description: The stories are transcribed from voluminous illustrated diaries kept by the author during almost nine years in Japan (collecting exhibits for the British Museum) during the latter part of the nineteenth century. In total, there are 57 different ghost stories, telling tales of love and passion, revenge, strange ghosts and eerie gods, mountains, trees and flowers, history, magic, dragons, murder and suicide.
language: English
title: Ancient Tales & Folklore of Japan
titlecomplete: Ancient Tales & Folklore of Japan
genres: Short Stories, Fiction, Asia, Folk Tales, Japan, Cultural, Fairy Tales, Folklore, Mythology, Classics
ratings_count: 273
publisher: University Press of the Pacific