The Judge Ōoka Tales

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Contents V
3. Preface VII
4. Part 1. RELIGION
5. Introduction 1
6. Japanese Folktales 9
7. Tales of Tŏno 24
8. The Nariai Kannon 31
9. The Jizŏ with the Bamboo Hats 35
10. Three Tales from Uji 37
11. Evening Addresses of Sage Ninomiya 49
12. A Sermon by Hosoi Heishū 59
13. The Buddha Tree 73
14. The Prophet Of Tabuse 80
15. Part 2. THE FAMILY
16. Introduction 93
17. Love Suicides at Amijima 99
18. The Makioka Sisters 112
19. The Sound of the Mountain 122
20. On Becoming an Adoptee 131
21. Memoirs of A Successful Woman 137
22. Grandfather Sōhachi 147
23. Advice to Young Mothers 154
24. Housewife and Woman 160
25. Part 3. THE COMMUNITY
26. Introduction 169
27. The Earth 175
28. The Laws of the Hamlet 188
29. Relations with neighbors 203
30. The Talisman 212
31. The Thirty-Fifth Anniversary 219
32. Incident at Asama Villa 231
33. Korean Residents at Inoshino 240
34. One Woman's Outcry 250
35. Part 4. THE STATE
36. Introduction 255
37. The Judge Ōoka Tales 263
38. Sōgo of Sakura 275
39. The Sinking Village 283
40. A Protest Against My Charge 297
41. Popular Views of the Emperor 304
42. The Lockheed Scandal 308