Status and Origin
Approval Status |
Adopted by IAU |
Approval Date |
Dec 19, 2018
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Continent |
Asia
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Ethnicity |
Japan
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Origin |
Immortal world of Japanese mythology, eternal, timeless land across the sea or undersea kingdom, where the princess Otohime lives in the fairy tale about the fisherman Urashima. |
Reference |
[493] - A Waka Anthology, vol. I: The Gem-Glistening Cup, translated by Edwin A. Cranston. Stanford University Press, Stanford, CA, 1993.
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Updated |
Apr 08, 2019 12:42 PM |
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