Publisher's Synopsis
The Ghost of Sakura is an ancient Japanese ghost story revolving around the fate of a good natured tenant at the hands of a greedy and immoral landowner. It also involves the karmic expectation that justice is often meted out even from beyond the grave.Japan is one of the most haunted places on Earth. In Japanese folk belief, Japan as an island is infused with supernatural powers. The very soil of the land is charged with potential, magical energy. Human beings share in this energy. Inside each human being is a reikon, a being of profound power that is unleashed on death. The Japanese fear ghosts- called yurei in Japanese- but they also honor them. And for as far back as the written word goes in Japan, they tell stories about them.
Japanese stories featuring ghosts are firmly rooted in the belief in the spirit world. Ghosts arise when someone dies and their spirit cannot move on to the afterlife, either because the funeral rites weren't completed or because the person died violently or with unfinished business.This is a rather long story, so give yourself enough time to enjoy it♥
