In a large but very old house there lived a Mr. Kitabayashi and his family. On the occasion of his son’s marriage, Kitabayashi gave quite a banquet, with choice food including the auspicious mixture of rice and red beans, the sekihan. The food was so plentiful that after the guests had retired there were still…
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Crackling Mountain: The Story of the Farmer and the Tanuki
Below is one version of one of the most popular tanuki stories in Japan. The translation dates to the early 1900s. During this time, the character for tanuki was translated as badger. If you want to learn more about tanuki, check out my ebook, Tanuki: The Folklore of Japan’s Trickster Long, long ago, there lived…