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Paulownia is a collection of seven stories by three Japanese authors from the late 19th and early 20th century. <br><br> <b>Mori Ōgai</b> was an army surgeon who was sent to study in Germany, where he developed an interest in Western literature. His most famous work is <em>The Wild Geese (Gan)</em>. This collection contains his short stories <em>Takase Bune</em>, <em>Hanako</em>, and <em>The Pier</em>. <br> <br> <b>Nagai Kafū's</b> writings center mostly around the entertainment districts of Tokyo with their geisha and prostitutes. Here, his stories <em>The bill-collecting</em> and <em>Ukiyo-e</em> are presented.<br><br> <b>Shimazaki Tōson</b> was one of the representatives of Japanese naturalism, which we can see in his stories <em>A Domestic Animal</em> and <em>Tsugaru Strait</em>. <br><br> <b>Taketomo Torao</b>, the editor and translator of this volume, translated many Western works into Japanese, for example the Rubayat, the Divine Comedy, and works by Shakespeare. He was also a writer in his own right. <br><br>