The legendary landing of 1954
The real-life mystery man
The anatomy of a passport hoax
From con man to cosmic traveler
YOUR GOAL
Master of The passport to nowhere and the mystery of Taured
007skaty The Man from Taured
He had a passport from a place that wasn't real (yeah, wasn't real!) / Just a clever con man with a crazy deal (oh-oh, crazy deal!)
007skaty Tokyo police locked the man in a room with no balcony, but he disappeared by morning, leaving his
007skaty A vibrant map highlights the small territory of Andorra between France and Spain.
Andorra's size: The tiny European nation of Andorra is so small it could fit inside the city of Tokyo over four times.
An official document issued by a government, certifying the holder's identity and citizenship for international travel. In July 1954, a traveler presented one from a non-existent nation at Tokyo's Haneda Airport.
What other documents, besides his passport, did the traveler allegedly carry from the fictional nation?
Where was the traveler held by Japanese authorities before his mysterious overnight disappearance?
Which real-world European country occupies the exact spot where the traveler claimed Taured was located?
In the urban legend, in what year does the mysterious man from Taured arrive at Tokyo's Haneda Airport?
According to the legend, how long did the traveler claim his home country of Taured had existed?