An Unidentified Object From Japanese Chronicles More Than Two Hundred Years Ago - Alternative View

An Unidentified Object From Japanese Chronicles More Than Two Hundred Years Ago - Alternative View
An Unidentified Object From Japanese Chronicles More Than Two Hundred Years Ago - Alternative View

Video: An Unidentified Object From Japanese Chronicles More Than Two Hundred Years Ago - Alternative View

Video: An Unidentified Object From Japanese Chronicles More Than Two Hundred Years Ago - Alternative View
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According to Japanese historical chronicles, in 1803, in the era called the Edo silkworms (historical period (1603-1868) of Japan, the reign of the Tokugawa clan), on the coast of this island, and at that time very mysterious for the Europeans of the country, a certain an oval ship from which a strangely dressed woman emerged. As they say, all the signs of a UFO are "on the face".

She was unable to communicate with the locals, apparently did not know the language, and her strange vehicle for those times was covered with mysterious symbols.

In Japanese historiography, or, if you will, mythology, this mysterious meeting is called "Utsurobune", which means "Empty ship".

One of the main experts on Utsurobune history at present is Professor Tanaka Kazuo of Gifu University. The researcher reviewed a number of documents describing this incident. And these are not only records describing the incident, but also illustrations of the ship in which the mysterious woman was traveling. He found 11 documents that describe this story.

National Archives of Japan
National Archives of Japan

National Archives of Japan.

One of the most interesting historical sources associated with this legend is the so-called “Mito” document. The text tells the story of a woman whose appearance resembled the figure of a bodhisattva from the Shofukuji temple, lying next to the place where the mysterious ship was discovered. It turns out that today there is still a legend about the "golden princess" who bred silkworms.

National Archives of Japan
National Archives of Japan

National Archives of Japan.

This so-called "princess" had to be freed, washed out of the cocoon-shaped form in which she arrived by sea to the Japanese islands.

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Which is what a certain Japanese married couple did. After freeing the "princess" and bringing her back to life, they received the secret of breeding silkworms as a gift. Professor Tanaka claims that the illustration of the "golden princess" contained in Mito's document is very similar to the illustrations of the mysterious woman from the Utsurobune legend.

Historical sources describe that something that the woman brought to Japan was 3.3 meters high and 5.4 meters wide. Interestingly, the chronicles claim that the ship was made of wood and iron, and was covered with glass as well as crystal windows.

So what did the Japanese witness? There is no answer yet.