Japanese Fairy Tales

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Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 1387097458
Total Pages : 190 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (87 download)

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Book Synopsis Japanese Fairy Tales by : Yei Theodora Ozaki

Download or read book Japanese Fairy Tales written by Yei Theodora Ozaki and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2017-07-12 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection of Japanese fairy tales is the outcome of a suggestion made to me indirectly through a friend by Mr. Andrew Lang. They have been translated from the modern version written by Sadanami Sanjin. These stories are not literal translations, and though the Japanese story and all quaint Japanese expressions have been faithfully preserved, they have been told more with the view to interest young readers of the West than the technical student of folk-lore.... In telling these stories in English I have followed my fancy in adding such touches of local color or description as they seemed to need or as pleased me, and in one or two instances I have gathered in an incident from another version. At all times, among my friends, both young and old, English or American, I have always found eager listeners to the beautiful legends and fairy tales of Japan, and in telling them I have also found that they were still unknown to the vast majority...

Japanese Fairy Tales

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Total Pages : 166 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Book Synopsis Japanese Fairy Tales by : Lafcadio Hearn

Download or read book Japanese Fairy Tales written by Lafcadio Hearn and published by . This book was released on 1918 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of 20 fairy tales from Japan including "Chin-Chin Kobakama," "The Serpent with Eight Heads," and "The Tea-Kettle."

Japanese Tales

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Publisher : Pantheon
ISBN 13 : 0307784061
Total Pages : 401 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (77 download)

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Book Synopsis Japanese Tales by : Royall Tyler

Download or read book Japanese Tales written by Royall Tyler and published by Pantheon. This book was released on 2012-08-22 with total page 401 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Two hundred and twenty tales from medieval Japan—tales that welcome us into a fabulous faraway world populated by saints, scoundrels, ghosts, magical healers, and a vast assortment of deities and demons. Stories of miracles, visions of hell, jokes, fables, and legends, these tales reflect the Japanese civilization. They ably balance the lyrical and the dramatic, the ribald and the profound, offering a window into a long-vanished culture. With black-and-white illustrations throughout Part of the Pantheon Fairy Tale and Folklore Library

The Book of Yokai

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Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 0520271017
Total Pages : 330 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (22 download)

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Book Synopsis The Book of Yokai by : Michael Dylan Foster

Download or read book The Book of Yokai written by Michael Dylan Foster and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2015-01-14 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Monsters, ghosts, fantastic beings, and supernatural phenomena of all sorts haunt the folklore and popular culture of Japan. Broadly labeled yokai, these creatures come in infinite shapes and sizes, from tengu mountain goblins and kappa water spirits to shape-shifting foxes and long-tongued ceiling-lickers. Currently popular in anime, manga, film, and computer games, many yokai originated in local legends, folktales, and regional ghost stories. Drawing on years of research in Japan, Michael Dylan Foster unpacks the history and cultural context of yokai, tracing their roots, interpreting their meanings, and introducing people who have hunted them through the ages. In this delightful and accessible narrative, readers will explore the roles played by these mysterious beings within Japanese culture and will also learn of their abundance and variety through detailed entries, some with original illustrations, on more than fifty individual creatures. The Book of Yokai provides a lively excursion into Japanese folklore and its ever-expanding influence on global popular culture. It also invites readers to examine how people create, transmit, and collect folklore, and how they make sense of the mysteries in the world around them. By exploring yokai as a concept, we can better understand broader processes of tradition, innovation, storytelling, and individual and communal creativity. Ê

Tales of Japan

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Publisher : Chronicle Books
ISBN 13 : 1452174539
Total Pages : 173 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (521 download)

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Download or read book Tales of Japan written by Chronicle Books and published by Chronicle Books. This book was released on 2019-06-18 with total page 173 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A goblin with no body and a monster with no face. A resourceful samurai and a faithful daughter. A spirit of the moon and a dragon king. This collection of 15 traditional Japanese folktales transports readers to a time of adventure and enchantment. Drawn from the works of folklorists Lafcadio Hearn and Yei Theodora Ozaki, these tales are by turns terrifying, exhilarating, and poetic. • Striking illustrations by contemporary Japanese artist Kotaro Chiba • Special gift edition features an embossed, textured case with metallic gold ink, and a satin ribbon page marker • Part of the popular Tales series, featuring Nordic Tales, Celtic Tales, Tales of India, and Tales of East Africa Fans of Ghostly Tales, and Japanese Notebooks will love this book. This book is ideal for: • Fans of fairytales, folklore, ghost stories, Greek mythology, roman mythology, Chinese mythology, and Celtic mythology • Anyone interested in Japan's history books and culture studies • People of Japanese heritage • Collectors of illustrated classics

Folk Tales from Japan

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Publisher : Tuttle Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1462921906
Total Pages : 108 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (629 download)

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Book Synopsis Folk Tales from Japan by : Florence Sakade

Download or read book Folk Tales from Japan written by Florence Sakade and published by Tuttle Publishing. This book was released on 2020-08-04 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Filled with now-familiar favorites, along with lesser known yet equally delightful tales, this enduring collection presents stories to enchant and enlighten young readers." -- School Library Journal From singing turtles and flying farmers to a weeping dragon and rice bags that replenish themselves, readers of all ages will find engaging characters and moments of magic in these beloved Japanese folk tales. The stories in this collection include: The Magic Mortar--A tale that explains why the sea is salty How to Fool a Cat--A funny story about a clever woodworker The Rolling Mochi Cakes--Good food, a beautiful song and a lesson on the benefits of sharing with others The Dragon's Tears--A sweet tale about first impressions, kindness and inclusivity Broken up into 16 folk tales, this book will become a go-to for bedtime and storytime. Kids (and adults!) will have the opportunity to learn more about Japanese culture in a fun, accessible way.

Japanese Myths, Legends & Folktales

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Publisher : Tuttle Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1462920640
Total Pages : 193 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (629 download)

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Book Synopsis Japanese Myths, Legends & Folktales by : Yuri Yasuda

Download or read book Japanese Myths, Legends & Folktales written by Yuri Yasuda and published by Tuttle Publishing. This book was released on 2019-03-26 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ING_08 Review quote

The Boy Who Drew Cats and Other Japanese Fairy Tales

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Publisher : Courier Corporation
ISBN 13 : 048615954X
Total Pages : 68 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (861 download)

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Book Synopsis The Boy Who Drew Cats and Other Japanese Fairy Tales by : Lafcadio Hearn

Download or read book The Boy Who Drew Cats and Other Japanese Fairy Tales written by Lafcadio Hearn and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2012-04-30 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Eleven engaging, excellently translated tales of talking tea kettles, a monstrous goblin-spider, miniature warriors and other fanciful creatures. 21 original illustrations by Yuko Green.

バイリンガルで読む日本の昔ばなし

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Publisher : C. E. Tuttle
ISBN 13 : 9784805314739
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (147 download)

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Book Synopsis バイリンガルで読む日本の昔ばなし by : Yuri Yasuda

Download or read book バイリンガルで読む日本の昔ばなし written by Yuri Yasuda and published by C. E. Tuttle. This book was released on 2019 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tales originally written in English by author Yuri Yasuda based on her interpretations of twelve traditional Japanese stories. Japanese versions of each tale include simple kanji with furigana pronunciations to help learners recognize the characters.

Japanese Legends and Folklore

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Publisher : Tuttle Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1462920713
Total Pages : 385 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (629 download)

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Book Synopsis Japanese Legends and Folklore by : A.B. Mitford

Download or read book Japanese Legends and Folklore written by A.B. Mitford and published by Tuttle Publishing. This book was released on 2019-03-26 with total page 385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Japanese Legends and Folklore invites English speakers into the intriguing world of Japanese folktales, ghost stories and historical eyewitness accounts. With a fascinating selection of stories about Japanese culture and history, A.B. Mitford--who lived and worked in Japan as a British diplomat--presents a broad cross section of tales from many Japanese sources. Discover more about practically every aspect of Japanese life--from myths and legends to society and religion. This book features 30 fascinating Japanese stories, including: The Forty-Seven Ronin--the famous, epic tale of a loyal band of Samurai warriors who pay the ultimate price for avenging the honor of their fallen master. The Tongue-Cut Sparrow--a good-hearted old man is richly rewarded when he begs forgiveness from a sparrow who is injured by his spiteful, greedy wife. The Adventures of Little Peach Boy--a tale familiar to generations of Japanese children, a small boy born from a peach is adopted by a kindly childless couple. Japanese Sermons--a selection of sermons written by a priest belonging to the Shingaku sect, which combines Buddhist, Shinto and Confucian teachings. An Account of Hara-Kiri--Mitford's dramatic first person account of a ritual Samurai suicide, the first time it had been reported in English. Thirty-one reproductions of woodblock prints bring the classic tales and essays to life. These influential stories helped shape the West's understanding of Japanese culture. A new foreword by Professor Michael Dylan Foster sheds light on the book's importance as a groundbreaking work of Japanese folklore, literature and history.

Dreams, Myths and Fairy Tales in Japan

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Publisher : Daimon
ISBN 13 : 3856309292
Total Pages : 162 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (563 download)

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Book Synopsis Dreams, Myths and Fairy Tales in Japan by : Hayao Kawai

Download or read book Dreams, Myths and Fairy Tales in Japan written by Hayao Kawai and published by Daimon. This book was released on 2020 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dreams, Myths and Fairy Tales in Japan addresses Japanese culture insightfully, exploring the depths of the psyche from both Eastern and Western perspectives, an endeavor the author is uniquely suited to undertake. The present volume is based upon five lectures originally delivered at the prestigious round-table Eranos Conferences in Ascona, Switzerland. Readers interested in Japanese myth and religion, comparative cultural studies, depth psychology or clinical psychology will all find Professor Kawai’s offerings to be remarkably insightful while at the same time practical for their own daily work. From the contents: –Interpenetration: Dreams in Medieval Japan –Bodies in the Dream Diary of Myôe –Japanese Mythology: Balancing the Gods –Japanese Fairy Tales: The Aesthetic Solution –Torikaebaya: A Tale of Changing Sexual Roles

How to Ikigai

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Publisher : Mango Media Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1633539016
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (335 download)

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Book Synopsis How to Ikigai by : Tim Tamashiro

Download or read book How to Ikigai written by Tim Tamashiro and published by Mango Media Inc.. This book was released on 2019-01-31 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Live Your Best Life Ancient, time-tested wisdom: Okinawa, Japan is a tiny, tiny island south of the Japanese mainland where people live their life’s purpose every day. How is it possible for so many to live each day in such meaningful ways? The Okinawan concept of Ikigai. How to Ikigai describes the lifestyle choices that have led to an island full of fulfilled, long-living people. Magical reality come to life: Examples of ikigai in action are often magical. Take David Michiels. David stuttered severely well into his adulthood. In clinical terms, his stutter was difficult to treat. But David started to work in a liquor store. Before long, his focus turned to one specific section of the sales floor: the scotch section. As he spent more of his days learning about scotch, he began to share his knowledge with customers. Eventually, David noticed that his stutter vanished when he talked to anyone about scotch. Over time, David’s passion led to a new life. Today, he is a renowned whiskey expert, traveling the world tasting and purchasing whiskey on behalf of his employer. He feels his life is meaningful because of ikigai. A humble look at happiness: Bringing together an exploration of joy not unlike that of The Book of Joy by the Dalai Lama and Archbishop Desmond Tutu, a look inward reminiscent of The Untethered Soul by Michael A. Singer, and deep truths like those explored by Singer in The Surrender Experiment, How to Ikigai describes the concept of Ikigai with clarity and meaning. How to Ikigai explains a simple but abstract map for living a meaningful life. After reading this book, you will understand how to implement Ikigai’s four directions in your own life: • Do what you love • Do what you’re good at • Do what the world needs • Do what you can be rewarded for

The Japanese Psyche

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ISBN 13 : 9780882140964
Total Pages : 214 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (49 download)

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Book Synopsis The Japanese Psyche by : Hayao Kawai

Download or read book The Japanese Psyche written by Hayao Kawai and published by . This book was released on 2020-12-17 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines the haunting, sad, and lively depths of the Japanese soul by interpreting some of major themes in fairy tales. A Japanese Jungian psychologist credited with founding Japanese analytical and clinical psychology and a senior professor at Kyoto University, Hayao Kawai (1928-2007) addresses here such questions as why so many Japanese fairy tales end in a "Happily ever after" marriage, and why the female figure best expresses the culture's ego and the country's possible future. Throughout the book, Kawai delicately presents the multiple layers of the Japanese psyche.The American poet and essayist Gary Snyder, who lived for years in Japan, gaining familiarity with the soul of its culture and thought, introduces Kawai's book to the reader.

The Ogre of Rashomon

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Publisher : Weiser Books
ISBN 13 : 1619400952
Total Pages : 24 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (194 download)

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Download or read book The Ogre of Rashomon written by Yei Theodora Ozaki and published by Weiser Books. This book was released on 2012-07-01 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Varla Ventura, fan favorite on Huffington Post’s Weird News, frequent guest on Coast to Coast, and bestselling author of The Book of the Bizarre and Beyond Bizarre, introduces a new Weiser Books Collection of forgotten crypto-classics. Magical Creatures is a hair-raising herd of affordable digital editions, curated with Varla’s affectionate and unerring eye for the fantastic. The warrior's sword and the village heroes are no match for the ogres and goblins that gnash their teeth and wreck havoc in early 20th century Japan.

Strange Tales from Japan

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Publisher : Tuttle Publishing
ISBN 13 : 146292252X
Total Pages : 415 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (629 download)

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Download or read book Strange Tales from Japan written by and published by Tuttle Publishing. This book was released on 2021-08-10 with total page 415 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Prepare to be spooked by these chilling Japanese short stories! Strange Tales from Japan presents 99 spine-tingling tales of ghosts, yokai, demons, shapeshifters and trickster animals who inhabit remote reaches of the Japanese countryside. 32 pages of traditional full-color images of these creatures, who have inhabited the Japanese imagination for centuries, bring the stories to life. The captivating tales in this volume include: The Vengeance of Oiwa--The terrifying spirit of a woman murdered by her husband who seeks retribution from beyond the grave The Curse of Okiku--A servant girl is murdered by her master and curses his family, with gruesome results The Snow Woman--A man is saved by a mysterious woman who swears him to secrecy Tales of the Kappa--Strange human-like sprites with green, scaly skin who live in water and are known to pull children and animals to their deaths And many, many more! Renowned translator William Scott Wilson explains the role these stories play in local Japanese culture and folklore, and their importance to understanding the Japanese psyche. Readers will learn which particular region, city, mountain or temple the stories originate from--in case you're brave enough to visit these haunts yourself!

Issun Boshi

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Publisher : Little Gestalten
ISBN 13 : 9783899557183
Total Pages : 40 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (571 download)

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Download or read book Issun Boshi written by Icinori and published by Little Gestalten. This book was released on 2014 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Equipped with a needle and a rice bowl, Issun Bãoshi, an inch-tall boy, leaves home for the city and finds work as the companion to a nobleman's daughter, whom he uses his wits to save from a gigantic ogre.

Green Willow

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Total Pages : 338 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (89 download)

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Download or read book Green Willow written by Grace James and published by . This book was released on 1912 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: