About the Translation of our Homepage:Machine translation is used to translate the homepage into English.
Therefore, it may not be an accurate translation.
The content may differ from the original one of the Japanese page. We appreciate your kind understanding.
| Real name | Sasaki Kiyoshi |
|---|---|
| Death year | 1886-1933 |
| Profession | Folklore researcher |
| Birthplace | Tono |
| Memorial hall | Sasaki Kiyoshi Memorial Hall (Legend Hall) |
Commentary
Folklore researcher. Knowing Yanagida Kunio during the Tokyo Yugaku (Philosophers and Waseda), Yanagida recorded his legend of the Tono region and published it as "Tono Monogatari". This was the starting point of Japanese folklore. Including "The Story of Oshu Sashikiwarashi" in 1920, "Esashi-gun Old-fashioned tale", and collecting old-fashioned tale of Waga / Iwate / Shinami / Izawa-gun. In 1926, he published "Tooku Denmon" and the next year "Old Lady". The annual "Hearing Sorrow" of 1931 was a compilation of old-fashioned tale, and was praised as Japan's Grimm.