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Mukashibanashi means ‘old story’ in Japanese. This story is taken from a series of children’s books.

一休さん – Ikkyuu-san – is a series of stories based on the childhood of a historical Zen Buddhist monk.

There was a popular anime series made about the adventures of Ikkyuu-san. According to my dad, I used to watch them and love them when I was a kid growing up in Japan. I don’t really remember them that well, to be honest; and reading them now, I’m occasionally tempted to give Ikkyuu-san a clip around the ear. Which probably says more about my moral deterioration than anything else.

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Ikkyu-ji