JIKININKI

Patrick Lafcadio Hearn (27 June 1850 – 26 September 1904) better known by the Japanese name Koizumi Yakumo (小泉 八雲) is are international writer. Hearn was born in and named for the island of Lefkada, one of the Greek Ionian Islands. He became widely known because of his books about Japan, especially the collection of myths and legends of Japanese culture. In the USA, it is also known for his work about the New Orleans, based on his ten-year stay in that city. During his life, he wrote many works that remain popular today.

This legend tells story about a Muso Kokushi, a priest of the Zen sect. He journeyed alone through the province of Mino, he lost his way in a mountain-district where there was nobody to direct him. For a long time he wandered about helplessly; and he was beginning to despair of finding shelter for the night, when he perceived, on the top of a hill lighted by the last rays of the sun, one of those little hermitages, called anjitsu, which are built for solitary priests. If you like the small but fascinating stories, this book will be very interesting to you