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Momotaro; hero of a famous Japanese folktale
The title character of one of Japan's best-known folktales: a boy found inside a giant peach who grows up to defeat a band of ogres on Ogre Island, aided by a dog, a monkey, and a pheasant he recruits with millet dumplings.
桃太郎 is the hero of one of Japan's most famous folktales: an elderly childless couple find a giant 桃 (peach) floating down a river, and a boy springs from it when they cut it open. He grows up strong and sets out to defeat the 鬼 (ogres) terrorizing the countryside, recruiting a dog, a monkey, and a pheasant along the way with 黍団子 (millet dumplings).
Cultural note
The story is taught to nearly every Japanese child and is often the first folktale foreigners learn. 桃太郎 is used as a byword for an underdog hero, and 鬼退治 ("ogre-subduing") is sometimes used figuratively for taking on a bully or a corrupt authority. 桃太郎 appears in place names, mascots, and product branding, especially around Okayama, which claims to be the tale's setting.