"The Home of Otaka" - Otakanohonji

Japanese: 《おたかの本地》 - おたかのほんじ
"The Home of Otaka" - Otakanohonji

...One of the Shibukawa versions. Also known as "Otaka no Honchi." It is a tale in the same vein as other Netaro-type folktales such as "Tono Netaro," but by moving the setting of the latter half from the countryside to the capital, it has become a tale full of twists and turns, full of surprises.

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Otaka's Homeland" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…渋川版の一つ。別名《おたかの本地》。〈隣の寝太郎〉など寝太郎型の昔話と同系統の説話であるが,後半部の舞台を農村から都へ移すことによって意外性に満ちた波乱万丈の物語となっている。…

※「《おたかの本地》」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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