Japanese Children Book "Issunboushi" いっすんぼうし Takahashi Picture Book Vintage

Description: いっすんぼうし translates to the word "Issunboushi" (or Issun-bōshi), or in English "One-Sun Boy" or sometimes "Little One-Inch" or "The Inch-High Samurai." It is a Japanese fairy tale about a tiny one-inch boy who travels to become a warrior. A girl he meets along the way gets kidnapped by an ogre. When Issunboushi tries to save her, the ogre swallows Issunboushi. While in the ogre's stomach, Issunboushi uses a needle to stab him, and the ogre spit Issunboushi out and runs away, dropping a magic hammer. Issunhoushi swings the hammer to grow to a height of six feet. He marries the girl and uses the hammer to bring food and treasures to the family. This book has been in our smoke free home for over 25 years. It is published by Takahashi Book Co. - this is book 6 in a series of at least 44 children's books. There is no date of publishing anywhere on the book. The book is hardcover with cardboard pages. The coating on the cover is starting to peel slightly on the lower front 1 corner. See photos. We used Google Translate to translate the Japanese characters into English.

Price: 10 USD

Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota

End Time: 2024-08-24T19:42:54.000Z

Shipping Cost: 4.63 USD