| According to the legend in Niibo-mura, Sado ga-shima Island, Niigata Prefecture (Present Sado City), a dragon lantern (mysterious fire which is said to be lit by a dragon) came flying almost every night at a plum tree in the Konpon-ji Temple. |
新潟県佐渡島新穂村（現・佐渡市）の伝説では、根本寺の梅の木に毎晩のように龍燈（竜が灯すといわれる怪火）が飛来していた。 |