Tales From Japan - Helen McAlpine

~~~ BlueMidget And Japanese ~~~ When I decided I wanted to start learning Japanese as a language, (for no reason other than I was curious, I must be honest), I also thought it important to try and learn something about the culture as well. Never one to need much of an excuse to buy books and DVDs, I set about buying various items on the subject. It was whilst watching one of the anime DVDs I’d bought, (‘Pom Poko’ to be precise) that it occurred to me that there was an awful lot I didn’t know about the background to Japanese culture. Myths and legends have always been something that has fascinated me and I’ve always believed that the mythology of a ...