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Subject:oxen in humour japanese print
Posted By: francis minvielle Sun, Mar 08, 2026 IP: 64.31.4.70
Can you translate the written sections. What is the joke about?



Subject:Re: oxen in humour japanese print
Posted By: I.Nagy Mon, Mar 09, 2026
Title,
道外　十二支　丑
Dōke Junishi Ushi
Comic picture of the Twelve Earthly Branches (Zodiac) Ox

Inscription,
うしにひかれて善光寺参り
Ushi ni hikarete Zenkōji mairi
Led by an ox to visit Zenkōji Temple

Inscription on the stone pillar
善光寺　Zenkōji　　Zenkōji Temple

Ref.
http://en.nagano-cvb.or.jp/modules/sightseeing/page/5

Alternative kanas are represented in their modern forms.

With regards,
I.Nagy

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