Taki-Reece, Sachiko
Book Review: THE JAPANESE PSYCHE: MAJOR MOTIFS IN THE FAIRY TALES OF JAPAN BY HAYAO KAWAI by Prof. H. Kawai

Journal of Sandplay Therapy, Volume 17, Number 2, 2008

Keywords: fairy tales, Japan, cultural diversity, East, West, multicultural world, Urashima Taro, Yama-uba, “woman of will,” “forbidden chamber,” great mother, motifs, Japan.

The Japanese Psyche: Major Motifs in the Fairy Tales of Japan
By Hayao Kawai, Kyoto, Japan, Spring Publications, 1988
Reviewed by Sachiko Taki-Reece
Los Angeles, California