Japanese fairy tales

is a popular hero of Japanese folklore. His name is often translated as Peach Boy, but is directly translated as Peach + Tarō, a common Japanese given name. Momotarō is also the title of various books, films and other works that portray the tale of this hero.

Japanese monogatari and folktale

Japanese legend

thumb|180px|right|A young Kintarō battling Namazu, in a print by Yoshitoshi is a folk hero from Japanese folklore. A child of superhuman strength, he was raised by a yama-uba ("mountain witch") on Mount Ashigara. He became friendly with the animals of the mountain, and later, after catching Shuten-dōji, the terror of the region around Mount Ōe, he became a loyal follower of Minamoto no Yorimitsu under the new name . He is a popular figure in Bunraku and kabuki drama, and it is a custom to put up a Kintarō doll on Boy's Day in the hope that boys will become equally brave and strong.

thumb|"Issun-bōshi" from Otogizōshi is the subject of a fairy tale from Japan. This story can be found in the old Japanese illustrated book Otogizōshi. Similar central figures and themes are known elsewhere in the world, as in the tradition of Tom Thumb in English folklore.

Japanese folk tale

Japanese folk story

traditional Japanese fable telling of a kind old man, his avaricious wife and an injured sparrow

Japanese folk story

Japanese well-known classic tales

Japanese folk story

Japanese folk tale

thumb|Princess Hachikazuki and Prince Saisho pledge their love

Japanese folk tale

Japanese fairy tale about a heroic samurai Tawara Tōda, based on real-life figure

or Shippei Taro (German spelling: Schippeitaro; or ) is the name of a helper dog in the Japanese fairy tale by the same name.