Palace of the Dragon King; dragon palace under the sea
Mythical palace at the bottom of the sea, famous from the Urashima Tarō folktale. Often used in set phrases like 竜宮城 (Ryūgū-jō).
Urashima Tarō spent a pleasant time with Princess Otohime at the Dragon Palace.
Legend has it that there is a Dragon Palace off the coast of this beach.
oarfish; king of herrings; ribbonfish
Standard modern spelling using the simplified 竜 character.
Traditional spelling using the full 龍 character; often seen in literary or historical contexts.
From Chinese 龍宮 (lónggōng), meaning 'dragon palace'. The Japanese reading りゅうぐう is the on'yomi of the characters.