Issun-bōshi
Japanese Fairy Tale / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For the asteroid, see 10162 Issunboushi.
Issun-bōshi (一寸法師, "One-Sun Boy"; sometimes translated into English as "Little One-Inch" or "The Inch-High Samurai") is the subject of a fairy tale from Japan. This story can be found in the old Japanese illustrated book Otogizōshi. Similar central figures and themes are known elsewhere in the world, as in the tradition of Tom Thumb in English folklore.