Japanese Tales

Once upon a time… The creation of the islands of Japan. The dance of Ame-no-Uzume, the goddess of Dawn. A demon in love with Empress Sumedono. A mysterious flautist with a dangerous passion. A clever snail son. All these Japanese stories and many more are gathered in this book. Did you know that the storm god Susanoo got the eight-headed serpent Yamata-no-Orochi drunk with sake? That the fisherman Urashima Taro sealed his fate by saving a turtle? That Kaguya, the Moon Princess, had driven the Emperor himself madly in love? That the Waterfront Palace was haunted? That a kitsune vixen with nine golden tails had been committing misdeeds for almost two millennia? Yokai spirits, deities, supernatural animals and princesses await you. Welcome to the marvelous Land of the Rising Sun… Large format album with gold gilding 96 pages