Japanese Folktale Gallery

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Suppon on Oryo — The Legend of the Vengeful Ghost TurlesA folktale from Edo Period Japan,A man
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yokaizin:Biwa bokuboku琵琶牧々びわぼくぼくTRANSLATION: takes its name from a particular legendary biwaAPPEARAN
A twist on the Japanese folktale of the tongue-cut sparrow.Originally a greedy old woman cuts the to
thekimonogallery:Folktale ukiyo-e woodblock print depicting Kesa, wife of Watanabe dressing her long
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The climactic scene of Japanese folktale The Grateful Crane, as interpreted by @stuartayre.
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nausicaaharris: Jugemu (寿限無) is a Japanese folktale and is one of the most famous stories in rakugo,
thekimonogallery:“The Heron Maiden”.  Woodblock print, about 1770’s, Japan,by artist Isoda Koryusai
thekimonogallery:The Ibaraki Demon, by artist Shibata Zeshin, 1882, Japan. “ Watanabe no Tsuna, one
artemisdreaming:Heron Maiden,  1919 Kiyokata Kaburagi (Kiyokata Kaburaki)
The next こわい話 (kowai hanashi, scary story) is called のっぺらぼう (nopperabou). What is a のっぺらぼう? Oh, that
Fabulous antique susohiki/hikizuri depicting a scene from famous tale Shitakiri Suzume (tongue-cut s
A kitsune (狐) is a creature of Japanese folktales, that serve as faithful guardians and messengers o
“Urashimako“ - Piece for  Giant Robot’s “Underwater“ themed
In a fit of desperation, the yamabushi blows on his conch shell…. and suddenly, it’
The funeral procession slowly departs, but it’s night by the time they’re gone, and they
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