Talk:Japanese folktales

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So conceptually, what is the distinction between this and Japanese mythology?--88.73.60.212 (talk) 14:53, 25 May 2011 (UTC)
 * Works published as Japanese folktales can potentially anthologize works from a variety of genre, even tales which aren't in a strict sense folktales. For example, the mythological story of "Sea Luck, Mountain Luck" (or Luck-of-the-Sea, etc.) is a chapter out of Kojiki. The two men were given birth by the goddess Konohanasakuya-hime, and were otherwise known as Hoderi and Hoori. Generally though Japanese mythology is a separate topic and should be kept separate. Kiyoweap (talk) 05:38, 21 April 2012 (UTC)

This Buddhist connection lacks balance (and merit)
I'm inclined to eliminate the chunks of text contributed 20:20, 24 April 2007‎ user:Sir Reginald Aylmer Ranfurly Plunkett-Ernle-Erle-Drax (not active since that year). My guess is this person just assumed that Japanese folklore must have a Buddhistic bend, and based on that premise, hunted down some books that might corroborate his thesis. Of the two books he cites, one is a translation of a collection of Japanese Buddhist story, not a book on Japanese folklore. The other title has to do with Sanskrit epics like the Mahabarata. Basically the familiar tales are all secular, and there is nothing particularly Buddhistic about them. Of course, it will reflect the old Japanese stance on life and death, or may have some evildoers get punished by the Heaven aspect, but that's baseline and not necessarily so remote from ideas held in other countries, and nothing to be particularly pointed out to in this instance. When he says the Journey to the West influenced the depictions of the monkey in Japanese folklore, what does he mean? Which monkey is he talking about? The one from Momotaro? Or the one from Sarukani Gassen? (The Crab and the Monkey). I am actually not seeing the close parallel in either of these. It is true that both the priest Genjo and the hero Momotaro have a trio of creatures in company with monkey included, but what of it? That type motif is omnipresent. The JtW is not close enough analogue to merit mention in this article IMO.Kiyoweap (talk) 07:24, 21 April 2012 (UTC)

Link with Japanese article?
http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/民話 is about Japanese "minwa", though near stab, or close to list wiki links. How do you think if we rather make a link to the above article written in Japanese? --Omotecho (talk) 17:32, 7 July 2014 (UTC)