Ancient Tales and Folklore of Japan
by Richard Gordon Smith
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
2The Spirit Of The Willow Tree
3Ghost of the Violet Well
4Ghost Story of the Flute's Tomb
5A Haunted Temple in Inaba Province
6A Carp Gives a Lesson in Perseverance
7Legends Told by a Fisherman on Lake Biwa, At Zeze
8A Miraculous Sword
9'The Procession of Ghosts'
10A Faithful Servant
11Prince Hosokawa's Most Valuable Title-Deeds
12The Story of Kato Sayemon
13Great Fire Caused by a Lady's Dress
14History of Awoto Fujitsuna
15A Life Saved by a Spider and Two Doves
16Murakami Yoshiteru's Faithfulness
17A Story of Oki Islands
18Cape of the Woman's Sword
19How Yogodayu Won A Battle
20The Isolated or Desolated Island
21Chikubu Island, Lake Biwa
22Reincarnation
23The Diving-Woman of Oiso Bay
24Theft And Recovery of a Golden Kwannon
25Saigyo Hoshi's Rock
26How Masakuni Regained His Sight
27Sagami Bay
28The King of Torijima
29The Perpetual Life-Giving Wine
30The Hermit's Cave
31Yosoji's Camellia Tree
32Whales
33The Holy Cherry Tree of Musubi-no-Kami Temple
34A Story of Mount Kanzanrei
35White Bone Mountain
36A Stormy Night's Tragedy
37The Kakemono Ghost of Aki Province
38White Saké
39The Blind Beauty
40The Secret of Iidamachi Pond
41The Spirit of Yenoki
42The Spirit of the Lotus Lily
43The Temple of the Awabi
44Human Fireflies
45The Chrysanthemum Hermit
46The Princess Peony
47The Memorial Cherry Tree
48The 'Jirohei' Cherry Tree, Kyoto
49The Snow Ghost
50The Snow Tomb
51The Dragon-Shaped Plum Tree
52The Chessboard Cherry Tree
53The Precious Sword 'Natori no Hoto'
54The White Serpent God
55A Festival of the Awabi Fish
56The Spirit of a Willow Tree Saves Family Honour
57The Camphor Tree Tomb

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