Other traditions · Utsuro-bune (Toen Shosetsu, 1825)
The hollow ship of Hitachi
EvidenceDocumentedThe text exists and is quoted from a published translation. What it describes is a separate question.What this means
Fishermen find a round vessel with glass windows. Inside is a young woman in strange clothes, holding a box she will not let anyone touch. She speaks a language no one knows. They push the vessel back out to sea.
Summary by the editors. Translation: Summary in my own words
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Read it literally
A late echo that fits the pattern: a sealed box, a visitor, and a cover-up.
What scholars say
Folklore, not ancient, but recorded with drawings.
