Horror Tales of Japan Quotes

“But then he did suffer a miserable death soon after, so maybe gods are just couch potatoes who need a little time to get up and do their job!”
― Kyota Ko, Horror Tales of Japan: 21 Japanese folktales not to be read to children, coupled with (mostly) uplifting cultural commentary

“Do not hand a ghost a ladle"
has been passed down as a pearl of wisdom among fishermen through generations.
What's more, they developed an overly specific countermeasure:
"When asked for a ladle by a ghost, punch a hole in its bottom and then hand it over.
It won’t be able to scoop water."
Now that we know how to disable a ghost’s ability to kill us, we are ready to face them anytime, anywhere.”
― Kyota Ko, Horror Tales of Japan: 21 Japanese folktales not to be read to children, coupled with (mostly) uplifting cultural commentary

“Bashō suggests that there is no such thing as settling down in life.
We are constantly on the move, and we all perish in the middle of our endeavors without being able to see them through.”
― Kyota Ko, Horror Tales of Japan: 21 Japanese folktales not to be read to children, coupled with (mostly) uplifting cultural commentary

“Time is an eternal nomad; years too are like travelers who come and go.
For boatmen who spend their whole lives on the water and for horse handlers who age as they pull their horses, their daily lives are a journey, as if their journeys are their homes.
Numerous scholars have, in fact, passed away on the road.”
― Kyota Ko, Horror Tales of Japan: 21 Japanese folktales not to be read to children, coupled with (mostly) uplifting cultural commentary