Ancient Tales and Folklore of Japan

Ancient Tales and Folklore of Japan

by Richard Gordon Smith

58 chapters11h 32mEnglish1908

About this book

Tales of Folklore are often of special interest. Anything may happen to ordinary mortals in the world painted by folklore. But it becomes even more interesting when you dive into folklore of places away from your own culture. This volume is a collection of ancient Japanese tales. We hear of ordinary mortals interacting with the spirit world, sometimes to their benefit, sometimes to their doom, we hear of love and hate, and of war and peace. Some of the stories will be entirely new to most readers, some of them will be uncannily familiar. - Summary by Carolin

Chapters (57)

1The Golden Hairpin
1503
2The Spirit Of The Willow Tree
994
3Ghost of the Violet Well
776
4Ghost Story of the Flute's Tomb
871
5A Haunted Temple in Inaba Province
837
6A Carp Gives a Lesson in Perseverance
496
7Legends Told by a Fisherman on Lake Biwa, At Zeze
919
8A Miraculous Sword
766
9'The Procession of Ghosts'
537
10A Faithful Servant
502
11Prince Hosokawa's Most Valuable Title-Deeds
502
12The Story of Kato Sayemon
779
13Great Fire Caused by a Lady's Dress
613
14History of Awoto Fujitsuna
365
15A Life Saved by a Spider and Two Doves
703
16Murakami Yoshiteru's Faithfulness
594
17A Story of Oki Islands
845
18Cape of the Woman's Sword
671
19How Yogodayu Won A Battle
479
20The Isolated or Desolated Island
687
21Chikubu Island, Lake Biwa
725
22Reincarnation
428
23The Diving-Woman of Oiso Bay
871
24Theft And Recovery of a Golden Kwannon
632
25Saigyo Hoshi's Rock
776
26How Masakuni Regained His Sight
585
27Sagami Bay
557
28The King of Torijima
944
29The Perpetual Life-Giving Wine
571
30The Hermit's Cave
569
31Yosoji's Camellia Tree
762
32Whales
624
33The Holy Cherry Tree of Musubi-no-Kami Temple
972
34A Story of Mount Kanzanrei
768
35White Bone Mountain
794
36A Stormy Night's Tragedy
679
37The Kakemono Ghost of Aki Province
802
38White Saké
787
39The Blind Beauty
1098
40The Secret of Iidamachi Pond
622
41The Spirit of Yenoki
1153
42The Spirit of the Lotus Lily
911
43The Temple of the Awabi
1065
44Human Fireflies
506
45The Chrysanthemum Hermit
371
46The Princess Peony
858
47The Memorial Cherry Tree
780
48The 'Jirohei' Cherry Tree, Kyoto
475
49The Snow Ghost
568
50The Snow Tomb
652
51The Dragon-Shaped Plum Tree
668
52The Chessboard Cherry Tree
530
53The Precious Sword 'Natori no Hoto'
632
54The White Serpent God
756
55A Festival of the Awabi Fish
671
56The Spirit of a Willow Tree Saves Family Honour
776
57The Camphor Tree Tomb
942

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