Folktales Of Okinawa

by Shōji Endō

Bilingual. English/Japanese. "A collection of Okinawan legends and folktales . ." This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Tankobon Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 4947654058
• ISBN13: 9784947654052
• Release Date: January 1996
• Publisher: Bank Of The Ryukyus International Foundtion
• Length: 199 Pages
• Weight: 1.58 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Something you didn't know about this book

International author Jayne A. Hitchcock (aka J.A. Hitchcock - author of Net Crimes & Misdemeanors) wrote the English versions of the folktales in this book. Although Shoji Endo wrote the Japanese version, the English writers tend to be overlooked. This is a great book of folktales from Okinawa, Japan and cleverly written. The illustrations are beautiful as well.

An Excellent Collection of Folktales

Folktales of Okinawa is an excellent collection of folktales from the Ryukyu Islands. Overall it contains 28 different folktales in both English and Japanese. Along with the tale it gives the information concerning where the tale comes from, both locally and internationally. Several stories originated in Japan and South Korea and made their way to Okinawa. This book also provides an insight to the people of Okinawa. One of the best collections of Folktales I have ever seen.