Mujina
【Masterpieces of Modern Japanese Literature㊴】
By Yakumo Koizumi
Narrated by Nana Nagao
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A short story by Yakumo Koizumi
“On the Akasaka Road, in Tōkyō, there is a slope called Kii-no-kuni-zaka, — which means the Slope of the Province of Kii. I do not know why it is called so. On one side of it there used to be an ancient moat, deep and very wide, with high green banks rising up to gardens above it. On the other side of it was an expanse of palace grounds. Before the era of street-lamps and jinrikishas, this neighborhood was very lonesome and dreary after dark; and belated pedestrians would go miles out of their way rather than climb the Kii-no-kuni slope alone, after sunset.” —
Author : Yakumo Koizumi
Narrator : Nana Nagao
Produced by：Koé no Shoten
Special Thanks：Shigoto, Inc.
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Release Date：2025/
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
1850 –1904
Born on the island of Lefkada in western Greece. His birth name was Patrick Lafcadio Hearn. Educated in England and France, he later worked as a journalist in the United States before coming to Japan in 1890 (Meiji 23), where he was appointed to Matsue Middle School in Shimane Prefecture. That same year, he married Koizumi Setsu. While teaching at institutions such as the Fifth Higher School in Kumamoto, the Imperial University of Tokyo, and Waseda University, he introduced Japanese folktales, ghost stories, and traditions to the West through his English writings, thereby spreading Japanese culture abroad. His notable works include Kwaidan, Glimpses of Unfamiliar Japan, and In Ghostly Japan.