The rich world of Japanese fantasy is very apparent in "Japanese Fairy Tales," a compilation of twenty-two favorite stories from the land of the rising sun. A fantastic selection of ghouls, goblins and ogres; sea serpents and sea kings; kindly animals and magic birds; demons and dragons; princes and princesses hide within these pages. Included are such favorites as "Momotaro, or the Story of the Son of a Peach," "The Jellyfish and the Monkey," "The Mirror of Matsuyama" and "The Bamboo Cutter and the Moon Child," along with several lesser-known stories like "The Stones of Five Colors and the Empress Jokwa."