Kintaro (金太郎, Kintarō?) Is a Japanese folklore figure in the form of a boy-powered superstrength. He is described as a healthy boy wearing red vests bearing the kanji characters 金 (gold). In his hands, Kintaro axes (masakari) which leaned to the shoulder. He also sometimes depicted riding a bear.
Kintaro stories associated with the celebration of the boys in Japan. Kintaro doll used as the theme of the fifth month (gogatsu Ningyo) are on display to celebrate Children's Day. Parents who display doll Kintaro hoped his son grow up healthy, strong, and courageous like Kintaro. Additionally, Kintaro is often depicted riding on koinobori koi fish.
Kintaro story said to have originated from a childhood story of a samurai named Sakata Kintoki (坂 田 公 時 or 坂 田 金 時?) Of the Heian period. According to legend, his mother was a Yama-uba (lady of the mountain, or yamamba) were pregnant inflicted lightning god Raijin. Another story says, his mother gave birth to a baby Kintaro of the relationship with a red dragon.
Legend
Kintaro with his mother, a painting by Utamaro
According to the Temple of Kintaro in Oyama town, Shizuoka, Kintaro is said to be born in five years Yaegiri 965. His mother, the daughter of craftsmen named Jubei who works in Kyoto. Kintaro is a child with a palace worker named Sakata Kurando. Once pregnant, Yaegiri returned to my hometown to give birth Kintaro. But after that, Yaegiri no longer return to Kyoto because Kintaro's father had died.
Kintaro mother grew up in his hometown of Mt. Ashigara. Kintaro grew up as a powerful, yet friendly and devoted to his mother. Once great, Kintaro sumo wrestling against bears on Mount Ashigara.
Kintaro met with Minamoto no Yorimitsu atop Mount Ashigara on April 28, 976. Yorimitsu make Kintaro as his followers after knowing the physical strength Kintaro outstanding. After it was renamed Sakata Kintoki, he served in Kyoto, and became one of the four bodyguards Yorimitsu called Shitenno group. These three other colleagues is Watanabe no Tsuna, Urabe no Suetake, and Usui Sadamitsu. Shitenno groups mentioned in classical literature Konjaku Monogatari which appeared about 100 years after the death of Minamoto no Yorimitsu. Three colleagues certainly did indeed existed, but Sakata Kintoki can never prove its existence.
On April 28, 990, Kintoki managed to repel oni named Shuten Doji who lived on Mount Oe, Tamba Province (now the city of Fukuchiyama, Kyoto Prefecture). Shuten Doji need to be removed for entrance into the city making a mess. When faced Shuten Doji, Yorimitsu together with four of his bodyguards (including Kintoki) disguised as a monk Yamabushi. Shuten Doji conquered sake mixed with sleeping pills.
On January 11, 1012, Sakata Kintoki, 55 years old, died in Mimasaka (now the city of Shoo, Okayama Prefecture) due to high heat. At that time, Kintoki on his way to Kyushu to crush the rebels. The locals make it a role model, and built a temple for her (now called the Temple Kurigara).
Mount Kachi-Kachi Itachi
Mount Kachi-kachi (か ち か ち 山, Kachi-kachi yama?) Is a Japanese folktale about a rabbit who punishes tanuki for his actions killing grandmother rabbit friend.
The word "kachi-kachi" is onomatopoeic of the sound beradunya flint by hearing the Japanese reads "kachi-kachi". The original version of the story was deemed too cruel, so circulate more refined version of the story. End of story too often replaced with a rabbit to help tanuki who almost drowned and live in harmony together.
The original version of this story originally only tell tanuki as the butt of revenge rabbit. Tanuki evil deeds newly added as the early part of the story in the Edo period. That is as a justification for acts of revenge rabbits were moved to the middle to the end of the story. People in the Edo period just love stories like this because it contains moral teachings about fidelity and the bad guys deserve to be punished.
In the old days lived a pair of grandparents. Whenever grandfather worked in the fields, tanuki comes interfere with singing. The lyrics are sung tanuki contain the curse that failed harvest. Not only that, tanuki also dig up and eat the potato seedlings are planted grandfather in the fields. Grandfather was furious and set traps. Tanuki in a trap, tied up and taken home. Once placed in the kitchen, the grandfather returned to the field. Grandmother who encounters tanuki in the kitchen agreed to take it off, because it lied to tanuki who promised to help clean the house. Once separated, the tanuki even beat and killed her grandmother. Tanuki grandmother cooked meat into soup. The returning of the grandfather of the fields greeted tanuki who had changed into grandmother. Grandfather eat soups that are served "grandmother" with delish. After the soup eaten, "grandmother" back transformed into a tanuki and told him everything. Laughing, tanuki return to the mountain.
Rabbit friend of the old man heard this incident and decided to take revenge. Tanuki coincidence familiar with rabbits and believe only by invitation rabbit to collect firewood in exchange for money. Once dry twigs collected, Tanuki walked the face while carrying dry twigs bond. Hare followed from behind because he wanted to burn dry twigs on the back tanuki. Tanuki could hear "Crek-Crek" of two pieces of flint dibentur-knock rabbits, but the view was blocked by dry twigs being dipanggulnya. "What's that 'Crek-Crek'?" Asked tanuki. Hare replied, "Oh, it's the sound of birds Crek-Crek of Mount Crek-Crek who is over there."
After successfully burning back tanuki, rabbit tanuki visit ailing burns. Tanuki given according mustard rabbit is a medicated ointment burns. Mustard smeared on the burns on his back in pain tanuki tanuki increasingly made.
At the end of the story, the rabbit tanuki invited to go fishing in the lake. Boat ridden rabbit made of wood, but the tanuki given a boat made of mud. Exposed to water, mud boat becomes soft and sinks. Tanuki mightily swim to shore, but the rabbit was beaten with a paddle and drown.