Tales of the Tokugawa is a collection of Japanese horror stories collected by James S. de Benneville during the years he spent living in Japan, this is the second edition of the collection. Bakemono Yashiki is a Japanese horror adventure about a girl who, along with her friend and the ghost of her dead sister, tries to protect her family's treasure from thieves seeking to plunder it for their own. Bancho Sarayashi (The Dish Mansion at Bancho) is a Japanese ghost story of love separated by social class, broken trust and broken promises, leading to a dismal fate. The story of Okiku and the Nine Plates is one of the most famous in Japanese folklore, and continues to resonate with audiences today.