Japanese folk tales - Horaisan

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Horaisan is a Japanese folk tale / fairy story that tells of a mythical land where one can remain forever young.

I present a radio show where I sometimes read Japanese folk tales. This is one of them. There's not much to look at, but I've added some notes that may interest you.

Notably, the translation of this story is quite old. I mostly kept to the archaic language because I find it more fitting for an ancient tale. I did change some bits though where the language proved too opaque for modern listeners.

Music:
Etsuko Chida - Omoigawa.mp3
http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Etsuko_Chida/

Read the story here:
http://www.gutenberg.org/files/35853/35853-h/35853-h.htm#HORAIZAN







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