Tales of Japan

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Product details

  • ISBN 9781452174464
  • Weight: 720g
  • Dimensions: 196 x 236mm
  • Publication Date: 23 Apr 2019
  • Publisher: Chronicle Books
  • Publication City/Country: US
  • Product Form: Hardback
  • Language: English
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A goblin with no body and a monster with no face. A resourceful samurai and a faithful daughter. A spirit of the moon and a dragon king.
This collection of 15 traditional Japanese folktales transports readers to a time of adventure and enchantment. Drawn from the works of folklorists Lafcadio Hearn and Yei Theodora Ozaki, these tales are by turns terrifying, exhilarating, and poetic.

• Striking illustrations by contemporary Japanese artist Kotaro Chiba
• Special gift edition features an embossed, textured case with metallic gold ink, and a satin ribbon page marker

Fans of Celtic Tales, Ghostly Tales, and Japanese Notebooks will love this book.

This book is ideal for:
• Fans of fairytales, folklore, or ghost stories
• Anyone interested in Japan’s history and culture
• People of Japanese heritage
• Collectors of illustrated classics
Kotaro Chiba is an illustrator based in Niigata, Japan.