Tatsumi Publishing Co., Ltd. How to survive in an increasingly chaotic era – A book to face the reality of life, “Introduction to Folklore for Surviving the Coming Era” will be released by Tatsumi Publishing on September 9th.

[Tatsumi Publishing Co., Ltd.] How to survive in an increasingly chaotic era — A book for facing the reality of life, “Introduction to Folklore for Surviving the Coming Era,” will be released by Tatsumi Publishing on September 9th. ​
Tatsumi Publishing Co., Ltd. Press Release: September 9, 2025 How to survive in an increasingly chaotic era — A book for confronting the reality of life, “Introduction to Folklore for Surviving the Coming Era,” will be released by Tatsumi Publishing on September 9th. Tatsumi Publishing will publish “Introduction to Folklore for Surviving the Coming Era,” the definitive introductory book to folklore, the academic field most in demand today, written by a leading scholar.
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“Introduction to Folklore for Surviving the Coming Era” (Tatsumi Publishing) “Cultural anthropology” has been a hot topic in recent years, and folklore has been gaining attention, too. The world is now in high demand for an up-to-date introductory book on folklore. With detailed explanations that are easy to understand even for the general reader, and fascinating content that will pique your intellectual curiosity, this is the definitive introductory book to folklore. It’s an incredibly fascinating lecture on folklore by a popular scholar at the forefront of the field. The ultimate message I want to convey to you in this book is “travel.” Live in various spaces and times through various travels. There you will surely find hints for surviving in the coming era. (Excerpt from the main text) ●Contents Chapter 1: What is Folklore? ~The Appeal of Folklore: Finding Value in the Insignificant
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/93966/447/93966-447-b244776b142223fce3d69001aeb88fbb-970×600.jpg Chapter 2: Learning from “Spiritual Things” – The World of “Spiritual Things,” Spiritual Power and the Soul, Death and Rebirth
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/93966/447/93966-447-5aab3b43ac98e926e017012430627230-970×600.jpg Chapter 3: Solving Mysteries with “Words” – Folk Vocabulary, Place Names and Dialects, Oral Literature, and Small Talk
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/93966/447/93966-447-eee5d960f65fb6170eaf256c8d76c545-2004×1476.jpg Chapter 4: Facing the Reality of Life – Learning from the Ways of Living to Face Other People’s Lives
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/93966/447/93966-447-894cd2f7bc3cdfd28fa02f4e9f1cc0c8-2004×1476.jpg Chapter 5: Walking the Holy Land of Folklore ~To the Birthplace of Folklore, a Wandering Folklore
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/93966/447/93966-447-e31b03aaff268f82a2efea6219618d21-2004×1476.jpg ●Author profile Shimamura Takanori Dean and Professor of the Department of Sociology at Kwansei Gakuin University. Director of the World Folklore Research Center. Ph.D. in Literature. Specializes in modern folklore and folklore theory. Born in Tokyo in 1967. Graduated from the Doctoral Program in Cultural Anthropology in the Graduate School of History and Anthropology at the University of Tsukuba. His books include “Folklore of ‘How to Live'” (Kwansei Gakuin University Press), “Living Folklore” (Koyo Shobo), “Folklore for Everyone” (Heibonsha), and “Introduction to Modern Folklore” (Sogensha), which he has edited.
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/93966/447/93966-447-e7c998a2ff939518423b54ad0eaf1c8d-1512×2220.jpg “Introduction to Folklore for Surviving the Coming Era” (Tatsumi Publishing) ●Product Overview Title: Introduction to Folklore for Surviving the Coming Era Format: 46 format / 256 pages of text List price: 1,760 yen (1,600 yen tax 10%) Release date: September 9, 2025 : Tatsumi Publishing Co., Ltd. ISBN:978-4-7778-3197-5 ●Sales destination URL ▼Amazon▼ https://amzn.asia/d/1T1hGh1 ▼Rakuten Books▼ https://books.rakuten.co.jp/rb/18305439