Japanese (World Tales)

Japanese Sites:

Japanese Ghosts Japanese Ghosts: Article by Tim Screech, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London. (Japanese) http://www.mangajin.com/mangajin/samplemj/ghosts/ghosts.htm The Kitsune's WebRing The Kitsune's WebRing: Containing stories, legends, and information about the fox-spirits called Kitsune in Japanese. (Japanese) http://w.webring.com/hub?ring=foxtrot Japanese Fairy Tales Japanese Fairy Tales: Traditional tales by Yei Theodora Ozaki (1908), e-text at Blackmask. (Japanese) http://www.blackmask.com/books54c/jpnftdex.htm The Folktales in Fukushima The Folktales in Fukushima: Three folktales from Fukushima Prefecture in Japan. (Japanese) http://www.pref.fukushima.jp/list_e/minwa_le.html Kwaidan: Japanese Ghost Stories Kwaidan: Japanese Ghost Stories: New and traditional Japanese ghost stories, heard and retold by Mire Uno. (Japanese) http://www.harapan.co.jp/english/kwaidan/kwaidan_index.htm Voices in Amber: Women in Japanese Folklore Voices in Amber: Women in Japanese Folklore: Paper by Catherine Oshida on the tradition of strong minded, self-expressive women in Japan. (Japanese) http://ua1vm.ua.edu/~paulette/voices.html The Story of Momotaro, the Peach Boy The Story of Momotaro, the Peach Boy: One of Japan's classical tales. (Japanese) http://www.creighton.edu/~bstack/peachboy.html Foxtrot's Collection of Kitsune Lore Foxtrot's Collection of Kitsune Lore: Lore and tales about Japanese fox spirits. (Japanese) http://www.comnet.ca/~foxtrot/kitsune/ Kwaidan - Stories and Studies of Strange Things Kwaidan - Stories and Studies of Strange Things: Lafcadio Hearn's 1904 book of Japanese stories of ghosts and the extraordinary. (Japanese) http://www.sacred-texts.com/shi/kwaidan/ Monkeys and Foxes in Japanese Folktales Monkeys and Foxes in Japanese Folktales: Student essay by Yoshi-Yoshi on two of the most prominent figures in Japanese folktales. (Japanese) http://pweb.cc.sophia.ac.jp/~britto/deekid/task17/yoshi17.html Momotaro - The Peach Boy Momotaro - The Peach Boy: Illustrated version of this famous Japanese folktale. (Japanese) http://www.cs.uno.edu/~tgaudet/legends/