From the Japanese kanji 白 (haku) meaning "white" or 伯 (haku) meaning "count; eldest brother; chief official" or 魄 (haku) meaning "soul". Other kanji combinations are possible. Famous bearers are fictional characters Haku in 'Naruto' and 'Haku' (a.k.a. Kohaku) in 'Spirited Away'....
Noh theatre, traditional Japanese theatrical form and one of the oldest extant theatrical forms in the world. Noh—its name derived from nō, meaning “talent” or “skill”—is unlike Western narrative drama. Rather than being actors or “representers”
Japanese flower tattoos have the right sort of meaning and are an essential and highly valued design in traditional Japanese tattoo art. For the sake of convenience, we’ve included knowledge about Japanese flower tattoos in our Flower Tattoos section. 9. JapaneseOni/ Oni Mask/ Demon Mask Tattoo...
Having witnessed the whole battle from having created fire, Konton states how good a show it was and smiles in satisfaction, now aware that the Half-Demon Princesses do have a weakness: The New Moon. Totetsu, the last of the Four Perils is eating monks to increase his power. Taking ...
Bu 部. Japanese term meaning “division” or “family.” Esoteric deities are generally classified into one of the following families: Buddha Family (Butsu-bu 仏部), Buddha-Crown Family (Butchō-bu or Bucchō-bu 仏頂部), Sutra-Rite Family (Kyōbō-bu 経法部), Bodhisattva Family (Bosatsu-...
(j=daijizaiten 大自在天), meaning great self existent god . when grouped with “directional” deities, he is known as Īśāna / Īśvara (old name for rudra-Śiva; sun god). he lords over the ominous ne corner (the “demon gate”). known in japan as ishanaten 伊舎那天, he...
Whether delivering tofu through the mountains or going for Sunday drives to the beach, the “Hachi-Roku” is a budget drifter’s dream. It was the last Corolla hatchback to feature a front engine, rear wheel drive layout. Powered by the 4AG engines that also made the MR2’s so efficient...
The sequel to the first season of the highly popular anime,Demon Slayer: Mugen Trainmoves the action to the big screen. As Tanjiro Kamado and his friends continue their journey to slay demons, they board the Mugen Train as it charges straight ahead into a fateful battle. ...
Last but not least there was a train with kagura design – a dance with Shinto origins and demon masks. I saw it one morning at the opposite platform just before leaving, so I took some quick shots again. (Bonus: In April did two day trips to the Kansai countryside and found myself ...
In this last text it is especially clear that the rebirth of the bird is a consequence of the rain. The same perhaps finds expression in a Syriac text on the Phoenix that otherwise does not refer to the origin of the bird; Therefore there is moisture there, thanks to that kind of worm...