Monk of Mount Koya

A brief about the book Koya Mountain Monk is the most famous short stories by Izumi Kyoka. It tells about a young wandering Buddhist monk from Koya Mountain on a journey to Shinsyu Province, taking a path rarely traveled by others in a mountain wilderness to follow and help a wandering seller. On this terrifying path, he first encountered a field of snakes, then a dark forest where blood-sucking leeches rain down, and finally — after crossing a small bridge — he meets a beautiful and seductive woman with mysterious powers, living in a dilapidated mountain hut with her "fool" husband who treats her like a child, along with her servant. In this journey, the monk moved from the real world to a supernatural world inhabited by dead spirits. The woman he meets is alluring and enchanting, possessing some shamanic powers through which she communicates with the animals around her. Will the monk be able to leave this enchanted place and continue his journey? Or will he become the next victim of this woman?