The whiteness of a whale
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The whiteness of a whale (1937-2008)
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The whiteness of a whale
Mr Kazuhiro Nagashima playing the flute for a white whale
2005
The villagers believed that by walking out into the sea during low tide and going as far as you could increased your chance of seeing a white whale. The villagers would stand in the sea and play the tune Kujira Shiro on the flute repeatedly. This could sometimes last for several hours.
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