• Setsuwa (Japanese: 説話, romanized: setsu wa) is a Japanese literary genre. It consists of myths, legends, folktales, and anecdotes. Among the setsuwa, those...
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    scene of the crossing. The story originally appeared in two collections of setsuwa or tales, Dainihonkoku hokekyō kenki (c. 1040) and Konjaku Monogatarishū...
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    Onihitokuchi (鬼一口) refers to a Japanese setsuwa (legend) in which oni (ogres) eat humans in one mouthful. This in turn refers to something extremely dangerous...
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  • Uji Shūi Monogatari (category Setsuwa)
    work is classified as setsuwa literature. Following in the footsteps of Konjaku Monogatarishū, it is the representative setsuwa work of the Kamakura period...
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    (鬼童丸, 鬼同丸) is an oni that appears in the Kamakura period collection of setsuwa, the Kokon Chomonjū, among other sources. As described in the Kokon Chomonjū...
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    considered to be a humorous story in setsuwa. The Konjaku Monogatarishū and the Uji Shūi Monogatari were setsuwa collections compiled from the Heian period...
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    of beauty" (美人説話, bijin-setsuwa) "tales of sensuality" (好色説話, kōshoku-setsuwa) "tales of haughtiness" (驕慢説話, kyōman-setsuwa) "tales of poetry/poetic...
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    period (794–1185), oni were often depicted in Japanese literature, such as setsuwa, as terrifying monsters that ate people. A prominent depiction of oni is...
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  • Nihon Ryōiki (category Setsuwa)
    early Heian period setsuwa collection. Written by Kyōkai between 787 and 824, it is Japan's oldest collection of Buddhist setsuwa. It is three volumes...
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    Monogatari (Japanese: 物語, [monoɡaꜜtaɾi]) is a literary form in traditional Japanese literature – an extended prose narrative tale comparable to epic literature...
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