Rakugo stories
The full classical repertoire — 550 stories, with 39 now retold here (more added regularly). Titles marked EN have a summary in this language; others link to the Japanese page for now.
🔗 EN = retelling ready (cultural notes, punchline kept secret). Unmarked links open the Japanese detail page (with a 🌐 language switch). We publish translations gradually rather than mass-producing empty pages.
Edo rakugo (279)
Stories born and raised in Edo (Tokyo)
あくび指南Akegarasu (Dawn Crow) EN頭山穴子でからぬけ穴どろ鮑のし按摩の炬燵いいえ家見舞幾代餅石返し意地くらべ磯の鮑一眼国一文惜しみIdo no Chawan (The Well Tea-Bowl) EN居残り佐平次今戸焼芋俵浮世床浮世根問牛ほめ嘘つき村うどん屋鰻の幇間鰻屋馬のす厩火事占い八百屋運廻し王子の狐王子の幇間阿武松近江八景大山詣りお釜さまお菊の皿お血脈唖の釣りおすわどんお直しお化け長屋お見立て泳ぎの医者怪談乳房榎開帳の雪隠Kaen Daiko (The Flaming Drum) EN加賀の千代掛取万歳笠碁鰍沢鰍沢二席目火事息子片棒かつぎやかぼちゃ屋釜泥紙入れ紙屑屋からぬけ蛙茶番替り目かんしゃく勘定板雁とり看板のピン雁風呂岸柳島祇園会紀州義太夫息子きゃいのう狂歌家主御慶金閣寺禁酒番屋金明竹欣弥め首医者首屋熊の皮汲みたて蜘蛛駕籠蔵前駕籠桑名船孝行糖強情灸甲府いKonya Takao (The Dyer and Takao) EN黄金の大黒Kogane Mochi (The Golden Rice Cakes) EN小烏丸五貫裁き小言幸兵衛小言念仏後生鰻胡椒の悔やみ碁泥五人廻し子は鎹こび茶小間物屋政談五目講釈Kowakare (Parting from a Child) EN強飯の女郎買い権助魚権助芝居権助提灯蒟蒻問答匙加減真田小僧佐野山鮫講釈ざる屋三軒長屋山号寺号三人旅三人息子三人無筆三年目Sanbō Ichiryō Zon (Three Parties, One Ryō Each) EN塩原多助一代記しじみ売り紫檀楼古喜七段目十徳Shinagawa Shinju (The Shinagawa Love Suicide) ENShinigami (The God of Death) ENしの字嫌いShibahama ENしびん締め込みしゃっくり政談洒落小町宗論将棋の殿様松竹梅樟脳玉素人鰻しわい屋心眼真景累ヶ淵新聞記事鈴ヶ森鈴振りずっこけ酢豆腐疝気の虫Sokotsu Nagaya (The Careless Row-House) EN粗忽の釘粗忽の使者そば清蕎麦の殿様徂徠豆腐ぞろぞろDaiku Shirabe (The Carpenter's Hearing) EN幇間腹大師の杵大仏餅高砂や高田馬場Tagaya (The Cooper) ENだくだく竹の水仙辰巳の辻占狸の札試し酒たらちね探偵うどんちきり伊勢屋茶金長者番付長短提灯屋町内の若い衆ちん輪付き馬突落し搗屋幸兵衛搗屋無間佃祭辻占の独楽手紙無筆出来心鉄拐てれすこ転宅道灌胴斬りTōnasu-ya Seidan (The Pumpkin Peddler's Case) ENToki Soba (Timing the Noodle Bill) ENTomikyu (Kyuzo's Lottery) EN豊竹屋Nakamura Nakazō EN長屋の花見泣き塩夏泥なめる南京屋政談仁王二階借り二階ぞめき二階の間男にかわ泥錦の袈裟二十四孝二人旅にらみ返し庭蟹抜け雀ねぎまの殿様猫と金魚猫の恩返しNeko no Sara (The Cat's Dish) ENねずみ鼠穴能狂言野ざらしのめる墓違い化物使い八九升初音の鼓花見の仇討ち浜野矩随早桶屋反魂香反対車引越の夢一目上がり雛鍔姫かたり干物箱河豚汁富士詣り無精床Funatoku (Toku the Boatman) EN文違い風呂敷Bunshichi Mottoi (Bunshichi's Topknot Cord) ENへっつい幽霊棒鱈Hōchō (The Knife) EN牡丹灯籠堀の内本膳まちがい松曳き万金丹木乃伊取り味噌倉三井の大黒宮戸川陸奥間違いMeguro no Sanma (The Sanma of Meguro) ENもう半分もぐら泥百川紋三郎稲荷薬缶やかんなめ弥次郎宿屋の仇討宿屋の富柳田格之進Yabuiri (The Servant's Holiday) EN山崎屋夢金夢の酒湯屋番夜桜四段目淀五郎悋気の火の玉六尺棒ろくろ首藁人形ん廻し捨米
Kamigata rakugo (197)
Stories from Kamigata (Osaka / Kyoto)
明石飛脚あくびの稽古足上がり雨乞い源兵衛阿弥陀池荒大名の茶の湯有馬小便いかけ屋池田の牛ほめ池田の猪買い市川堤市助酒一枚起請稲荷俥芋屁いもりの黒焼きいらち俥いらちの愛宕詣り色事根問祝いのし植木屋娘牛の丸薬宇治の柴舟打飼盗人鰻谷産湯狐うんつく酒江戸荒物延陽伯狼講釈太田道灌おごろもち盗人お太刀の鍔お玉牛鬼薊清吉鬼の面尾上多見江お文さん親子茶屋鏡屋女房書割盗人風の神送りからし医者軽業軽業講釈菊江の仏壇紀州飛脚狐芝居木津の勘助京の茶漬け禁酒関所金瓶梅口入屋蔵丁稚鍬潟警察うどん月宮殿星の都けんげしゃ茶屋建礼門院鯉津栄之助鯉船幸助餅碁打盗人高津の富鴻池の犬故郷へ錦後家殺し滑稽清水骨釣り骨董屋子盗人仔猫こぶ弁慶昆布巻芝居米揚げ笊五両残し誉田屋堺飛脚逆さの葬礼鷺とり桜の宮酒の粕雑穀八Sarayashiki (The Dish Mansion) EN三十石山上詣り算段の平兵衛三年酒三両残しJigoku Bakkei (Sights of Hell) EN七度狐質屋芝居指南書しの字丁稚芝居風呂死人茶屋始末の極意蛇含草借家借り正月丁稚上燗屋商売根問浄瑠璃息子世帯念仏除夜の雪住吉駕籠相撲場風景善光寺骨寄せ雪隠の競争崇禅寺馬場代書大仏の目大丸屋騒動大名将棋高尾高倉狐蛸芝居たちぎれ莨の火ちしゃ医者茶漬間男茶漬幽霊茶瓶ねずり手水廻し提灯屋角力ちりとてちん次の御用日辻占茶屋鉄砲勇助天下一うかれの屑より田楽喰い天狗さし天神山天王寺詣り動物園胴乱の幸助時うどん殿集め土橋萬歳苫ヶ島鳥屋坊主無いもん買い生貝のし二軒雪隠西の旅二人ぐせ女護ヶ島盗人の仲裁猫の忠信軒付け野崎詣り八五郎坊主鉢山嬶はてなの茶碗羽生村の鏡播州めぐり東の旅秘伝書百人坊主兵庫船平の陰貧乏神貧乏花見吹替息子河豚鍋不精の代参ふたなり仏師屋盗人船弁慶冬の遊びべかこへっつい盗人ほうじの茶坊主茶屋法華坊主堀川本能寺松島心中まめだみかん屋向こう付け杢の市やいと丁稚宿替え宿屋嬶宿屋仇矢橋船大和閑所遊山船夢八夢見の八兵衛吉野狐淀川四人ぐせ悋気の独楽ろくろく首禍は下
Performed in both Edo and Kamigata (74)
Stories exchanged between east and west
Aona (Greens) EN愛宕山犬の目馬の田楽応挙の幽霊大安売り帯久御神酒徳利親子酒景清蝦蟇の油堪忍袋肝つぶし金玉医者近日息子くしゃみ講釈首提灯くやみ稽古屋喧嘩長屋源平盛衰記子育て幽霊子ほめ権兵衛狸西行鼓ヶ滝佐々木裁き猿後家三枚起請鹿政談持参金質屋蔵死ぬなら今Jugemu EN尻餅Sutokuin (The Retired Emperor's Poem) ENSenryō Mikan (The Thousand-Ryō Tangerine) EN代脈たけのこ狸の賽田能久Tanmei (Short-Lived) EN千早振る茶の湯壺算つるTengu Sabaki (The Tengu's Judgement) EN天災Tenshiki EN道具屋夏の医者Nibansenji (The Second Brew) EN人形買い猫の災難Nedoko (The Bedchamber) ENHatsutenjin (The First Temple Fair) EN花筏一人酒盛Hyakunenme (After a Hundred Years) EN日和違い平林不動坊星野屋松山鏡豆屋Manju Kowai (Scared of Sweet Buns) EN水屋の富茗荷宿Mekauma (Hachigorō's Rise) EN目薬元犬桃太郎厄払い寄合酒Rakuda (The Camel) EN