Straw Millionaire

The legend of the Straw Millionaire (わらしべ長者, Warashibe Chōja), also known as Daietsu or the Daikokumai, is a Japanese Buddhist folk tale about a poor man who becomes wealthy through a series of successive trades, starting with a single piece of straw.^[1] It was likely written during the Heian period and was later collected into Konjaku Monogatarishū and Uji Shūi Monogatari.^[2]^[3] It became popular during the Muromachi period.^[4] It has become a common anecdote in Japanese popular culture.

^ Reader, Ian; Esben Andreasen; Finn Stefánsson (1993). Japanese Religions: Past & Present. University of Hawaii Press. pp. 61–62. ISBN 0-8248-1546-7.
^ Frédéric, Louis (2005). Japan Encyclopedia. Harvard University Press. p. 1027. ISBN 0-674-01753-6.
^ Kawai, Hayao (1995). Dreams, Myths and Fairy Tales in Japan. Daimon. p. 39. ISBN 3-85630-544-0.
^ Sumiyoshi, Hiromori (1700). "Daietsu". World Digital Library (in Japanese). Retrieved 7 June 2013.

[1] Reader, Ian; Esben Andreasen; Finn Stefánsson (1993). Japanese Religions: Past & Present. University of Hawaii Press. pp. 61–62. ISBN 0-8248-1546-7.

[2] Frédéric, Louis (2005). Japan Encyclopedia. Harvard University Press. p. 1027. ISBN 0-674-01753-6.

[kawai-3] Kawai, Hayao (1995). Dreams, Myths and Fairy Tales in Japan. Daimon. p. 39. ISBN 3-85630-544-0.

[4] Sumiyoshi, Hiromori (1700). "Daietsu". World Digital Library (in Japanese). Retrieved 7 June 2013.

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