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The greatest of tea-masters, 296; the friend of Taiko-Hideyoshi, 296, 297 Rin-jin

Date of account: Traditional material presented in a work published 1913
Source: Myths & Legends of Japan
Reference: Myths & Legends of Japan · selected passage 200
Rights: public_domain
Language: English retelling of Japanese traditions
Translation: F. Hadland Davis
Record updated: 2026-08-24

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The greatest of tea-masters, 296; the friend of Taiko-Hideyoshi, 296, 297 Rin-jin. King of the Sea; Yamato raises anger of, 56; anger of, appeased by Princess Ototachibana, 56; takes to wife a Dragon Princess, 272-275; the jelly-fish, the monkey, and, 272-275 Rip van Winkle. Visu the, of Old Japan, 136 Rising Sun. Spirit of Death-Stone in form of the Jewel Maiden at Court of, 98 River, Child of the. _See_ Kappa, 350, 351 Rivet Rock. _See_ Kashima, 244 Road-s. The pine-tree and the God of, 176; reference to the God of, 346 Robe, The Feather. Brought to Kaguya by the Moonfolk, 78 Rock Island. Kansuke and Matakichi behold Spirit of the Great Awabi on, 341 Rokkaku-dō. Place at Kyōto; one of the thirty-three places sacred to Kwannon, 204 Roko. Depicted, on a flying tortoise, as one of the _sennin_ in Japanese art, 357 Rokuhara-dera. Place at Kyōto; one of the thirty-three places sacred to Kwannon, 203 Rōsan. Chinese scholar, regaled with ghostly stories _re_ butterflies, 216 Rosei. His Magic Pillow of Dreams, 119-122 Ruiten. A priest who prays for the Prince of Hizen, 266 Russia.

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