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410: Japanese folklore: Provincial

Myths and Legends

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The Mysterious Chest and a Farmer's Pilgrimage

This chapter follows a samurai as he delivers a chest intended for a temple, intersecting with the journey of a farmer named Kanshiro who becomes gravely ill on his pilgrimage. Themes of sacrifice and the moral weight of intentions emerge as Kanshiro grapples with the enormity of his situation and the purity of his charitable mission.

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