Do toads croak to become medicine? – part.2
Now, why was this strange medicine ‘toad’s oil’ created in the Edo period in...
Do toads croak to become medicine? – part.1
「さぁさぁ さてもお立ち会い 御用とお急ぎでなかりしば ごゆるりと聞かれたし・・」 「一枚が二枚、二枚が四枚、四枚が八枚・・これこのとおり」 ↓ 「Now, now, now, my dear, if you are not...
『Three-stage miracle by Amitabha Buddha』part.3
Two miracles… The two stories were both blessed with good results, but here another...
『Three-stage miracle by Amitabha Buddha』part.2
Omatsu received the blessings of Amitabha Buddha for its healthy work and daily virtuous...
『Three-stage miracle by Amitabha Buddha』part.1
Today I am going to tell you a folk tale about a miracle by...
Where is the capital of Japan?
How would you answer the question「Where is the capital of Japan?」 Most people who...
『Daikon Samurai』
One of the Japanese foodstuffs is a vegetable called ‘DAIKON’. Outside of Japan, this...
『The snake and the fox return the favour』
Once upon a time, a doctor was travelling. As he passed by a river,...
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