Japanese Myth

Giant monsters. Tales of eternal love. The beginning of creation. Pint-sized warriors. Long voyages and insurmountable heroics are only a small piece of the classic myths that have helped shape Japan’s unique and immaculate history. Each story in this audiobook is filled with excitement and adventure that is just waiting to be discovered and enjoyed.

Welcome to The Book of Japanese Folklore: a fascinating journey through Japan’s folklore through profiles of the legendary creatures and beings who continue to live on in pop culture today. From the sly kitsune to the orgrish oni and mischievous shape-shifting tanuki, learn all about the origins of these fantastical and mythical creatures. With information on their cultural significance, and how it’s been spun into today’s popular culture, this tome teaches you about the stories and histories of the beings that inspired characters in your favorite movies, animes, manga, and games.

Japanese mythology offers a fascinating lens from which to gaze upon the natural world. Through tales of heroic samurai, creepy vengeful ghosts, and deities that wield the mighty powers of nature, these stories and mythical figures emphasize the importance of humans living harmoniously with their surroundings. It is often said that in order to understand a country’s culture and history, one needs to simply look at the stories they tell about the world around them.

Here are 22 charming Japanese Fairy Tales, translated by Yei Theodora Ozaki, including "My Lord Bag of Rice", "The Tongue-Cut Sparrow", "The Story of Urashima Taro, the Fisher Lad", "The Farmer and the Badger", "The Shinansha, or the South Pointing Carriage", "The Adventures of Kintaro, the Golden Boy", "The Story of Princess Hase", "The Story of the Man Who Did Not Wish to Die", "The Bamboo-Cutter and the Moonchild", "The Mirror of Matsuyama", and more.

Step into the tranquil and profound world of Shinto with "Shinto: A Beginner's Guide." This book is your gateway to exploring the ancient spirituality that lies at the heart of Japan's cultural and natural beauty. Discover the Essence of Shinto: Unveil the mysteries of Shinto, where every mountain, river, and tree is imbued with the sacred presence of kami. Learn how these spirits influence and guide the daily lives of those who honor them. This guide makes the complex philosophy of Shinto accessible and engaging, allowing you to integrate its wisdom into your own life. Immerse in Cultural ...

Get ready to hop on a mythical time machine and travel to Japan—a land of legendary samurai, magical creatures, and ancient wisdom! Prepare to dive into a world where brave warriors battle dragons, spirits roam enchanted forests, and gods and goddesses shape the destiny of mortals.

Discover fascinating ancient Japanese fairy tales as well as the folk tales of the Ainu/Aino. The first book in this collection, titled Japanese Fairy Tales, was written by Iwaya Sazanami and translated by Yei Theodora Ozaki, a 20th-century translator of Japanese short stories and fairy tales. The second book in this collection is a rare one that is not usually available in audio format: Aino Folk-Tales by Basil Chamberlain, one of the most prominent British Japanologists active in Japan during the latter half of the 19th century.

This Pulitzer Prize-winning history of World War II chronicles the dramatic rise and fall of the Japanese empire, from the invasion of Manchuria and China to the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Told from the Japanese perspective, The Rising Sun is, in the author’s words, "a factual saga of people caught up in the flood of the most overwhelming war of mankind, told as it happened - muddled, ennobling, disgraceful, frustrating, full of paradox."

Japan is a single nation, but its origins are so old, and often, so fragmented, that unified mythology and folklore can be difficult to point to. Still, there are some key texts, tales, and characters we can focus on which will give us a pretty good sense of Japanese mythology. In this audiobook, you'll discover stories of mystery, horror, and romance while simultaneously learning about the Japanese culture.

Vampires: murderous creatures in the shape of humans, they stalk the night feeding on the blood of innocents. Seemingly immortal, they can be destroyed only by the use of a stake through the heart, severing of their heads, or exposure to sunlight. By the year AD 12,090, vampires have ruled the Earth for almost 300 years, and it is only these weaknesses that have kept these foul monsters from totally overrunning the world. But what happens when those rules no longer apply?

Japanese culture has fascinated the West ever since the country’s doors opened up in the 1800s. In many ways, Japan has remained elusive, and people have travelled from all around the world to see for themselves how unique this nation remains. Another way of exploring this enigmatic culture is through its literature. The English language succeeds surprisingly well in revealing the Japanese sense of life.

Nikki is a horror novelist. Her choice of career is dictated by an obsessive compulsive disorder that forces her to write stories of death and destruction. She can't control it, doesn't understand it, but can use it to make money anywhere in the world. Currently "anywhere" is in Japan, hiding from her mother who sees Nikki's OCD as proof she's mentally unstable. Nikki's fragile peace starts to fall apart when the police arrest her for the murder of an American expatriate. Someone killed him with a blender.

長く語り継がれてきたにほんのむかし話は、時代が変わっても日本人ならきっと誰しもが一度は耳にしています。心あたたまる話からちょっと残酷な話までありますが、どの話にも、そこにはずっと昔から語り継がれるだけの意味があります。誰もが根底に持っている日本人の心とも言うべきにほんのむかし話を、もう一度、音で感じてみてはいかがでしょうか。大人になった今、改めて聴いても、子どもに聴かせてあげても、そこにはきっと素敵な出会いがあることでしょう。それでは、オーディオブック「にほんのむかし話」をお楽しみください。 ※本作品は発表時の時代背景により、今日の社会では一般的でなく、不適切と思われる表現が含まれている箇所がございます。しかし作品のオリジナル性を最大限に尊重し、当時のまま忠実に再現することを優先いたしました。

Kitsune are fox spirits that take on human form and play tricks on people. One such man fell in love with a kitsune disguised as a beautiful woman.

Together, these three volumes form an essential collection for anyone fascinated by mythology, folklore, and the cultural heritage of Japan. Each story in this anthology is not just a tale. It's a window into the ancient soul of Japan, its people, and its enduring legacy.

After Englishman John Blackthorne is lost at sea, he awakens in a place few Europeans know of and even fewer have seen—Nippon. Thrust into the closed society that is seventeenth-century Japan, a land where the line between life and death is razor-thin, Blackthorne must negotiate not only a foreign people, with unknown customs and language, but also his own definitions of morality, truth, and freedom. As internal political strife and a clash of cultures lead to seemingly inevitable conflict, Blackthorne’s loyalty and strength of character are tested by both passion and loss.

日本の昔話の中から、名作10話を、お子様にも分かりやすい様、再編集してお届けいたします。いっしょに聴いて、いっしょに読んで。何度でも楽しめる、昔話集です。(収録内容)・三ねんねたろう―いつも寝てばかりいるねたろうが、突然神主さんの着物が欲しいと言い出しまして・・・。/・山のせいくらべ―真夜中に、日本中の山たちがせいくらべ。一番大きい山はどの山に?/・かっぱのわびしょうもん―村の庄屋の娘さんが、不思議な病に。偉いお坊さんが言うには、河童のせいのようですが・・・。/・たにしちょうじゃ―夫婦に出来た息子は、小さなたにしでした。このたにしが、ある日突然喋り始めます。/・はくまいじょう―城を攻められ篭城するお殿様。もう水が無いと困っていると、家来が名案を持ってきました。その名案とは?/・にんじんとごぼうとだいこん―どうして野菜は色が違うの?もしかしたら本当かもしれない野菜たちのお話。/・しっぺいたろう―ある村では、生け贄を寄こせと神様がいうもので、とても困っていました。そこに通りかかったお坊さんが、不思議に思って調べますと・・・。/・雷さまのびょうき―何でも治す和尚さん。ある日、調子の悪い雷さまが訪ねてきます。/・ねこのちゃわん―商人が立ち寄ったのは、猫とおじいさんがいる茶店。ふと猫のご飯入れを見ると、それは大変高価な茶わんでした。/・さいごのうそ―いつも大嘘をつくおじいさんが、ついに亡くな

内容紹介-おやこで楽しむとんちばなし集 全9話。日本の昔話の中から、名作10話を、お子様にも分かりやすい様、再編集してお届けいたします。いっしょに聴いて、いっしょに読んで。何度でも楽しめる、昔話集です。購入特典-ご購入いただいた全てのお客様に、お子様といっしょに聴きながら読める「むかしばなしデジタル絵本」をプレゼント。イラストと大きな文字、全てひらがなので書かれているので、お子様といっしょに、指をさしながら、聴きながら読むことが出来ます。聴いて、読むことで、お子様の日本語のチカラを育みます。=収録内容=・かぐや姫―竹から生まれた女の子には、大きな秘密がありました。・舌切りすずめ―おじいさんが大切に育てていたすずめが、ある日・・・・。いっすんぼうし―おやゆびほどの男の子ですが、立派な武士を目指して京に上ります。・ねずみの嫁入り―ねずみのお父さんが、世界一のお婿さんを探します。・うりこ姫―瓜から生まれた女の子と恐ろしいあまのじゃくのお話。・ぶんぶく茶がま―助けてくれた猟師に、たぬきが一生懸命恩を返します。・かちかち山―意地悪なたぬきを懲らしめるため、うさぎが知恵を絞ります。・三枚のお札―恐ろしいやまんばと小坊主の追いかけっこ、最後は和尚様が・・・?・さるかに合戦―意地悪されたカニのため、栗と蜂と臼がサルを懲らしめます。

ハリー・ポッターは孤児。意地悪な従兄にいじめられながら11歳の誕生日を迎えようとしたとき、ホグワーツ魔法学校からの入学許可証が届き、自分が魔法使いだと知る。キングズ・クロス駅、9と4分の3番線から紅色の汽車に乗り、ハリーは未知の世界へ。ハリーを待ち受けていたのは、夢と、冒険、友情、そして自分の生い立ちをめぐるミステリー。

本作はイギリス人によって英語で書かれた、ベルギーを舞台とした物語である。が、イギリス人にもベルギー人にも知られていない。子供を一人死なせるような物語は受け入れがたいらしい。「十五にもなってなぜ自分の人生を切り開こうとしなかったか」とも感じるようだ。しかしネロの正直さひたむきさは日本人の琴線を揺さぶる。　―—菊池寛の訳でどうぞ。