mother ogre and her 500 children in a mountain far from human habi …