The Picture Book Kojuro and the Bears: A Cross-Cultural Comparison with The Bears of Mount Nametoko (Nametoko Yama no Kuma)
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https://doi.org/10.21153/pecl1997vol7no1art1391Keywords:
Helen Smith, mountains, Nichiren Buddhism, bears, reincarnation, Junko Morimoto, Japanese culture, landforms, symbolism, Kenji Miyazawa, religion, wildlife, deathAbstract
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