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Ancient Tales and Folklore of Japan

by Richard Gordon SMITH (1858 - 1918)

The Spirit of Yenoki

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

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A Festival of the Awabi Fish , Human Fireflies , The Camphor Tree Tomb , The Chessboard Cherry Tree , The Chrysanthemum Hermit , The Dragon-Shaped Plum Tree , The 'Jirohei' Cherry Tree, Kyoto , The Memorial Cherry Tree , The Precious Sword 'Natori no Hoto' , The Princess Peony , The Snow Ghost , The Snow Tomb , The Spirit of a Willow Tree Saves Family Honour , The Spirit of the Lotus Lily , The Temple of the Awabi , The White Serpent God