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

うらしまたろう, or ‘Urashima Tarou’, is the story of a fisherman who takes pity on a turtle. This story has been retold many times, including in the Dragon Ball manga series.

The images are taken from the series 日本昔ばなしアニメ絵本; the title page and borders uses images from an animated series, ヘーベルハウス劇場 ふるさと再生 日本の昔ばなし.

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