What is Otogizōshi?
[[File:Tale of Issun Bōshi from Otogi-zōshi.jpg|thumb|300px|Picture from ''otogizōshi'' story, made in about 1725]] '''Otogizōshi''' are a group of short stories with pictures, written in [[Japan]], mostly in the period between 1392 and 1573. There are about 350 of these stories. They are about many different things: love, religion, fighting, humor, and other things. The ''otogizōshi'' were often read to an audience. ==Other websites== *[http://edb.kulib.kyoto-u.ac.jp/exhibit-e/otogi/cover/index.html Online edition of the ''Otogizōshi'' at Kyoto University] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170702152358/http://edb.kulib.kyoto-u.ac.jp/exhibit-e/otogi/cover/index.html |date=2017-07-02 }} [[Category:Japanese mythology]] [[Category:Japanese folklore]] {{multistub|Japan|lit}}