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Okinawan Folktales - A Habu's Repayment of a Kindness

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July 28th 2008
A Habu's Repayment of A Kindness (A Story from Kunigami, Okinawa Island) Long ago, they used to produce a hand-made Tofu, bean curd, with seawater. One day a peasant woman went to the beach to fetch some seawater in her bucket. As she made her way home, with the bucket full of water balanced on her head, she heard a strange sound close by. It came from a nearby bush and sounded ju ... read more

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In 1603, a Tokugawa shogunate (military dictatorship) ushered in a long period of isolation from foreign influence in order to secure its power. For 250 years this policy enabled Japan to enjoy stability and a flowering of its indigenous culture. Fol... ... read more