This book is a part of the project called "Heritage" presented by J-COLLABO. 

in particular Japanese folk tales which have been used for handing down Japanese sense of beauty, customs, lessons, and social norms, etc. from generation to generation. These will be rendered in an unprecedented way. In general, they are written in such media as picture book, but this time, artists in New York will try various approaches.




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Old tales were told by ordinary people era by era..
Tales reflect the times and life style in those days.　So that made old tales more interesting to know.　It is very important to tell the story exactly as it was.　In “The Crab and The Monkey” , a monkey which attacked a crab was revenged terribly.　I checked several picture books and knew every books has the same ending which the monkey was revenged at the end of the story. I understand old tales should be told as they were but this time I wanted to change the ending a little.
It is just my wish.


by Kaori Nakanishi, illustrator




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J-Collabo is a social network created to bring artists of different disciplines and genres together, provide the stage for them to collaborate, and make their collaborations accessible to the public. With Japanese culture and its underlying aesthetics and values as a common focus, we invite anyone who is interested to take part in this next generation cultural exchange and rich learning experience, regardless of age, race, education and background. Taking full advantage of digital, social media, we present unique content and a community of unimaginable width and depth, where cross-cultural and cross-sector communication flows without physical or financial limits. J-Collabo will educate, entertain and inspire those who are interested in exploring a culture rooted in a deep respect for nature and the desire to live in harmony with it, which seems very appropriate for today's world at large.