The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter

Summary

The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter is a literary work^[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,266 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter's instance of is recorded as literary work^[3].
• The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter's instance of is recorded as folk tale^[4].
• The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter's genre is tsukuri monogatari^[5].
• Taketori no Okina is named after The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter^[6].
• The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter's Commons category is recorded as The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter^[7].
• The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter's language of work or name is recorded as Early Middle Japanese^[8].
• The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter's country of origin is recorded as Japan^[9].
• 1000 marks the founding of The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter^[10].
• The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter's characters is recorded as Kaguya-hime^[11].
• The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter's characters is recorded as Taketori no Okina^[12].
• The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter's characters is recorded as Prince Ishizukuri^[13].
• The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter's characters is recorded as Prince Kuramochi^[14].
• The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter's characters is recorded as Abe no Miushi^[15].
• The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter's characters is recorded as Ōtomo no Miyuki^[16].
• The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter's characters is recorded as Isonokami no Ason Maro^[17].
• The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter's has edition or translation is recorded as Q135651117^[18].
• The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter's has edition or translation is recorded as The Bamboo-Cutter and the Moon-Child^[19].
• The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter's topic's main category is recorded as Category:The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter^[20].
• The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter's title is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '竹取物語'}^[21].
• The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter dates from the Heian period^[22].
• The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter's copyright status is recorded as public domain^[23].
• The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter's copyright status is recorded as public domain^[24].
• The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter's form of creative work is recorded as short story^[25].

Body

Publication

The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter's language of work or name is recorded as Early Middle Japanese^[8]. Its genre is tsukuri monogatari^[5].

Material and Period

The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter dates from the Heian period^[22].

Why It Matters

The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter ranks in the top 1% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,266 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[26] It is known by 43 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[27]