Ancient Tales and Folklore of Japan
Richard Gordon Smith
Lu par LibriVox Volunteers
Tales of Folklore are often of special interest. Anything may happen to ordinary mortals in the world painted by folklore. But it becomes even more interesting when you dive into folklore of places away from your own culture.
This volume is a collection of ancient Japanese tales. We hear of ordinary mortals interacting with the spirit world, sometimes to their benefit, sometimes to their doom, we hear of love and hate, and of war and peace. Some of the stories will be entirely new to most readers, some of them will be uncannily familiar. - Summary by Carolin (11 hr 32 min)
Chapitres
| Preface | 4:14 | Lu par Stefan Von Blon |
| The Golden Hairpin | 25:03 | Lu par Lynda Marie Neilson |
| The Spirit Of The Willow Tree | 16:34 | Lu par Lynda Marie Neilson |
| Ghost of the Violet Well | 12:56 | Lu par David McKay |
| Ghost Story of the Flute's Tomb | 14:31 | Lu par David McKay |
| A Haunted Temple in Inaba Province | 13:57 | Lu par David McKay |
| A Carp Gives a Lesson in Perseverance | 8:16 | Lu par Lynda Marie Neilson |
| Legends Told by a Fisherman on Lake Biwa, At Zeze | 15:19 | Lu par realisticspeakers |
| A Miraculous Sword | 12:46 | Lu par Lynda Marie Neilson |
| 'The Procession of Ghosts' | 8:57 | Lu par Lynda Marie Neilson |
| A Faithful Servant | 8:22 | Lu par melaniebjensen |
| Prince Hosokawa's Most Valuable Title-Deeds | 8:22 | Lu par Lynda Marie Neilson |
| The Story of Kato Sayemon | 12:59 | Lu par realisticspeakers |
| Great Fire Caused by a Lady's Dress | 10:13 | Lu par Maria Melodia Queri |
| History of Awoto Fujitsuna | 6:05 | Lu par Lynda Marie Neilson |
| A Life Saved by a Spider and Two Doves | 11:43 | Lu par Lynda Marie Neilson |
| Murakami Yoshiteru's Faithfulness | 9:54 | Lu par Lynda Marie Neilson |
| A Story of Oki Islands | 14:05 | Lu par Josh Kibbey |
| Cape of the Woman's Sword | 11:11 | Lu par Angelique G. Campbell |
| How Yogodayu Won A Battle | 7:59 | Lu par Lynda Marie Neilson |
| The Isolated or Desolated Island | 11:27 | Lu par realisticspeakers |
| Chikubu Island, Lake Biwa | 12:05 | Lu par Lynda Marie Neilson |
| Reincarnation | 7:08 | Lu par Angelique G. Campbell |
| The Diving-Woman of Oiso Bay | 14:31 | Lu par realisticspeakers |
| Theft And Recovery of a Golden Kwannon | 10:32 | Lu par realisticspeakers |
| Saigyo Hoshi's Rock | 12:56 | Lu par realisticspeakers |
| How Masakuni Regained His Sight | 9:45 | Lu par realisticspeakers |
| Sagami Bay | 9:17 | Lu par lcastleb1 |
| The King of Torijima | 15:44 | Lu par Maria Melodia Queri |
| The Perpetual Life-Giving Wine | 9:31 | Lu par realisticspeakers |
| The Hermit's Cave | 9:29 | Lu par Rob Marland |
| Yosoji's Camellia Tree | 12:42 | Lu par Rob Marland |
| Whales | 10:24 | Lu par Vlad Amelchuck |
| The Holy Cherry Tree of Musubi-no-Kami Temple | 16:12 | Lu par Lynda Marie Neilson |
| A Story of Mount Kanzanrei | 12:48 | Lu par Vlad Amelchuck |
| White Bone Mountain | 13:14 | Lu par Angelique G. Campbell |
| A Stormy Night's Tragedy | 11:19 | Lu par Colleen McMahon |
| The Kakemono Ghost of Aki Province | 13:22 | Lu par Colleen McMahon |
| White Saké | 13:07 | Lu par Lynda Marie Neilson |
| The Blind Beauty | 18:18 | Lu par Lynda Marie Neilson |
| The Secret of Iidamachi Pond | 10:22 | Lu par Rob Marland |
| The Spirit of Yenoki | 19:13 | Lu par Lynda Marie Neilson |
| The Spirit of the Lotus Lily | 15:11 | Lu par Lynda Marie Neilson |
| The Temple of the Awabi | 17:45 | Lu par Lynda Marie Neilson |
| Human Fireflies | 8:26 | Lu par Rob Marland |
| The Chrysanthemum Hermit | 6:11 | Lu par realisticspeakers |
| The Princess Peony | 14:18 | Lu par Lynda Marie Neilson |
| The Memorial Cherry Tree | 13:00 | Lu par Lynda Marie Neilson |
| The 'Jirohei' Cherry Tree, Kyoto | 7:55 | Lu par David McKay |
| The Snow Ghost | 9:28 | Lu par realisticspeakers |
| The Snow Tomb | 10:52 | Lu par Maria Melodia Queri |
| The Dragon-Shaped Plum Tree | 11:08 | Lu par David McKay |
| The Chessboard Cherry Tree | 8:50 | Lu par David McKay |
| The Precious Sword 'Natori no Hoto' | 10:32 | Lu par Lynda Marie Neilson |
| The White Serpent God | 12:36 | Lu par Lynda Marie Neilson |
| A Festival of the Awabi Fish | 11:11 | Lu par Lynda Marie Neilson |
| The Spirit of a Willow Tree Saves Family Honour | 12:56 | Lu par Lynda Marie Neilson |
| The Camphor Tree Tomb | 15:42 | Lu par David McKay |
Critiques
A LibriVox Listener
Many interesting old stories, which also give a fascinating look into old Japanese culture and history. A lot of the stories are quite sad and melancholy though, so you definitely need to be in the right mood for that. Most of the readers are also really good!
some good stories
Gerard Kelly
my 4 year old granddaughter is a more fluent reader than one of these readers, totally ruined this collection.
Mark Browning
I tried but the voices did my head in. good luck finishing it. Shame wanted to listen to this one