The Japanese Tale of the Ghost of Sakura

by Algernon Bertram Freeman-Mitford

The Japanese Tale Of The Ghost Of Sakura is a book written by A. B. Mitford that tells the story of a ghost that haunts a cherry blossom tree in Japan. The book is a retelling of a traditional Japanese folktale and is set in the Edo period of Japan. The story follows the life of a samurai named Musashi, who falls in love with a beautiful woman named O-Yumi. However, their love is forbidden, and when Musashi is sent away on a mission, O-Yumi is forced to marry another man. Heartbroken, Musashi returns to find that O-Yumi has died and her spirit now haunts the cherry blossom tree they used to meet under. Musashi must confront the ghost and put her spirit to rest. The book is filled with Japanese culture and folklore, and the author's vivid descriptions bring the story to life.THIS 52 PAGE ARTICLE WAS EXTRACTED FROM THE Tales of Old Japan, by A. B. Mitford. To purchase the entire book, please order ISBN 0766132625.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

54 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2005

About the author

Algernon Freeman-Mitford, 1st Baron Redesdale
Usually published under the name A.B. Mitford.

The member of a distinguished British literary family, A. B. Mitford traveled widely with his parents as a youth and lived in various European countries. From 1866-70, he served as an attaché with the British legation at Edo (Tokyo) — one of the first foreign diplomats to do so. During his brief stay there, Mitford lived through a period of dramatic and tumultuous change in Japanese history. A feudal nation on his arrival, Japan had entered the era of “Westernization” before he left some three years later. During that time, however, he quickly and thoroughly mastered the Japanese language and acted as an interpreter between the young Japanese Emperor and British royalty.