Could a Temple Bell Ever Be First Class?
In the first part, prompted by the phrase ‘Say nothing, ask nothing’, we introduced...
Category Archives: Folk tale
totally stuck! The Japanese Yōkai
Following on from last time, I’d like to continue introducing Japanese Yōkai. Rather than...
Rokuro Neck The Japanese Yōkai
I previously wrote an article about mermaids in Japan. Legends of mermaids exist in...
The Snow Man and the Snow Country Man vol.3
Now then, over the past three instalments we have traced the circumstances leading up...
Kumano Sanzan
Following on from the previous issue, this topic is about the southern region of...
The night of Mr. Minenge
Japan’s constitution guarantees ‘freedom of religion’ and there are many different religions in the...
Tales of Japanese Pond and Axes
Three world-famous fairy tales include the Grimm’s Fairy Tales, Andersen’s Fairy Tales and Aesop’s...
Mystery of the fallen God – part.1
Japanese Shinto is a polytheistic religion based on nature beliefs. (It occasionally includes as...
Pity mermaid
Note: Some of the images included in today’s article contain sickening images. They have...
TSUYA-BANASHI
Today’s story is a bit ‘TSUYA-BANASHI’. Please note that underage viewers are not permitted...