the mystery of Taured

The strange mystery of the man from
Taured

One of the most intriguing stories of a stranger from a
strange land is the Mystery of the man from Taured. The
story goes that in 1954, a man arrived at Haneda Airport
in Tokyo after disembarking from a plane originating in
Europe.

Upon arriving at the customs checkpoint the man presents
a passport indicating he is from Taured. The only problem
is that officials recognize that no such land exists. The
man is insistent that he is from a nation over 1,000 years
old situated on the border between Spain and France.

Popular tellings of the story differ with various sources at
this point. Some indicate that the man is confused by
Andorra and insists that this is not his homeland while the
majority have the man identifying the space as Taured
though he appears confused that it is being called
“Andorra” and claims to have never heard of such a place.

When immigration officials take him to a hotel under
guard they are shocked the next morning to find he has
disappeared with no discernible means of escape.
Complicating matters further is that his confiscated
passport is also gone as is…