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 …

  A stingy man   Long long ago, there lived a rich but stingy man in a town. He forced his wife to cut down th …

  Bato Kannon   For centuries the Japanese people have enjoyed hot spring bathing. There are many hot springs …

  How foolish I am!   Long long ago, there lived a young man in a village. He was full of energy as he looked …

  An old artist   Long long ago, there lived an old artist in a town. His specialty was to paint images of Bud …