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Author
Publisher
Creek Ridge Publishing
Pub. Date
[2022]
Description
Japanese mythology is rich and varied. They recount stories of deities, spirits, demons, monsters, animals, and legendary humans who struggled to overcome immense obstacles ... the list is endless. Most of the myths that have survived through the ages come from the Kojiki (Records of Ancient Matters) and the Nihon shoki (Chronicles of Japan), the former being dated back to 712, and the latter from 720. These books recounted the origins of Japan's...
Author
Publisher
Soft Skull
Pub. Date
2019.
Description
"On a summer afternoon, Tsukiko and her former high school teacher have prepared and eaten somen noodles together. 'Tell me a story from long ago, ' Sensei says. 'I wasn't alive long ago, ' Tsukiko says, 'but should I tell you a story from when I was little?' 'Please do, ' Sensei replies, and so Tsukiko tells him that, when she was a child, she awakened one day to find something with a pale red face and something with a dark red face in her room,...
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Series
Publisher
Mayflower Books
Pub. Date
1979
Description
38 stories that were collected by Grace James, a noted folklorist and author. Contents include the title tale as well as \"The Good Thunder,\" \"The Star Lovers,\" \"The Wind in the Pine Tree,\" \"The Beautiful Dancer of Yedo,\" and many others.
Author
Publisher
Tuttle Publishing
Pub. Date
[2020]
Description
"Japanese folklore is abundant with tales of ghostly creatures and the supernatural. In Haunted Japan, author Catrien Ross reveals the legends that have been passed down for generations and continue to terrify us today. The result is an unparalleled insight into the dark corners of the Japanese psyche-a world filled with horrifying creatures including Oni (demons with fierce and ghastly appearances), Yurei (Japanese ghosts who inhabit the world of...
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