安あん珍ちん清きよ姫ひめ

noun

The Story of Anchin and Kiyohime; The Hidaka River Legend

A famous Japanese legend about the monk Anchin and the woman Kiyohime, who turns into a serpent. Often referenced in Noh, Kabuki, and literature.

• 安あん珍ちん清きよ姫ひめの伝でん説せつは和わ歌か山やま県けんの道どう成じょう寺じに伝つたわっている。

  The legend of Anchin and Kiyohime is passed down at Dōjō-ji Temple in Wakayama Prefecture.