{"title":"Noboru Wada","description":"Noboru Wada was born in Nagano, in central Japan. He graduated from Shinshu University and worked as a school teacher for 31 years. In 1977, he received the first Kenjiro Tsukahara Literary Award for his work The Fortress of Sorrow, which depicts Korean slave laborers forced to build a bunker for Japanese military officials during World War II. In 2005, he won the Sankei Award for his book Weapons Can't Save the Earth. In addition to anti-war and anti-discrimination children's books, he has written biographies, ghost stories and science fiction for children. From 2011 - 2017 he was director of the Kurohime Fairy Tales Museum in Nagano. Many of his books are illustrated by his daughter, Haruna Wada. The Snow Woman and Other Yokai Tales is his first work to be published in English.","products":[{"product_id":"the-snow-woman-and-other-yokai-stories-from-japan-paperback","title":"The Snow Woman and Other Yokai Stories from Japan - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn extraordinary collection of Japanese ghost stories, many in English for the first time!\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis spine-chilling anthology of 77 spooky stories from the Japanese collection \u003ci\u003eTales from Shinshu\u003c\/i\u003e is compiled and edited by award-winning author Noboru Wada. It features traditional tales of yokai, ghosts, mountain witches, demons and apparitions frequently sighted in and around the mountainous Shinshu region in central Japan. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe terrifying tales in this collection include\u003c\/b\u003e: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe Legend of the Snow Woman\u003c\/b\u003e: A beautiful woman appears at Minokichi's door one night in a snowstorm. They marry and live happily, until one day her terrible secret is revealed. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e Kappa Taro\u003c\/b\u003e: A legendary yokai terrifies villagers by luring them into a pond, where they drown. Can Suwa Yorito, famed for his strength, successfully challenge this terrifying demon?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe Yamamba Witch's Daughter: \u003c\/b\u003e Who would ever dream of marrying a mountain witch? Can the Yamamba's daughter find the love and happiness she seeks?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThese stories have been passed down for generations from grandparents to their grandchildren, sitting around the hearth on cold and snowy winter nights. They are well-known throughout Japan and are believed by the inhabitants of Shinshu to have actually occurred in the distant past.","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50104818303199,"sku":"9784805317587","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/JVxvxFg8pw9784805317587.webp?v=1781111382"}],"url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/collections\/noboru-wada.oembed","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}