Japanese Myths, Legends & Folktales : Bilingual English and Japanese Edition by Yuri Yasuda (Hardback)

Here, beautifully illustrated and presented in both English and Japanese, are 12 of the best Japanese folktales–shared with generation after generation of Japanese children. These charming tales engage your imagination as you’re carried on turtle-back rides, brought to the underwater palace of the dragon princess, and discover a temple with a “tea kettle” that is really a cunning badger in disguise.

Stories include:

The Tongue-Cut Sparrow
The Strong Boy
The Marriage of a Mouse
The Fisherman and the Tortoise
The Luminous Princess
The Peach Boy
The Kachi Kachi Mountain
The Old Men With Wens
The Old Man Who Made Trees Blossom
The One-Inch Boy
The Lucky Cauldron
The Monkey and Crab Fight