List of 28 Books Based on Japanese Mythology
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Want to find stories that are inspired by a specific source? Here's a list of relevant examples. In this collection, you'll find a variety of books based on Japanese mythology.
| Title | Author | Publishing Year | Genre |
| Empress of All Seasons | Emiko Jean | 2018 | Fantasy Fiction, High fantasy |
| Flame in the Mist | Renée Ahdieh | 2017 | Fantasy Fiction, Historical Fiction, Adventure fiction |
| Ink | Amanda Sun | 2013 | Paranormal fiction |
| Japanese Mythology: A Captivating Guide to Japanese Folklore, Myths, Fairy Tales, Yokai, Heroes and Heroines | Matt Clayton | 2018 | Fantasy, Mythology, History, Nonfiction, Reference, Research, Japan |
| Japanese Tales | Royall Tyler | 1980 | Mythology, Short Stories, Folklore, Fantasy, Fiction |
| Kwaidan: Stories and Studies of Strange Things | Lafcadio Hearn | 1904 | Fiction |
| Myths and Legends of Japan | F. Hadland Davis | 1910 | Fairy tale |
| Never Die | Rob J. Hayes | 2019 | High fantasy, Fantasy Fiction, Adventure fiction |
| Nura: Rise of the Yokai Clan | Hiroshi Shiibashi | 2008 | Sequential Art, Fantasy, Supernatural, Manga, Shonen, Sequential Art, Graphic Novels |
| Pawn's Gambit | Rob J. Hayes | 2021 | Asian Literature, High Fantasy, Fiction, Epic Fantasy |
| Red Winter | Annette Marie | 2016 | Fantasy, Young Adult, Romance |
| Seven Deadly Shadows | Courtney Alameda | 2020 | Young adult fiction, Fantasy Fiction, Paranormal fiction |
| Shadow of the Fox | Julie Kagawa | 2018 | Young Adult Fantasy, Fantasy, Magic, Fiction, Romance |
| Something Wicked From Japan: Ghosts, Demons & Yokai in Ukiyo-e Masterpieces | Ei Nakau | 2020 | Art, Nonfiction, Fantasy, Mythology, Japanese Literature, History, Horror, Cultural, Folklore |
| Stormdancer | Jay Kristoff | 2012 | Novel, Fantasy Fiction, Steampunk, High fantasy, Historical fantasy, Dystopian Fiction |
| Tales of Japan: Traditional Stories of Monsters and Magic | Chronicle Books | 2019 | Fairy tale |
| Tales of Moonlight and Rain | Ueda Akinari | 1776 | Fiction |
| Tales of Old Japan: Folklore, Fairy Tales, Ghost Stories and Legends of the Samurai | Algernon Bertram Freeman-Mitford | 1871 | Cultural, Japan, Fantasy, Mythology, Folklore, Fiction, Classics, Fantasy |
| The Book of Yokai: Mysterious Creatures of Japanese Folklore | Michael Dylan Foster | 2015 | Nonfiction, Cultural, Japan, Fantasy, Mythology, Folklore, History |
| The Crane Wife | Odds Bodkin | 1998 | Folklore |
| The Essence of Shinto: Japan's Spiritual Heart | Motohisa Yamakage | 2006 | Religion, Nonfiction, Cultural, Japan, Spirituality, Philosophy |
| The Girl from the Well | Rin Chupeco | 2014 | Horror, Young Adult, Fantasy, Paranormal, Fantasy |
| The Kojiki | Ō no Yasumaro | 712 | Cultural, Japan, History, Japanese Literature, Religion, Fantasy, Mythology, Nonfiction |
| The Night Itself | Zoë Marriott | 2013 | Young adult fiction, Fantasy Fiction |
| The Night Parade of One Hundred Demons: A Field Guide to Japanese Yokai | Matthew Meyer | 2012 | Japan, Fantasy, Mythology, Nonfiction, Folklore |
| The Tale of the Heike | Anonymous | 1219 | Cultural, Japan, Classics, Japanese Literature, Fiction |
| The Twelve Kingdoms: Sea of Shadow | Fuyumi Ono | 1992 | Fantasy Fiction |
| Three Samurai Cats: A Story from Japan | Eric A. Kimmel | 2003 | Fiction, Folklore |
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