1.Who was watching the cozy family scene?

2.How are the ronin supposed to use their arms? Why do they not always live up to this code of honor?

3.When Taro returns home, what does he discover? How much time has elapsed?

4.What does Matsuzo think is the saddest part of the Urashima Taro story?

5.What did Zenta once have the opportunity to observe?

6.What do the Japanese think of merchants? How and why has the position of merchants changed?

7.What does Zenta say it's important to remember?

8.Why didn't Tokubei want to go to the hot-spring resort for the night?

9.Why did they leave the well-traveled highway?

10.What was odd about the location of the inn? Why wasn't Zenta suspicious?

11.What was unusual about the girl's left hand?

12.Why did the innkeeper say he will charge a lower fee than other innkeepers?

13.Why did the host's voice have a trace of bitterness?

14.Where did Zenta find himself when he woke up?

15.Why was Zenta relieved when Tokubei asked what happened and said he thought they were staying at an inn?

16.What was different about the house?

17.Who answered the door? What makes Zenta feel panic?

18.What was different about the man who comes to the door?

19.Why was Tokubei convinced that the host was not just playing a joke?

20.Why was Zenta stunned by the old woman's words?

21.What upset Tokubei about losing fifty years?

22.What did Zenta want to do?

23.What did the priestess offer to one returning guest who went to her for help?

24.How much would it cost Tokubei to get back to his own time?

25.Where does Zenta go and what does he find?

26.What other inconsistency did Zenta find?

27.What did Zenta figure is the purpose of the hoax?

28.Where are Zenta and Matsuzo staying now?