Mysterious Tales of Japan

By Rafe Martin
Illustrations by Tatsuro Kiuchi
Putnam, $18.95

ISBN 039922677X

Review by Michael Williams

Storyteller and author Rafe Martin focuses attention on one particular type of story from one very specific place on the earth in Mysterious Tales of Japan, illustrated by Tatsuro Kiuchi.

Unlike ghost stories from North America these tales from Japan do not seek to frighten so much as they seek to move the listener to a dimension beyond everyday experience. These "mysterious tales" point us toward the mystery that lies at the heart of life, or as Martin puts it, "The tales of Japan carry with them a special awareness of the fleeting yet haunting beauty we know from life."

A word of warning: once you enter the enchanted garden of these folktales you may never want to return home.

Michael Williams is a storyteller, author, and United Methodist pastor in Nashville, Tennessee.

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