M&C+japanese+folklore

__日本のむかしばなし (Japanese Folk-tales )__ Welcome to Maddy and Cameron's homepage. On this page we are going to be teaching you about Japanese folklore and why it was so important, and such a big thing in Japan.

This is from the むかしばなし, named Little One Inch

Japanese Folklore has a long history dating back more than 2,000 years. It became part of two major religious traditions: Shinto, and Buddhism, which developed in India and came to Japan from China and Korea.

Stories and legends, combined with mythology, have been collected over the years by various cultures of the world, both past and present. Folklore has become a very big thing. Folklore has developed a lot in order to explain natural events that have occurred.

Japanese folklore is very big, and highly influenced by both Buddhism, and Shintoism. Folklore has many different categories such as, むかしばなし these are tales of long ago. なみだばなし, these are sad stories. おばけばなし, these are ghost stories. おんがえしばなし, these are stories of repaying kindness. とんちばなし, these are witty stories. わらいばなし, these are humorous stories. よくばりばなし, these are stories of greed.

きつね(Kitsune). In folklore it is known as a fox with multiple t ails. Each tail represents a life and if they lose all their tails then they die. [|One Inch Boy] 