Japanische Märchen (Japanese Fairy Tales) is a German-language collection of Japanese folk tales compiled and translated for a German-reading audience. Published during a period of intense European interest in Japanese culture following the Meiji-era opening of Japan to the West, such collections brought traditional Japanese stories — tales of foxes, dragons, faithful animals, and supernatural encounters — to readers fascinated by the exotic East.
The specific compiler of this particular collection is not identified. Download this free public-domain EPUB to encounter traditional Japanese folklore in its early German translation, a fascinating artifact of cross-cultural literary exchange.