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Kaguyahime
竹取物語
かぐや姫の物語
alternative words: Kaguya hime, Kaguyahime tale, Kaguyahimeno monogatari, Taketori monogatari, Taketori tale
keywords:
tale
related topics:
Heian period
related web sites:
http://www.kokugakuin.ac.jp/lib/lib/htm/l-rarebook.html
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http://klab.ri.aoyama.ac.jp/tool.html
explanation: The oldest existent fairly tale, written in the early Heian period by an unknown man. It tells the history of a baby found inside a bamboo trunk. As she grows older, she has become so beautiful to be called Kaguyahime (shining princess). Many aristocrats of Kyoto wanted to get married with her but each time she avoided the proposal by demanding an object impossible to get. One day, she confessed to be originated from the moon and had gone up to the heaven.
Konjaku monogatari
今昔物語
今昔物語集
alternative words: Tales of times now past, Konjakumonogatari, Konjakumonogatarishu, Konjaku monogatari shu
keywords:
book
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tale
related topics:
Heian period
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Abe no Seimei
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Koropokkuru
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Sakata no Kintaro
related web sites:
http://ddb.libnet.kulib.kyoto-u.ac.jp/metaphor/konjaku/kjframe.htm
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http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~wx7s-yngd/q3/q3.html
explanation: Collection of short novels written by Minamoto no Takakuni at the end of Heian period from the popular oral tales of that epoch. It contains more than 1000 tales divided onto 31 volumes and covers the histories of Japan, China and India (mostly Buddhist sources for the latter). Being of excellent literature, many modern writers have inspired from it like Rashomon of Akutagawa Ryunosuke, adapted to a movie by Kurosawa Akira.
Momotaro
桃太郎
alternative words: Momo taro, Momotarou, Momo tarou
keywords:
korea
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mythology
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tale
related topics:
Nihonshoki
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Muromachi period
related web sites:
http://members.xoom.com/cana_h/essays/990617.html
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http://www2j.biglobe.ne.jp/~minwa/
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http://ww5.marusan.co.jp/issu/index.htm
explanation: According to Nihonshoki, Korean bandits had settled in Okayama prefecture and bothered the inhabitants. Yamato court then sent Prince Kibitsuhiko to punish them. This historical event had been transformed during Muromachi period to the following fairy tale: an old coupled has discovered one day a great peach floating on a river. A boy born from this peach has been sent, accompanied by a monkey, a pheasant and a dog, to beat demons who live in a neighboring island.
Sakata no kintaro
坂田金太郎
坂田金時
金太郎
怪童丸
alternative words: Kintaro, Sakata no Kintoki, Sakatano Kintaro, Kaido maru, Kintarou
keywords:
craft
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famous person
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kabuki
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tale
related topics:
Konjaku monogatari
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Heian period
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Edo period
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Kabuki
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Tango no sekku
related web sites:
http://www.city.minamiashigara.kanagawa.jp/A/A0500/A0500.htm
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http://www2c.airnet.ne.jp/toyo/
explanation: A legendary figure of Heian period and one of 4 followers (Shitenno) of Minamoto no Yorimitsu who killed a famous bandit, Shutendoji of Mt Oeyama. According to Konjaku monogatari he would be raised by a yamauba (mountain witch) and trained his force with bears at Mt Ashigara near Hakone. During Edo period, he appeared in Joruri and Kabuki plays as a red boy with an ax and a stomach cover. His doll is also set during the boy's festival (Tango no sekku) in May.
Urashimataro
浦島太郎
alternative words: Urashima-taro, Urashima taro, Urashimataro tale, Urashimatarou, Urashima tarou
keywords:
mythology
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tale
related topics:
Muromachi period
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Fudoki
related web sites:
http://www.geocities.co.jp/Bookend/1303/otogi/
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http://www.urasima.co.jp
explanation: History included in a tale book, "Otogi Zoushi" of Muromachi period. It tells the history of a man who saved a turtle bothered by children. Suddenly she transformed herself to a court lady and brought him to the sea palace. After months of stay, he wanted to return back to home. So she gave him a decorated box as gift but banned to open it. When he returned back to home, nobody recognized him. When he opened the box, he was caught by the time of 300 years and had died.
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