Although it is commonly known as Taketori Monogatari, it was also called Taketori no Okina no Monogatari (The Tale of the Old Bamboo Cutter) or Kaguyahime no Monogatari (The Tale of Princess Kaguya).
竹取物語は通称であり、竹取翁の物語ともかぐや姫の物語とも呼ばれた。