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"Evergreen Land" appears as, in ballad of "The Fisher Boy Urashima," 324 Paradise, The Buddhist

Date of account: Traditional material presented in a work published 1913
Source: Myths & Legends of Japan
Reference: Myths & Legends of Japan · selected passage 199
Rights: public_domain
Language: English retelling of Japanese traditions
Translation: F. Hadland Davis
Record updated: 2026-08-24

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Palace, Dragon. "Evergreen Land" appears as, in ballad of "The Fisher Boy Urashima," 324 Paradise, The Buddhist. Tapestry wrought by Kwannon depicting, 201 Peony. The Spirit of the, 171; the Princess Aya loves, in the form of a young and handsome samurai, 172, 173 Perry, Professor. Japanese mirrors and, 190 Pierre Loti. Reference to his _Madame Chrysanthème_, xi Piggott, Sir F. T. Cherry and plum blossoms, reference to, in _The Garden of Japan_, by, 174 Plain of High Heaven. Susa-no-o visits his sister, Ama-terasu, in, 25-27 Poetry, Japanese. A note on, 380-386; Mr. Noguchi's _The Pilgrimage_ and, 380; the _Tanka_ and _Hokku_ described, 381; reference to the _Hyaku-nin-isshiu_ ("Single Verses by a Hundred People"), 382; reference to a _tanka_ by Yasuhide Bunya, 382; quotation from the "Flower Dance" of Bingo province, 383; quotation from _tanka_ by the eleventh-century official Michimasa, 383; reference to Nature poems, 384; English National Anthem compared with Japanese National Anthem, 384; quotation from Nature poem by Isé, 384; quotation from the _Hō-jō-ki_ by twelfth-century recluse, Chōmei, 385; touching _hokku_ quoted, written by Chiyo after the death of her little son, 385; _mono no aware wo shiru_ ("the Ah-ness of things"

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