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References

* Louis Frédéric : Japan Encyclopedia. Harvard University Press, 2002 (''Japon, dictionnaire et civilisation''), , p. 40

External links

www.aozora.gr.jp

Aozora Bunko Aozora Bunko (, , also known as the "Open Air Library") is a Japanese digital library. This online collection encompasses several thousand works of Japanese-language fiction and non-fiction. These include out-of-copyright books or works that t ...

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