Mystery of Japan’s sacred ‘mummified mermaid’ is finally solved

The mummified body of a ‘mermaid’ that was stored at Enjuin Temple in Asakuchi, Japan. (Picture: Newsflash)The tale of an ancient mummified ‘mermaid’ has finally been resolved after scientists spent the last year studying it.Allegedly caught in the Pacific Ocean, off the Japanese island of Shikoku, between 1736 and 1741 – the creature has been worshipped for hundreds of years.According to folklore, the 30cm-tall creature grants immortality to anyone who tastes