Yokai in Japanese Mythology:In Japanese folklore, demons, spirits, monsters, and other supernatural entities were referred to as yokai. The term was incredibly broad and could be used to describe both friendly and angry spirits, with these creatures taking on humanoid features, animalistic forms,...
Since Nine-tailed fox is from Chinese mythology, the original one doesn't exist in Japanese cultu...
“Mythology comprises five main topics: theogony, which explains the genesis of gods; cosmogony, on the creation of the universe; anthropogony, on the origins of man; escathology, which discusses such issues as the future of humanity, the end of life and the world, immortality of the soul,...
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Did you know that Sadako from "The Ring" is a Kyōkotsu, one of the most dangerous creatures in Japanese mythology? IMDB 8. Kyōkotsu (狂骨) The Japanese word for bone is found in this Yokai name. However, Kyōkotsu are utterly unlike the above-mentioned Gashadokuro. The vengeful spirits...
At Kosenji Temple in Kusatsu Onsen town (Gunma Prefecture), there is mysteriously placed among the other bodhisattva steles, dosojin statues, etc. a very small statue that is almost identical to the dol hareubang or stone grandfather guardians of Cheju I
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What are Shinso in Japanese mythology?Japanese Manga and AnimeIn Japan, "manga" refers to every type of cartoon, including animated movies and television shows, comic books and graphic novels (any combination of art and storytelling through cartoons). In Western culture, "manga" refers exclusively...
” In Japanese Shintō mythology,Susano-osent down to earth where he saves the Princess of Izumo (his future wife Kushinadahime). She is slated to be devoured by adragon-serpent known asYamata no Orochi(八岐遠呂智 or 八岐大虵).Susano-otricks the eight-headed eight-tailed serpent into ...
ORIGIN = Fox and Tanuki Lore in Old China Japan’s Tanuki lore clearly sprang from the same page as China’s earlier fox mythology (see Table 1). Fox lore in China is ancient and voluminous, while Tanuki lore is almost non-existent. China’s vulpine lore is also complex. The ill-bodin...