Japanese Folk Tales The Man Who Made Dead Trees Blossom and Other Fairy Stories

<b>Magical cats. Enchanted waterfalls. Dragon kingdoms. Enter the dazzling world of Japanese folklore, in a deluxe new edition of original stories.</b><br><br>This luxurious volume, featuring a ribbon marker and gilt sprayed edges, brings together twenty tales from Hasegawa Takejiro's Fairy Tale Series, originally published in Japan between 1885 and 1903.<br><br>In turn poetic, humorous, ghostly, and inspiring, the stories will delight fans of myth and legend, as well as lovers of Japanese culture.<br><br>Original woodcut illustrations colorfully bring ancient Japan to life, from brave Samurais to trickster foxes and glittering palaces under the sea.<br><br>This is a treasure trove of unexpected tales, fantastical creatures, and uniquely Japanese mythology.