Omusubi Kororin, or “Rolling Rice Ball” is a tale of an honest old man whose rice balls rolled into a hole; a hole that leads to a village of kind mice. 

Bunbuku Chagama, or “Bunbuku tea-kettle,” is a folktale about a tanuki(たぬき,raccoon dog) that uses its shapeshifting powers to reward its rescuer for his kindness. 

Issun Boshi, or the One-inch boy samurai is an adventurous folktale that originated in the old Japanese illustrated book called Otogizoshi (おとぎぞうし) written in the 14th-16th century.  

Kintaro, or “the Golden Boy” is a story based on a real samurai, Sakata Kintoki, who lived during the Heian period. Kintaro has superhuman strength and becomes friends with the animals of the mountain. 

The Juunishi Story, or The Story of the Zodiac is about the origin of the Japanese Zodiac beliefs that are derived from the Chinese concept of the zodiac and the adoption of the twelve-year cycle. 

Kuzunoha, or The Tale of the Fox Kuzunoha,  is a story of the white fox that is believed to be Abe no Seimei’s mother. Abe no Seimei (あべのせいめい) is the most famous Onmyoji in Japanese history who lived in the Heian period. 

Ushiwakamaru (うしわかまる) is a childhood name for Minamoto no Yoshitsune (みなもとのよしつね), who became a military commander of the Minamoto clan in the late Heian and early Kamakura periods. He is considered one of the greatest and the most popular samurai in Japanese history.