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The Bamboo Cutter and Princess Kaguya

In short: Read how Princess Kaguya goes from a bamboo stalk to the Moon in this Japanese tale.

The Bamboo Cutter and Princess Kaguya · Return to the Moon FAIRY TALE ATLAS · № 97 The Bamboo Cutter and Princess Kaguya Read how Princess Kaguya goes from a bamboo stalk to the Moon in this Japanese tale. Origin Japan · storytelling tradition Atlas record 1903 First appearance Exact date unknown SIGNATURE MOTIF Return to the Moon Reach¹ 1/10 Suggested age² 8+ Member rating No votes yet 1 records · 1 countries or regions blackhorsestories.com

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Origin and tradition

Japan · storytelling tradition

The tiny girl discovered by a bamboo cutter grows up and asks her suitors to find nearly impossible objects. The last journey is about a different kind of loss. The Moon is Kaguya’s home and the place to which her adoptive family must let her go. The 1903 record dates Ozaki’s retelling of the older Taketori Monogatari.

Dated records and sources

  1. 1903 · Japan · storytelling tradition
    Yei Theodora Ozaki · The Bamboo-cutter and the Moon-child · Published collection

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