The Story of Lazy Taro
Long, long ago, in the province of Shinano there lived a lad called Monogusa Taro. Monogusa was not his surname. The word means “lazy,” or “good-for-nothing,”
Warriors of Old Japan and Other Stories
The Princess of the Bowl
Long, long ago, in old Japan, there lived near Katano, in the Kawachi Province, a prince named Bitchu-no-Kami Minetaka or Lord Minetaka,
Shiragiku, or White Chrysanthemum
On the outskirts of a remote village at the foot of Mount Aso, in Kiushiu, a bell was slowly pealing from a Buddhist temple. It was the season of autumn and the twilight was falling fast.
The Story of the Pots of Plum, Cherry, and Pine
Long, long ago, in the reign of the Emperor Go-Fukakusa, there lived a famous Regent of the name of Saimyoji Tokiyori. Of all the Hojo Regents he was the wisest and justest,
Kidomaru the Robber, Raiko the Brave, and the Goblin Spider
You have just read of the brave knight Raiko’s exploits at Oyeyama and how he rid the country of the demons who haunted the city of Kyoto and terrified the inhabitants
The Goblin of Oyeyama
Long, long ago in Old Japan, in the reign of the Emperor Ichijo, the sixty-sixth Emperor, there lived a very brave general called Minamoto-no-Raiko.