Ep. 14: Ginko Meets a Family Trapped in a Bamboo Forest
Aired on January 29, 2006

During his travels through a dense bamboo forest, the wanderer Ginko comes across a man who is unable to exit the area despite his repeated attempts. Ginko discovers that this strange phenomenon is not isolated to the man, as his wife and child are also bound to the same location and cannot leave the forest. This unusual situation prompts Ginko to investigate the cause behind the family's confinement within the wooded area.
Episodes
- Ep. 10 · Children cause trouble by mishandling a mushi item from Adashino's collection
- Ep. 11 · Ginko meets an old mushishi who explains his eternal guardianship of the mountain.
- Ep. 12 · Nui adopts an orphan, revealing Ginko's origin as a white-haired Mushishi
- Ep. 13 · Ginko visits a village where a girl survived a bridge fall three years ago but changed
- Ep. 14 · Ginko Meets a Family Trapped in a Bamboo Forest
- Ep. 15 · Ginko finds shelter in a winter cabin where the resident boy speaks of a place with early spring
- Ep. 16 · Ginko assists a boy concerned about his mother's gradual memory loss
- Ep. 17 · Ginko investigates the cocoon handler searching for her missing sister
- Ep. 18 · Ginko Investigates a Mushi-Infested Coat to Find Its Original Owner