Japanese Folk Tales

Of course these tales are a big part of Japanese traditional theater and literature, but they also play a big part in modern day movies, animation, and even video games.

I'm putting together a collection of Japanese folktales and lore from old books as well as stories I hear living in Japan so check out the links below and enjoy!

Table of Contents:

• The Book of Tea
  By Kakuzo Okakura
  (Not really a folk tale but interesting nonetheless)

• Japanese Fairy Tales: Second Series
  Teresa Peirce Williston [1911]

• Japanese Fairy Tales
  Compiled by Yei Theodora Ozaki

• The Golden Hairpin
  by Richard Gordon Smith

• The Story of Gio
  Retold by Ridgely Torrence

• Ghost Story of the Flute's Tomb
  by Richard Gordon Smith

• Check back weekly for more! I also recommend the Sacred-Texts Shinto Archive for more really great material.

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