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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

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Author

A. B. Mitford & Michael Dylan Foster [Mitford, A. B. & Foster, Michael Dylan]

Publisher

Tuttle Publishing

Published

2019

Language

EN

ISBN

9784805315019

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Literary Collections, Science, Literary Fiction

Rating

4.7 / 5 (65 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14