Modern Times
In the present day, the mythical shen "clam-monster" is best known through the everyday words for "mirage; illusion", typically Chinese haishishenlou 海市蜃樓, Korean shingiru 신기루 蜃氣樓, and Japanese shinkirō 蜃気楼.
One is used by the Second Mizukage in the manga series Naruto.
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