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Okinawa Collection Recent Acquisitions: Folktales

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Collections of Okinawan Folktales

Picture Books

More information on Okinawan Folktales

Need more resoures on folktales on Okinawa? Click the research guide page below to find out open-access resources on various websites.

Libguide page for Okinawan folktales

Municipal Folktales

Collections of Okinawan Folktales in English

Yokai

Yokai, spiritual monsterYokai is an extraordinary and unscientific existence with a mysterious power that causes strange and abnormal phenomena, which exceeds human understanding. They frequently appear in folktales. One of the most popular yokai in Okinawa is kijimuna, small wood spirits.

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