Here are over 120 Japanese names that mean Sun for both boys and girls. These names are not just pretty; they’re full of warmth and life, just like the sun itself. Whether you’re picking a name for your baby or just love learning about names, this list has some bright ideas. Let...
Yon.Sakura Miyawaki. I might rank the young goddess higher – but for the problem of where to put her. She will, of course, take the #1 position someday. Sakuratan is adorable in all dimensions of the multi-verse. Although SHE is flawless, I am disappointed that the AKB/HKT48 have n...
This is a name that you can find in Japanese mythology. Izanami was both the goddess of creation and death. Its meaning in Japanese is “she who invites.” This could be a great name choice if you have an interest in mythology. 37. Jin Origin: Chinese This is a very unique name that...
“Though not often referred to today,the Japanese calendar starts from 660 BC, the year of his legendary accession. The reigning emperors were considered to be the direct descendant of the Sun Goddess Amaterasu and revered as living gods at one time or another. When the Pacific War was ...
This name has a connection to Japanese mythology. She was the daughter of an ancient sea goddess. This name has a deep meaning from the perspective of spirituality. If you choose this name for your little princess, it defines her as a heart of woman filled with beauty and abundance- just...
The article is devoted to the iconography and symbolism of Varsha, the goddess who symbolizes the seasons in Buddhism. The article presents images from the Mongolian Kanjur (1717–1720), book “Tibetan painted scrolls”, Chinese and Japanese treatises “300 icons” (1751) and “360 icons” (...
Saigū and Saiin are now-forgotten Shintō institutions of the sacred office of high priestess that originated in ancient Japan and existed up through the early medieval period. The Saigū princess at Ise worshipped the Sun Goddess Amaterasu, the ancestor deity of the imperial family, while the...
Dragon Knight Davion was a respected dragon slayer, but after an encounter with an evil force, he's cursed and forced to endure uncontrollable bestial transformations. So, Davion teams up with the exiled Princess Mirana to search for a cure, all while she seeks out her goddess' possessions, ...
“The Goddess Hashihime lives in the under the Uji Bridge in Yamashiro province (Modern day Southern Kyoto). That is the explanation for this drawing of the Hashihime of Uji.” Kanawa – The Iron Crown The Noh play Kanawa (鉄輪; The Iron Crown) comes from one of the versions of the Ha...
Originally the main deity was Azaihime-no-Mikoto, who protected wayfarers across the lake and later on, from the Heian Period, Benzaiten took her place, who is both a Buddhist and a Shinto deity, as well as being both a goddess of water and of knowledge. Although more associated with ...