Momotarō
Sign in to saveAlso known as Peach Boy, Monirtaro, Peach‐Boy, Little Peachling, Son of a Peach, Peach Darling, The Adventures of Little Peachling
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.
Key facts
- Character.gender
- Male
- Character.origin
- Japan
- Character.name
- Momotarō
- Character.image
- Momotaro2.jpg
- Character.alt
- 150
- Character.caption
- A bisque doll of Momotarō
- Character.nationality
- Japanese
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Japan
- Languages spoken
- Japanese
- Native language
- Japanese
- Image
- Momotarô-Rijksmuseum RP-P-1958-541.jpeg
Show 5 more facts
- Commons category
- Momotaro
- name in native language
- 桃太郎
- iconographic symbol
- peach
- culture
- Japanese people
- narrative role
- protagonist
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Encyclopedic overview
18 sectionsContents
- Story
- Development in literature
- Edo period
- Dumpling, kindling, animals
- Birth from peach
- Momotarō's age
- Meiji period
- Taishō and Shōwa eras
- Oral variants
- Claims as local hero
- English translations
- ''Momotarō's Song''
- As war propaganda icon
- See also
- Explanatory notes
- References
- Works cited
- External links
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.
There is a popular notion that Momotarō is a local hero of Okayama Prefecture, but this claim was invented in the modern era. This notion is not accepted as consensus in scholarly circles.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Momotarō” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.