Once Upon a Time in Ghostly Japan

by Sayumi Kawauchi, Ralph F. McCarthy

Based on the same animated series of old Japanese folk tales as "Once Upon a Time in Japan", this book contains eight of Japan's ghostly stories, with universal lessons imparted in each.

This book contains following tales:

The Gratitude of the Crane
The Snow Woman
The Sparrow's Tongue
The Tanuki Band of Shojoji
Earless Ho-ichi
Bunbuku Teakettle
Baby Grandma
Leave Them and Go

Genres: Japan, Fiction

Paperback

Published June 1, 1998

Reviews

[Amy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Not very scary, but perhaps a little eery, Japanese folktales. I really liked the last one--the scariest of the lot. It is called Leave Them and Go (Oitebori), but I can not find it in English on the web.

There are a few errors in the English. Not a huge deal, but it was a little annoying.

[Rhoda Sylvester · Rating 3 out of 5]

Only about 4 stories were goof. The others just felt like a history lesson on Buddha or incence or silkworm eyebrows. My favourite stories were The mountain of skulls/fragments, A passion karma, Ingwa-banashi, and Tengu.

[Snufkin · Rating 4 out of 5]

Always found it hard to sleep at night as a child. These tales (and more) are probably why...