Tales of Japan: Traditional Stories of Monsters and Magic

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 listeners 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 are included in the supplemental PDF.

• 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.

Produced and published by Echo Point Books & Media, an independent bookseller in Brattleboro, Vermont.

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