303-Japanese Folklore: Rice and Means
Two stories from Japan about samurai (and wannabe samurai) following their dreams. Too bad it takes fights with giant creatures and a little bit of murder to do so.
223B-Samurai Legends: Dinner Party
Five samurai warriors do some arts and crafts and go to a demon dinner party.
223A-Samurai Legends: The Devil went down to Kyoto
Three connected stories of samurai from medieval Japan.
214-Japanese Folklore: Take Your Lumps
Two short stories from Japan.
199-Japanese folklore: Moonlight
A story from Japanese folklore of Princess Moonlight, from Japanese folklore, where a bamboo cutter finds one of those magical heaven babies in a bamboo stalk and it changes his life, and the whole empire, forever.
178-Tanuki: Changes
An episode about the Tanuki, the notorious raccoon-dog trickster from Japan with giant...well...you'll see. The creature is the Tote Road Shagamaw, and a ManBearMoose who is really good at headstands. Like, it can walk a quarter mile doing a headstand. http://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/mythpodcast/MaL_ep178.mp3 Music: “Lina my Queen” by Blue Dot Sessions [...]
162-47 Ronin: Wanderers
47 warriors lead one of the greatest (true) revenge stories ever told.
161-Japanese Folklore: Karma
The stories of a lost dumpling and two young people finding love among the ashes.
The Story of Urashima Taro
This was one of the more comprehensive public domain versions I could find: Long, long ago in the province of Tango there lived on the shore of Japan in the little fishing village of Mizu-no-ye a young fisherman named Urashima Taro. His father had been a fisherman before him, and his skill had more than doubly [...]
11-Japanese Fairy Tales: Key Details (Urashima Taro, The Boy Who Drew Cats)
These are two stories from Japanese fairy tales. I don't want to ruin them, so I can't say too much, but they are amazing. One is about a boy who draws pictures of cats, much to the detriment of his job and a ridiculous amount of ancient books. The other story is about a kind fisherman [...]