Although unnamed, he plays an important role in Ransome's Bohemia in London, and is considered to have been the model for the male protagonist in Shiel's book The Yellow Wave (1905) — a Romeo and Juliet-type tragic romance on the background of the Russo-Japanese War of 1904-19...
The foxes and male-female pairs inside the painting symbolize the merging of Oinari 稲荷 (also written Inari; he is the Japanese god of rice, his messenger is the fox) with the esoteric deity known as Dakiniten 荼吉尼天, a Hindu goddess adopted into the Buddhist pantheon. Her messenger is...
If you are into fiery Japanese demons, check out our entry on Raijin, who also comes with a Special Offer bonus fire demon. Akuma Facts and Figures Name: Akuma Pronunciation: Coming soon Alternative names: Name means: Devil Gender: Male Type: Demon Celebration or Feast Day: Unknown at pre...
Cisekor Kamuy, a male god, sits in the east corner of the house and watches over everything. He is the husband of Apehuci Kamuy, the goddess of fire. Colpep Kamuy is the god of containers, thanks are given to this god when containers are retired. More on Ucchuṣma Some ...
What are good Japanese last names? Japan's top 100 most common family names Sato. Suzuki. Takahashi. Tanaka. Watanabe. Ito. Yamamoto. Nakamura. What is a Haku Dragon? Characters Haku/White Dragon. Haku first appears as a boy of about sixteen, but he is actuallya lost river spirit thatal...
probably the best-known feature of Kabuki. Rarely is an opportunity missed to insert dancing, whether the restrained, flowing movement of theonnagataor the exaggerated posturings of the male characters. The acting in Kabuki can be so stylized that it becomes virtually indistinguishable from dancing...
A tortured and raped young girl mutates into a penis-headed demon and mutilates her captors. 36. Onna kyôshi: Seito no me no maede 19821h 9m 5.2(260) Rate A young teacher, Reiko, gets a job at a deteriorated high school where her beauty captivates male students. After a brutal ...
In this work he is seated on a chair, holding a scroll and a staff (shakujō 錫杖), accompanied by two young male attendants (douji 童子), whose names are Shukuō 宿王and Hannya 般若. Also present is Hinomiko 火御子, the protective deity of the earth (Jinushigami 地主神). Shinra ...
Goldstein who runs the blogYokai Composed. It’s one of those yokai where there really isn’t too much to tell—it’s a giant, horse-eating bear. There are quite a few yokai like that, where there is only one story and not much other folklore. Still, demon bears are always cool....
En no Gyōja (aka Uzunu) is often shown in Japanese artwork accompanied by a male demon named Sekigan 赤目(lit. = Red Eyes; also pronounced Shakugan) and the demon’s wife Kōkō 黄口(lit. = Yellow Eyes). There are many different legends about the two, but in all such tales, the ...