Each of the six lessons features an authentic children’s literature book on an aspect of Japanese culture. suggests using The Adventures of Momotaro, the Peach Boy (1993) by Ralph F. McCarthy to have ...

An association to preserve Japanese folktales is on a mission to ... Nippon Mukashibanashi Kyokai (Japan folktale association) launched the Sea Folktale Town Project with the Nippon Foundation ...

Ponyo Takes Inspiration from Urashima Taro Studio Ghibli's Ponyo is loosely inspired by the classic Japanese folktale of Urashima Taro. The story revolves around a boy who saves a magical creature ...

The caller, obviously a non-Japanese speaker ... “When you tell a folktale about a war, you become one with the person who actually experienced the war,” Nasu explained.