Japanese Yokai can be cute. On the flipside, they can be utterly evil and scary too! Here are 15 deadly Yokai you’d never want to meet, within or outside of Japan.
The celestial Shinto goddess Ame-no-Uzume-no-Mikoto (天宇受売命; the “terrible female of heaven”) was the first to meet the earthly kami named Sarutahiko. She determines that he is not an enemy, after which he guides Ninigi 彦火瓊瓊杵尊 and other Shinto deities on their descent from ...
Toyōkanome 豊宇賀能賣神. Female Tutelary of Cereals & Sake. Enshrined atNagu Jinja奈具神社 in Kyōtango City, Kyoto Prefecture. According to shrine legend, a celestial woman decides to descend to earth to bathe. She removes her feather robe (Hagoromo 羽衣) before getting into the water. An...
Female Japanese Dog Names These female names are popular in the country and make beautiful female Japanese dog names with meanings. Akira– bright/clear Kiko– chronicle child Kimi– noble Chieko– child of intelligence, wisdom Chika– scatter flowers ...
Female Japanese Dog Names Your sweet furry friend deserves a meaningful moniker. Consider these beautiful Japanese female dog names. Airi: Jasmine Akemi: Bright beautiful Akiko: Bright child Akira: Bright and clear Amaya: Night rain Asami:Morning beauty ...
Anyway, when identifying names on this page, I’ve always tried to note both the katakana spelling and the weird “Engrish” name it’s trying to translate, if one exists.FruitFruit (果物) in Japan is so absurdly expensive that it’s often elevated to the status of a luxury good, ...
it must also have resonated in the hearts of young readers due to the reality they had experienced. The three main characters are all female, but more importantly, they represent some of the most vulnerable segments of society. It turns out, though, that their heartbreaking experiences make th...
The celestial Shinto goddess Ame-no-Uzume-no-Mikoto (天宇受売命; the “terrible female of heaven”) was the first to meet the earthly kami named Sarutahiko. She determines that he is not an enemy, after which he guides Ninigi 彦火瓊瓊杵尊 and other Shinto deities on their descent from ...
Unlike Buddhism, whose deities are generally genderless or male, the Shintō tradition has long revered the female element. The emperor of Japan, even today, claims direct decent from the Shintō Sun Goddess Amaterasu. In modern Japan, both Shintō and Buddhist practice among the common folk has...
In the Shinto realm, the fox deity known as KITSUNE is often decked in red bibs. The fox is the messenger of Oinari, the deity of food, farmers, and the rice harvest. Oinari (also written Inari) appears in both male and female form, and is generally associated with various manifestations...