Horror Tales of Japan: 21 Japanese folktales not to be read to children, coupled with (mostly) uplifting cultural commentary

The chilling consequences of greed, supernatural, wrath, and innocent mistakes… horror tales and yokai stories have been passed down orally to warn the Japanese people against overstepping their bounds in the realms of morality and the divine. Journey through the most powerful narratives that have captivated the Japanese people and shaped their worldview, each story enriched with cultural and historical insights by storyteller Kyota Ko. The folktales included are: 六部殺し – The Murderer of Rokubu 歌い骸骨 – The Singing Skull 佐吉船 – Sakichi’s Boat 飯降山 – Mount Iburi 古寺の化け物 – The Monster of the Weathered Temple 牡丹灯籠 – The Peony Lantern 加茂湖の主 – The Goddess of Lake Kamo 死神 – Death 猫山の話 – The Story of Neko-yama 牛方と山姥 – The Cowherd and the Yamamba 導き地蔵 – Michibiki Jizō 吉作落とし – Kissaku’s Plunge おいてけ掘 – Leave it at the Moat 羅生門の老婆の話 – The Tale of the Old Woman at Rajōmon 十六人谷 – Sixteen-men Valley 安珍清姫 – Anchin and Kiyo-hime 夜中のお弔い – The Funeral at Midnight 番町皿屋敷 – The Saucher Mansion at Banchō 百物語 – A Hundred Ghost Stories 三本枝のカミソリ狐 – The Razor Fox of Sanbon-eda あの世の入り口 – The Entrance to the Underworld —- ISBN: 9798326499356