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Index
Cover
Title Page
Dedication
Preface
Introduction
Japanese Culture and Folklore
1. Abe no Seimei: Legendary Astrologer and Mystic
2. Akaname: The Filth Licker
3. Amabie: A Prophetic Sea Creature
4. Azukiarai: The Red Bean Washer
5. Bakeneko and Nekomata: Monster Cats
6. Baku: The Dream Eater
7. Binbōgami: The Poverty God
8. Dorotabō: The Muddy Rice Field Man
9. Futakuchi Onna: The Two-Mouthed Woman
10. Hashihime: The Bridge Princess
11. Hitotsume Kozō: The One-Eyed Boy
12. Ittan Momen: The Bolt of Cotton
13. Jinmenju, Jinmenken, and Jinmengyo: The Human-Faced Tree, Dog, and Fish
14. Jinmensō: The Human-Faced “Tumor”
15. Jorōgumo: The Harlot Spider
16. Kamaitachi: The Sickle Weasel
17. Kappa: The River Child or Water Goblin
18. Kintarō: The Golden Boy
19. Kitsune: The Fox
20. Kodama: The Tree Spirit
21. Konaki Jiji: The Old Man Who Cries Like a Baby
22. Momotarō: The Peach Boy
23. Ningyo: Mermaids
24. Nopperabō: The No-Faced Creature
25. Nue: The Dreadful Chimeric Beast
26. Ōkami: The Wolf
27. Oni: Ogres or Demons
28. Onibi and Kitsunebi: Demon Fires and Fox Fires
29. Raijin and Fūjin: The God of Thunder and Storms and the God of Wind
30. Raijū: The Thunder Beast
31. Rokurokubi: The Long-Necked Woman
32. Ryū: Dragons
33. Tanuki: The Racoon Dog
34. Tengu: The Mountain Goblin
35. Tōfu Kozō: The Tofu Boy
36. Tsuchigumo: The Earth Spider
37. Tsuchinoko: The Child-of-Hammer Snake
38. Tsukumogami: Haunted Artifacts
39. Umibōzu: The Sea Monk
40. Urashima Tarō: The Fisher Lad
41. Ushioni: The Ox Demon
42. Yamauba: The Mountain Witch
43. Yatagarasu: The Three-Legged Crow
44. Yuki Onna: The Snow Woman
45. Zashiki Warashi: The Parlor-Room Child
Glossary
Acknowledgments
About the Author
Further Reading
Index
Copyright
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