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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 118. Chapters: Amaterasu, Urashima Tar, Forty-seven Ronin, Y kai, Kitsune, Tengu, Tide jewels, Ch shingura, Daruma doll, Wani, Yotsuya Kaidan, Japanese dragon, Y rei, Yamata no Orochi, The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter, Botan D r, Zennyo Ry, Saig Takamori, Japanese urban legends, Maneki Neko, Three wise monkeys, Banch Sarayashiki, Onmy d, Ishikawa Goemon, Sait Musashib Benkei, Kuraokami, Sarutobi Sasuke, Tanuki, Tomoe Gozen, Kuchisake-onna, Mizuchi, Onibaba, Tales of Moonlight and Rain, Kintar, Yuki-onna, Senju Thermal Power Station, Otogiz shi, Shisa, Tsukumogami, Futakuchi-onna, Akabeko, Yonekura Shigetsugu, Momotar, Teru teru bozu, Tamamo-no-Mae, The Dream of Akinosuke, Kirigakure Saiz, Jiraiya, Kuzunoha, H ichi the Earless, Okiagari-koboshi, Kamishibai, Shita-kiri Suzume, The Crab and the Monkey, Minamoto no Yorimitsu, Kachi-kachi Yama, Nezumi Koz, Issun-b shi, Hyakumonogatari Kaidankai, Ch j -hime, Amabie, Onry, My Lord Bag of Rice, Kiyohime, Uchide no kozuchi, Tokoyo, Zashiki-warashi, Bunbuku Chagama, Ashinagatenaga, Gory, The Stonecutter, Age of the Gods, Hidari Jingor, Kokkuri, Issie, Ubume, Kaii-Y kai Densh Database, Ikiry, Miyata Noboru, Wany d, Yofune-nushi, The Ghost of Oyuki, Senji Ryakketsu, Hofus the Stonecutter, Spirit away, Funay rei, Daidarabotchi, Hitaikakushi. Excerpt: The revenge of the Forty-seven Ronin Shi-j Shichi-shi), also known as the Forty-seven Samurai, the Ak vendetta, or the Genroku Ak incident Genroku ak jiken) took place in Japan at the start of the 18th century. One noted Japanese scholar described the tale as the country's "national legend." It recounts the most famous case involving the samurai code of honor, bushid . The story tells of a group of samurai who were left leaderless (becoming ronin) after their daimyo (feudal lord) Asano Naganori was forced to commit seppuku (ri...
