I've had this book for at least 20 years, I bought it in Japan at a time I was attempting to learn Japanese. I was never very good at it though, so in the end I thought I'd just read the short stories in English and not worry about the translations. It's actually very well laid out with parallel text, full kanji pronunciation guide, and a comprehensive glossary. Anyway my Japanese is close to non-existent these days, so I just read through the stories, 4 strange short dreams by Natsume Soseki, and 3 short stories by Akutagawa Ryunosuke. These include Rashomon, and also In A Grove, the story the Rashomon film is actually based on. They are all weird creepy tales and I'm glad I finally go around to reading them. ( )

Invaluable material for N2 students ( )