In 1803 a woman in a strange round vessel washed ashore in Japan

The Utsuro-bune ("hollow boat") was an object that "allegedly washed ashore in 1803 in Hitachi province on the eastern coast of Japan." According to the legend, "a young woman aged between 18 and 20 arrived aboard the 'hollow boat' on February 22, 1803. — Read the rest The post In 1803 a woman in a strange round vessel washed ashore in Japan appeared first on Boing Boing.