The last kappa of old Japan : a magical journey of two friends
(2010)
Nonfiction
Book
Call Numbers:
E/FOLKTALES/ASIA/SEK
Availability
Details
PUBLISHED
Rutland, Vt. : Tuttle Pub., [2010]
©2010
©2010
EDITION
First edition
DESCRIPTION
32 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm
ISBN/ISSN
9784805310885 (hardcover), 480531088X (hardcover), 9784805310885
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES
In 1860s Japan, young Norihei saves the life of a kappa, one of the mythological beings who keep the water clean, and the two become friends, but changes brought by the Industrial Revolution force the kappa to leave, only to return when Norihei needs him most. Includes historical and cultural notes