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Myths and Legends of Japan

by F. Hadland Davis

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  1. 1Dedication — Preface
  2. 2Chapter I — The Period of the Gods
  3. 3Chapter II — Heroes and Warriors
  4. 4Chapter III — The Bamboo-Cutter and the Moon-Maiden
  5. 5Chapter IV — Buddha Legends
  6. 6Chapter V — Fox Legends
  7. 7Chapter VI — Jizō, the God of Children
  8. 8Chapter VII — Legend in Japanese Art
  9. 9Chapter VIII — The Star Lovers and the Robe of Feathers
  10. 10Chapter IX — Legends of Mount Fuji
  11. 11Chapter X — Bells
  12. 12Chapter XI — Yuki-Onna, the Lady of the Snow
  13. 13Chapter XII — Flowers and Gardens
  14. 14Chapter XIII — Trees
  15. 15Chapter XIV — Mirrors
  16. 16Chapter XV — Kwannon and Benten. Daikoku, Ebisu, and Hotei
  17. 17Chapter XVI — Dolls and Butterflies
  18. 18Chapter XVII — Festivals
  19. 19Chapter XVIII — The Peony Lantern
  20. 20Chapter XIX — Kōbō Daishi, Nichiren, and Shōdō Shonin
  21. 21Chapter XX — Fans
  22. 22Chapter XXI — Thunder
  23. 23Chapter XXII — Animal Legends
  24. 24Chapter XXIII — Bird and Insect Legends
  25. 25Chapter XXIV — Concerning Tea
  26. 26Chapter XXV — Legends of the Weird
  27. 27Chapter XXVI — Three Maidens
  28. 28Chapter XXVII — Legends of the Sea
  29. 29Chapter XXVIII — Superstitions
  30. 30Chapter XXIX — Supernatural Beings
  31. 31Chapter XXX — The Transformation of Issunboshi, and Kintaro, the Go…
  32. 32Chapter XXXI — Miscellaneous Legends

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