Detail
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Supported
by
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- Presence of the lake (Fukasawa)
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Geological evidence, place-names
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Geological evidence
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- Relative lack of inhabitants on the edges of the lake
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Archaeological evidence |
- Presence of inhabited valley in South Hill (Kataseyama)
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Archaeological evidence |
- Presence of Tsumura village in valley with boat landing
(harbor)
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Geological/archaeological
evidence, place-names
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- Presence of caves dug into the sides of hills where the
history says people took refuge
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Archaeological evidence |
- Identification of the dragon as a deification of (flood)
waters
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Textual evidence
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- The mouth of the river and its main tributaries
representing the mouth of the dragon and its other heads
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Observations |
- Presence of flooding and earthquakes
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Geological evidence
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