Literature List of Japanese inventions and discoveries

written text earliest illustrated handscroll (12th century) of tale of genji




flying saucer
a manuscript illustration of 10th-century japanese narrative, tale of bamboo cutter, depicts round flying machine similar flying saucer.


novel
the tale of genji, written murasaki shikibu in 11th century, regarded first novel in general.


time travel
the 8th-century tale of urashima tarō has been identified earliest example of story involving time travel.




^ richardson, matthew (2001). halstead treasury of ancient science fiction. rushcutters bay, new south wales: halstead press. isbn 1875684646.  (cf. once upon time . emerald city (85). september 2002. retrieved 2008-09-17. )
^ tyler, royall (2003). tale of genji. penguin classics. pp. i–ii & xii. isbn 014243714x. 
^ yorke, christopher (february 2006). malchronia: cryonics , bionics primitive weapons in war on time . journal of evolution , technology. 15 (1): 73–85. retrieved 2009-08-29.