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Ancient Tales and Folklore of Japan

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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Preface (Stefan Von Blon)
The Golden Hairpin (Lynda Marie Neilson)
The Spirit Of The Willow Tree (Lynda Marie Neilson)
Ghost of the Violet Well (David McKay)
Ghost Story of the Flute's Tomb (David McKay)
A Haunted Temple in Inaba Province (David McKay)
A Carp Gives a Lesson in Perseverance (Lynda Marie Neilson)
Legends Told by a Fisherman on Lake Biwa, At Zeze (realisticspeakers)
A Miraculous Sword (Lynda Marie Neilson)
'The Procession of Ghosts' (Lynda Marie Neilson)
A Faithful Servant (melaniebjensen)
Prince Hosokawa's Most Valuable Title-Deeds (Lynda Marie Neilson)
The Story of Kato Sayemon (realisticspeakers)
Great Fire Caused by a Lady's Dress (Maria Melodia Queri)
History of Awoto Fujitsuna (Lynda Marie Neilson)
A Life Saved by a Spider and Two Doves (Lynda Marie Neilson)
Murakami Yoshiteru's Faithfulness (Lynda Marie Neilson)
A Story of Oki Islands (Josh Kibbey)
Cape of the Woman's Sword (Angelique G. Campbell)
How Yogodayu Won A Battle (Lynda Marie Neilson)
The Isolated or Desolated Island (realisticspeakers)
Chikubu Island, Lake Biwa (Lynda Marie Neilson)
Reincarnation (Angelique G. Campbell)
The Diving-Woman of Oiso Bay (realisticspeakers)
Theft And Recovery of a Golden Kwannon (realisticspeakers)
Saigyo Hoshi's Rock (realisticspeakers)
How Masakuni Regained His Sight (realisticspeakers)
Sagami Bay (lcastleb1)
The King of Torijima (Maria Melodia Queri)
The Perpetual Life-Giving Wine (realisticspeakers)
The Hermit's Cave (Rob Marland)
Yosoji's Camellia Tree (Rob Marland)
Whales (Vlad Amelchuck)
The Holy Cherry Tree of Musubi-no-Kami Temple (Lynda Marie Neilson)
A Story of Mount Kanzanrei (Vlad Amelchuck)
White Bone Mountain (Angelique G. Campbell)
A Stormy Night's Tragedy (Colleen McMahon)
The Kakemono Ghost of Aki Province (Colleen McMahon)
White Saké (Lynda Marie Neilson)
The Blind Beauty (Lynda Marie Neilson)
The Secret of Iidamachi Pond (Rob Marland)
The Spirit of Yenoki (Lynda Marie Neilson)
The Spirit of the Lotus Lily (Lynda Marie Neilson)
The Temple of the Awabi (Lynda Marie Neilson)
Human Fireflies (Rob Marland)
The Chrysanthemum Hermit (realisticspeakers)
The Princess Peony (Lynda Marie Neilson)
The Memorial Cherry Tree (Lynda Marie Neilson)
The 'Jirohei' Cherry Tree, Kyoto (David McKay)
The Snow Ghost (realisticspeakers)
The Snow Tomb (Maria Melodia Queri)
The Dragon-Shaped Plum Tree (David McKay)
The Chessboard Cherry Tree (David McKay)
The Precious Sword 'Natori no Hoto' (Lynda Marie Neilson)
The White Serpent God (Lynda Marie Neilson)
A Festival of the Awabi Fish (Lynda Marie Neilson)
The Spirit of a Willow Tree Saves Family Honour (Lynda Marie Neilson)
The Camphor Tree Tomb (David McKay)
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