{"product_id":"the-snow-woman-and-other-yokai-stories-from-japan","title":"The Snow Woman and Other Yokai Stories from Japan","description":"\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\u003cstyle type=\"text\/css\"\u003e.cs5CC07D4{margin:12pt 0pt 12pt 0pt;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt} .cs1EFB4FB{12pt;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-style:italic;Times New Roman;} .cs3270F94{margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt} .cs982313B{12pt;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-style:normal;Times New Roman;} .cs97DFFCB{12pt;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-style:normal;Times New Roman;} .csB9AC77C{12pt;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-style:normal;margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;text-align:left;list-style-type:disc;Arial}\u003c\/style\u003e\r\n\t\r\n\t\u003cp class=\"cs5CC07D4\"\u003e\u003ca id=\"_dx_frag_StartFragment\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs982313B\"\u003eAn extraordinary collection of Japanese folk tales, many in English for the first time!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"cs5CC07D4\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs97DFFCB\"\u003eThis book contains 79 stories from the Japanese collection \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs1EFB4FB\"\u003eTales from Shinshu\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs97DFFCB\"\u003e, compiled and edited by award-winning author Noboru Wada. It features traditional tales of yokai, ghosts, mountain witches, demons and apparitions frequently sighted in and around the mountainous Shinshu region in central Japan, such as:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul start=\"1\" style=\"margin-bottom:0;margin-top:0;\"\u003e\r\n\t\t\t\u003cli class=\"csB9AC77C\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"cs982313B\"\u003eThe Legend of the Snow Woman\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs97DFFCB\"\u003e: A beautiful woman appears at Minokichi's door one night in a snowstorm. They marry and live happily, until one day her terrible secret is revealed.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"csB9AC77C\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"cs982313B\"\u003eKappa Taro\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs97DFFCB\"\u003e: A legendary yokai terrifies villagers by luring them into a pond, where they drown. Can Suwa Yorito, famed for his strength, successfully challenge this terrifying demon?\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"csB9AC77C\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"cs982313B\"\u003eThe Yamamba Witch's Daughter:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs97DFFCB\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun:yes\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eWho would ever dream of marrying a mountain witch? Can the Yamamba's daughter find the love and happiness she seeks?\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\r\n\t\t\u003cp class=\"cs3270F94\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs97DFFCB\"\u003eThese stories have been passed down for generations from grandparents to their grandchildren, sitting around the hearth on cold and snowy winter nights. They are well-known throughout Japan and are believed by the inhabitants of Shinshu to have actually occurred in the distant past!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Red Kangaroo Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44040245346392,"sku":"9784805317587","price":28.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0562\/8343\/1000\/files\/9784805317587_1.jpg?v=1777281354","url":"https:\/\/redkangaroobooks.au\/products\/the-snow-woman-and-other-yokai-stories-from-japan","provider":"Red Kangaroo Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}