Koizumi Yakumo 
Tales of Mystery Qitan 
Koizumi Yakumo Collection

Tales of Mystery Qitan contains 55 mystery stories, all of which are retelling and rewriting by Koizumi Yakumo according to famous Japanese classical literature articles. They are taken from many ancient Japanese books, such as Wo You Qitan, Ghost Talk at Night Window, Ten Commandments, Tales of Past and Present, Yuyue Wuyu, Collection of Ancient and Modern Writings, One Hundred Stories, and Newly Written One Hundred Stories. These dark or lonely stories can represent the core of Japanese literature. Tales of Mystery Qitan is an indirect embodiment of Japanese history, and it also bears the common cultural aesthetic feeling in the East. The aesthetic realm of blending eastern and western civilizations presented in the book has extremely high appreciation value and recognition value. The book is equipped with his hand-drawn illustrations from Koizumi’s posthumous works and many works by famous Japanese artist Ukiyoe, which makes this version very precious and worthy collecting.