{"product_id":"japanese-ghost-stories-9781804175927","title":"Japanese Ghost Stories","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMany of the ghost stories of Japan came to the fore during the Edo period with its famous woodblocks of ukiyo-e, the floating world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis new collection of \u003cem\u003eJapanese Ghost Stories\u003c\/em\u003e brings together fantastic tales of vengeful spirits, man-eating demons, mountain-dwelling ogres, woodland ghosts, and the phantoms of abandoned children, with stories such as Yuki-Onna, Hoichi the Earless, The Ghost of O-Kiku from The Bancho Sarayashiki, O'Iwa's Punishment from Yotsuya Kwaidan, The Peony Lantern and The Ogre of Rashomon.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eJapan has a long and ancient tradition of sharing stories of the supernatural, brought to fashionable prominence in the Kaidan literature of the Edo period, now presented here for the modern reader.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/em\u003e A native of Tokyo, Japan, Hiroko Yoda (Introduction) is a translator, writer, folklorist, and president of AltJapan Co., Ltd., which specialises in bringing Japanese entertainment to the wider world. She is the co-author of the popular trilogy \u003cem\u003eYokai Attack! The Japanese Monster Survival Guide, Ninja Attack! True Tales of Assassins, Samurai, and Outlaws,\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eYurei Attack! The Japanese Ghost Survival Guide\u003c\/em\u003e (Tuttle, 2011). She is also the author of the upcoming \u003cem\u003eEight Million Ways to Happiness\u003c\/em\u003e (Tiny Reparations, 2025).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e10 illustrations\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"David Bateman Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46853665652972,"sku":"9781804175927","price":24.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9773573482830.jpg?v=1759213729","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/products\/japanese-ghost-stories-9781804175927","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}