Literature
See also: Japanese literature- Flying saucer
- A manuscript illustration of the 10th-century Japanese narrative, The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter, depicts a round flying machine similar to a flying saucer.
- Novel
- The Tale of Genji is regarded as the first novel in general.
- Time travel
- The 8th-century tale of Urashima Tarō has been identified as the earliest example of a story involving time travel.
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