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Ancient Tales and Folk-lore of Japan · Sacred Texts

Ancient Tales and Folk-lore of Japan

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by Richard Gordon Smith

Start Reading Page Index Preface Contents I. The Golden Hairpin II. The Spirit Of The Willow Tree III. Ghost of the Violet Well IV. Ghost Story of the Flute's Tomb V. A Haunted Temple in Inaba Province VI. A Carp Gives a Lesson in Perseverance VII. Legends Told by a Fisherman on Lake Biwa, At Zeze VIII. A Miraculous Sword IX. 'The Procession of Ghosts'X. A Faithful Servant XI. Prince Hosokawa's Most Valuable Title-Deeds XII. The Story of Kato Sayemon XIII. Great Fire Caused by a Lady's Dress XIV. History of Awoto Fujitsuna XV. A Life Saved by a Spider and Two Doves XVI. Murakami Yoshiteru's Faithfulness XVII. A Story of Oki Islands XVIII. Cape of the Woman's Sword XIX. How Yogodayu Won A Battle XX. The Isolated or Desolated Island XXI. Chikubu Island, Lake Biwa XXII. Reincarnation XXIII. The Diving-Woman of Oiso Bay XXIV. Theft And Recovery of a Golden Kwannon XXV. Saigyo Hoshi's Rock XXVI. How Masakuni Regained His Sight XXVII. Sagami Bay XXVIII. The King of Torijima XXIX. The Perpetual Life-Giving Wine XXX. The Hermit's Cave XXXI. Yosoji's Camellia Tree XXXII. Whales XXXIII. The Holy Cherry Tree of Musubi-no-Kami Temple XXXIV. A Story of Mount Kanzanrei XXXV. White Bone Mountain XXXVI. A Stormy Night's Tragedy XXXVII. The Kakemono Ghost of Aki Province XXXVIII. White Saké XXXIX. The Blind Beauty XL. The Secret of Iidamachi Pond XLI. The Spirit of Yenoki XLII. The Spirit of the Lotus Lily XLIII. The Temple of the Awabi XLIV. Human Fireflies XLV. The Chrysanthemum Hermit XLVI. The Princess Peony XLVII. The Memorial Cherry Tree XLVIII. The 'Jirohei' Cherry Tree, Kyoto XLIX. The Snow Ghost L. The Snow Tomb LI. The Dragon-Shaped Plum Tree LII. The Chessboard Cherry Tree LIII. The Precious Sword 'Natori no Hoto'LIV. The White Serpent God LV. A Festival of the Awabi Fish LVI. The Spirit of a Willow Tree Saves Family Honour LVII. The Camphor Tree Tomb