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Japanese Ghost Stories
Japan has a long and ancient custom of sharing stories of the supernatural, brought to fashionable prominence in the Kaidan literature of the Edo period. This new collection brings together the fantastic tales of vengeful spirits, mountain-dwelling phantoms, man-eating oni, haunted trees, and child-rearing ghosts.
Many of the ghost stories of Japan came to the fore during the Edo period with its famous woodblocks of ukiyo-e, the floating world.
Many of the ghost stories of Japan came to the fore during the Edo period with its famous woodblocks of ukiyo-e, the floating world.
This new collection of Japanese Ghost Stories brings together fantastic tales of vengeful spirits, man-eating demons, mountain-dwelling ogres, woodland ghosts, and the phantoms of abandoned children, with stories such as Yuki-Onna, Hoichi the Earless, The Ghost of O-Kiku from The Bancho Sarayashiki, O'Iwa's Punishment from Yotsuya Kwaidan, The Peony Lantern and The Ogre of Rashomon.
Japan has a long and ancient tradition of sharing stories of the supernatural, brought to fashionable prominence in the Kaidan literature of the Edo period, now presented here for the modern reader.
Author: A native of Tokyo, Japan, Hiroko Yoda (Introduction) is a translator, writer, folklorist, and president of AltJapan Co., Ltd., which specialises in bringing Japanese entertainment to the wider world. She is the co-author of the popular trilogy Yokai Attack! The Japanese Monster Survival Guide, Ninja Attack! True Tales of Assassins, Samurai, and Outlaws, and Yurei Attack! The Japanese Ghost Survival Guide (Tuttle, 2011). She is also the author of the upcoming Eight Million Ways to Happiness (Tiny Reparations, 2025).
10 illustrations
Series: Ghost Stories
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INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781804175927
Publisher: Flame Tree Publishing
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 24 October 2023
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Flame Tree Publishing
Edition: New edition
Illustration: 10 Line drawings, black and white
Contributors:
- Introduction by Hiroko Yoda
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 15.0mm
Width: 130.0mm
Height: 198.0mm
Weight: 176g
Pages: 256
About the Author
A native of Tokyo, Japan, Hiroko Yoda (Introduction) is a translator, writer, folklorist and president of AltJapan Co., Ltd., which specializes in bringing Japanese entertainment to the wider world. She is the co-author of the popular trilogyΒ Yokai Attack! The Japanese Monster Survival Guide,Β Ninja Attack! True Tales of Assassins, Samurai, and Outlaws, andΒ Yurei Attack! The Japanese Ghost Survival GuideΒ (Tuttle, 2011). She is also the author of the upcomingΒ Eight Million Ways to HappinessΒ (Tiny Reparations, 2025).
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