Utsuro-bune, a mysterious ship-like object that appeared on the Japanese coast in 1803.
According to legend, a young & attractive woman came aboard this ship. Fisherman questioned her, but she was shy and did not speak Japanese—so they returned her and her vessel to the sea
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'There was something like water and food in the hollow boat, and the woman had something like a box in her hand, but she never let go of it . . .'
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made a pretty cool video looking into the history of the original incident that inspired the legend
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This sounds similar to the machine the moon princess uses in The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter! Though, that was a fictional story and not an account :P
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