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 |
Otohime Sama; princess in Japanese fairy tale, sea mistress, who welcomed fisherman Urashima Taro in undersea Ryugu Palace and gave him a parting gift, a jewel box whose lid he was told never to open. |
Reference |
[488] - The Story of Urashima Taro, the Fisher Lad, Ozaki, Y.T. Japanese Fairy Tales. New York: A.L. Burt Company, 1908.
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Updated |
Apr 08, 2019 12:44 PM |
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