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Loved by Tōtarō, 377-379; Tōtarō weds, 379 Tamate-Bako

Date of account: Traditional material presented in a work published 1913
Source: Myths & Legends of Japan
Reference: Myths & Legends of Japan · selected passage 202
Rights: public_domain
Language: English retelling of Japanese traditions
Translation: F. Hadland Davis
Record updated: 2026-08-24

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Loved by Tōtarō, 377-379; Tōtarō weds, 379 Tamate-Bako. Otherwise "The Box of the Jewel Hand"; gift bestowed by Princess Otohime on Urashima, 327 Tamba, Province of. Raiko and companions reach, 45 Tameyoshi. Death of Sea Serpent, Yofuné-Nushi, reported to, 335 Tanabata. Alternative, The Weaving Lady; daughter of the God of the Firmament, 126; wife of Hikoboshi, 126, 127 Tango. Village of Midzunoe, in the province of, 324 Tanigumi-dera. Place near Tarui, in Mino; one of the thirty-three places sacred to Kwannon, 204 "Tanka." _See_ Japanese Poetry, 380-386 Taranda, Captain. The Woman's Sword and, 336, 337 Tawara Toda ("My Lord Bag of Rice"). _See_ Hidesato, 62-64 Tea. Origin of first plant, 291; in China, 290-293; Luwuh the first Chinese tea-master, 292; _Chaking_ the Holy Scripture of, 292; drunk by Zen priests before image of Bodhi Dharma (Daruma), 293; Professor B. H. Chamberlain on tea ceremonies, 293; pamphlet on, by Buddhist priest Eisai, 293, 294; Rikiu the greatest of tea-masters, 296, 297 Tea-drinking. In England and Japan, contrasted, 290, 291; the _Spectator_ on, 290; Dr. Johnson regarding his propensity to, 291; is a ritual in Japan, 291 Tea-kettle.

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