Urashima And The Dragon Palace, The Matsuyama Mirror: A Tale Of Magic, Memory And The Sea, A Story About Love That Doesn’t Fade – English Version

El siguiente texto es un extracto del libro Urashima and the DRAGON PALACE, The MATSUYAMA MIRROR: A Tale of Magic, Memory and the Sea, A story about love that doesn’t fade (ISBN: 9781807131104) Conocerlo, entenderlo, interpretarlo y ayudarlo, escrito por Vicky Sontag, publicado por de Vecchi /DVE ediciones.

Introduction

About Japan

Japan is an island country in East Asia, surrounded by the waters of the Pacific Ocean. It is made up of thousands of islands, the largest of which are Honshu, Hokkaido, Kyushu, and Shikoku.

Mountains cover much of the land, and many villages and cities grew along the coasts, where people have lived from the sea for centuries. Fishing boats, harbours, and ocean journeys have long been part of everyday life.

Nature plays an important role in Japanese culture. The changing seasons — the pink blossoms of spring, the green forests of summer, the red leaves of autumn, and the quiet snows of winter — are celebrated in art, poetry, and festivals.

For more than a thousand years, people in Japan have shared stories about spirits of the mountains, creatures of the forest, and mysterious worlds hidden beneath the sea. These tales were once told by parents to children and by travellers to villagers along their journeys.

One of the most famous of these stories is the legend of Urashima Taro, a fisherman who travelled to a magical palace beneath the waves and discovered that time does not always flow the same way in every world.

Like many traditional Japanese tales, the story reminds us that kindness toward people, animals, and nature is deeply valued — and that the world often holds more wonder than we can see.

A Japanese Legend

Long ago, on the shores of the Sea of Japan, there stood a small fishing village where wooden houses leaned gently toward the wind and the cries of seabirds echoed above the waves.

Among the fishermen of that village lived a young man named Urashima.

Urashima was known by everyone for his gentle nature. Though he worked hard like the other fishermen, he was quieter than most, and he preferred the peaceful company of the sea to the noise of crowded markets.

Each morning before the sun rose above the mountains, he would push his small wooden boat into the water. The nets would be folded neatly at his feet, and the salt wind would carry the scent of the ocean across the shore.

Fishing was not merely his work; it was his way of living in harmony with the world. The sea, the wind, and the tides were his companions.

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