Japanese Ghost Stories - The Tree Spirit

Stories of ghosts, monsters, and things that go bump in the night were the favorite past time of Japanese in olden days as a way to cool down on hot summer nights.

This story is about a greedy woodcutter who encounters a tree spirit.

Trees are or were believed to become alive after a thousand years or so.

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• japan
• ghosts
• ghost-stories
• japanese-ghosts
• storytelling
• trees
• nature

[LordoftheLord1]

if he was the only one out there, how did this story even come to existence, I wonder?

[RoninDave]

@LordoftheLord1 squirrels?

[ordoshaman]

Lesson learned: Don't chop trees! Respect nature or she will eat you up!

[RoninDave]

especially not really old trees that turn into monsters at night

[watcher8o]

Good for the mules... haha!

[RoninDave]

I had to add that bit at the end in case animal lovers worried the mules came to harm

[SandwichAndCereal]

I hope Crazy Dave's selling those trees would be handy in case of a Zombie attack XD

[tyfootman]

@LordoftheLord1 the dogs that were with him

[LordoftheLord1]

@RoninDave

funny!

but really, how did it come to existence? were there witnesses (most likely not)?

just another (good) legend.....

[SHeSaDIFFerntCHIck]

You are soooo hot ;) and great stories!

[Thearl]

Thanks for the post.

[LaCegua]

One of the greatest punchlines ever: "However the donkeys were safe."

[redphantom85617]

Nice story but my question is that if he was alone, who was there to tell it? Are there any witnesses to see what really happened? The wood cutter couldnt cause he was swollowed thus making him dead? So the donkey told the story? Or the tree?

[sirzodiacdj]

great stories