Snow Woman and Other Yokai Stories from Japan

By: Noboru Wada

Published by Tuttle Publishing, 2024-06

<b>An extraordinary collection of Japanese ghost stories, many in English for the first time!</b><br> <br> This spine-chilling anthology of 77 spooky stories from the Japanese collection <i>Tales from Shinshu</i> is compiled and edited by award-winning author Noboru Wada. It features traditional tales of yokai, ghosts, mountain witches, demons and apparitions frequently sighted in and around the mountainous Shinshu region in central Japan.<br> <br> <b>The terrifying tales in this collection include</b>:<br> <br> <ul> <li><b>The Legend of the Snow Woman</b>: A beautiful woman appears at Minokichi's door one night in a snowstorm. They marry and live happily, until one day her terrible secret is revealed.</li> <li><br></li> <li><b>Kappa Taro</b>: A legendary yokai terrifies villagers by luring them into a pond, where they drown. Can Suwa Yorito, famed for his strength, successfully challenge this terrifying demon?</li> <li><br></li> <li><b>The Yamamba Witch's Daughter:</b> Who would ever dream of marrying a mountain witch? Can the Yamamba's daughter find the love and happiness she seeks?</li> </ul> <br> These stories have been passed down for generations from grandparents to their grandchildren, sitting around the hearth on cold and snowy winter nights. They are well-known throughout Japan and are believed by the inhabitants of Shinshu to have actually occurred in the distant past.