Reading Options: Japanese Myths and Fairy Tales & More

(Photo of Izanami and Izanagi from Wikimedia Commons)

After looking through the reading options, I found quite a few things that interest me. I mentioned before that I was hoping to use Japanese myths in my project, so I will be reading plenty of those. In particular, I would like to read about Izanagi and Izanami, because I have seen this myth used and have never read the original. The Quest of the Jewel sounds like it might be something my band of thieves could be involved in.

Japanese Fairy Tales - Lang - These sound great, and there were mentions of tricksters and animals/magical creatures/cats that will be useful for a certain feline thief I know. 

Japanese Fairy Tales - Ozaki - I would like to read these as well. They look different than the others which just adds to my potential source material, and should be interesting.

Italian Popular Tales - I'm Italian, have spent some time trying to learn the language, and I'm just plain curious as to what these are like.

I would also like to take a look at the sections on Alice and Wonderland and Buddha. Completely nothing like each other, but I think both would be great to read. I'm sure I will also find other things that interest me as we go. There are so many options!