Momotarō
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Momotarō is a popular hero of Japanese folklore. His name is often translated as Peach Boy, but is directly translated as Peach + Tarō, a common Japanese given name. Momotarō is also the title of various books, films and other works that portray the tale of this hero.
A bisque doll of Momotarō.
Momotaro swinging the magic mallet (uchide no kozuchi), with his animal companions.―Santō-an Kyōden (Santō Kyōden). Ehon takara no nanakusa (1804)
English Momotaro published by Hasegawa Takejirō's Kōbunsha (1885, 1st edition)
Japanese folklore
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Japanese folklore encompasses the informally learned folk traditions of Japan and the Japanese people as expressed in its oral traditions, customs, and material culture.
A raccoon dog half transformed into a cauldron hangs from a jizai kagi hook over an irori hearth (scene from the tale Bunbuku Chagama). C. 1840s, School of Hokusai.
Kuniyoshi Utagawa, The Ghosts, c. 1850