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Divinities Kami & Megami, Seven Lucky Gods List of divinities in Japanese mythology Japanese mythology is a complex system of beliefs. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Amaterasu_cave_wide. ... Look up deity in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Megami redirects here. ... The seven fortune gods (七福神, shichi fukujin) in Japan refer to the seven gods of good fortune in Japanese folklore: ; . They are often the subject of netsuke carvings and other representations. ... This is a list of divinities native to Japanese beliefs and religious traditions. ...

Legendary Creatures & Spirits Dragons, Obake, Yōkai, Yūrei List of legendary creatures in Japanese mythology A legendary creature is a mythical or fantastic creature (often known as fabulous creatures in historical literature). ... A manufactured image of a ghostly woman ascending a staircase. ... It has been suggested that Half dragon be merged into this article or section. ... Obake ), also called obakemono, are the traditional ghosts, goblins and monsters from Japanese folklore; the term is virtually the same as yōkai, and includes traditional goblins and monsters, and yÅ«rei, spirits of the human dead. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Obake. ... YÅ«rei (幽霊) are Japanese ghosts. ...

Legendary Figures Abe no Seimei, Hidari Jingoro, Kintaro, Kuzunoha, Momotaro, Nezumi Kozo, Tamamo-no-Mae, Tomoe Gozen, Urashima Tarō A legend (Latin, legenda, things to be read) is a narrative of human actions that are perceived both by teller and listeners to take place within human history and to possess certain qualities that give the tale verisimilitude. ... Abe no Seimei (安倍 晴明 921?-1005?) was a leading specialist of onmyodo during the middle of Heian Period. ... The Famous, the Unrivalled Hidari Jingoro (Meiyo migi ni teki nashi Hidari Jingoro); by Utagawa Kuniyoshi Hidari Jingoro (å·¦ 甚五郎 ひだり じんごろう) was a Japanese artist, sculptor and carpenter, active from 1596-1644. ... Kintaro (Golden Boy) is a hero from Japanese folklore. ... The kitsune Kuzunoha. ... Bisque doll of Momotaro Momotaro (peach boy) is a hero from Japanese folklore. ... Jirokichi the Rat or Nezumi Kozo, (次郎吉 or ねずみ小僧, the latter literally meaning rat boy, ?? - 1832) is a Japanese folk hero, a legendary benevolent outlaw similar to the English Robin Hood. ... Tamamo-no-Mae (玉藻前) is a legendary figure in Japanese mythology. ... A woodblock print of Tomoe Gozen in battle. ... Urashima Tarō ) is a Japanese fairy tale about a fisherman who rescues a turtle and is rewarded with a visit to the RyÅ«gÅ«-jō, the Dragon Palace. ...

Mythical & Sacred Locations Horai, Mt. Hiei, Mt. Fuji, Rashōmon, Ryugu-jo, Suzakumon, Takamagahara, Yomi A mythical place is a place that does not really exist but is accepted folklore or speculation that it might exist or might have existed in earlier times but its actual location is now lost. ... In various religions, sacred (from Latin, sacrum, sacrifice) or holy, objects, places or concepts are believed by followers to be intimately connected with the supernatural, or divinity, and are thus greatly revered. ... Horai is a place in Japanese mythology. ... Mount Hiei (Jp. ... Mount Fuji (富士山 Fuji-san, IPA: [ɸuʝisaɴ]) is the highest mountain on the island of Honshu and indeed in all of Japan. ... Marker at site of Rashōmon The Rashōmon (羅生門 or 羅城門 Rajōmon;the castle gate) was formerly the grandest of the two city gates of the Japanese city of Kyoto during the Heian period. ... In Japanese legend, Ryūgū-jō (竜宮城) is the undersea palace of Ryujin, the dragon god of the sea. ... The Suzakumon Gate was the main gate of the imperial palace in the Japanese ancient capital of Fujiwarakyō, Nara, and later Kyoto. ... Takama-ga-hara (Japanese: 高天原), or The High Plain of Heaven, is a place in Japanese mythology. ... Yomi (黄泉), the Japanese word for underworld in which horrible creatures guard the exits, is similar to Hades or hell and is most commonly known for Izanamis retreat to that place after her death. ...

Sacred Objects Amenonuhoko, Kusanagi, Tonbogiri Three Sacred Treasures The following is a list of sacred objects in Japanese mythology. ... Amanonuhoko (Lit. ... Kusanagi-no-tsurugi (Japanese: 草薙の剣) is a legendary Japanese sword as important to Japans history as Excalibur is to Britains. ... The Tonbogiri ) is one of three legendary spears created by the famed swordsmith Masamune, said to be wielded by the daimyo Honda Tadakatsu. ... A representation of the Imperial Regalia of Japan. ...

Writings Konjaju Monogatari, Kwaidan, Otogizoshi, Yotsuya Kaidan A Specimen of typeset fonts and languages, by William Caslon, letter founder; from the 1728 Cyclopaedia. ... Konjaku Monogatarishū (今昔物語集, kon present + jaku past + monogatari tale + shū collection) is a Japanese collection of over one thousand tales written during the late Heian Period (794-1192). ... Illustration from otogizōshi tale, published c. ... Yotsuya Kaidan (四つ谷怪談) is a Japanese ghost story. ...

Shinto & Buddhism Bon Festival, Tanabata Shinto() is the native religion of Japan and was once its state religion. ... Buddhism (also known as Buddha Dharma, Pali: बुद्ध धम्म, the teachings of the awakened one) is a dharmic, non-theistic religion, a way of life, a practical philosophy, and arguably a form of psychology. ... Illuminated by the Albuquerque Bridge, Japanese volunteers place candle lit lanterns into the Sasebo River during the Obon festival. ... People dressed in yukata at Tanabata Tanabata (七夕, meaning Seven Evenings) is a Japanese star festival, derived from Obon traditions and the Chinese star festival, Qi Xi. ...

Folklorists Glen Grant, Lafcadio Hearn, Shigeru Mizuki Folkloristics is the formal academic study of folklore such as fairy tales and folk mythology in oral or non-literary traditions. ... Glen Grant, looking through the window of his store, the Haunt, in a 2001 photo. ... Lafcadio Hearn, aka Koizumi Yakumo. ... Shigeru Mizuki Shigeru Mizuki ), born March 8, 1922 in Sakaiminato, Tottori) is a Japanese manga author, most known for his shonen Japanese horror manga Ge Ge Ge no Kitaro. ...

The following is a list of Ryū (dragons), Yōkai, Obake and Yūrei which are notable in Japanese mythology and folklore. It has been suggested that Half dragon be merged into this article or section. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Obake. ... Obake ), also called obakemono, are the traditional ghosts, goblins and monsters from Japanese folklore; the term is virtually the same as yōkai, and includes traditional goblins and monsters, and yÅ«rei, spirits of the human dead. ... YÅ«rei (幽霊) are Japanese ghosts. ... Japanese mythology is a complex system of beliefs. ...

A

• Abura-sumashi
• Abura-akago
• Akaname
• Akashita
• Akateko
• Akki
• Akkorokamui
• Akuma
• Akurojin-no-hi
• Amaburakosagi
• Amamehagi
• Amanojaku
• Amanozako
• Amazake-babaa
• Amefurikozō
• Amemasu
• Ameonna
• Amikiri(網切 or 網剪)
• Amorōnagu
• Anmo
• Aoandon
• Aosaginohi
• Aonyōbō
• Aobōzu
• Apefuchi
• Arikurasobaba
• Ashimagari
• Ashinagatenaga
• Ashiaraiyashiki(本所七不思議の一つ)
• Asobibi
• Atooikozō
• Atsuyu
• Ayakashi
• Ayakashisosayashibi
• Azukiarai
• Azukibabaa
• Azukihakari
• Azukitogi(小豆洗い)
• Azumi

Abura-sumashi (油すまし) is a creature in Japanese mythology. ... The abura-akago as imagined by Toriyama Sekien. ... Akaname (Japanese: 垢舐め), or Grime Licker, is a creature in Japanese mythology. ... Akashita (赤舌) is a yōkai that appeared in Toriyama Sekiens Gazu Hyakki Yakō. It is drawn as a beast with clawed hands and a hairy face, with most of its body hidden in a black cloud over a floodgate. ... In Japanese mythology, an Akateko (赤テコ) is a yōkai (a form of demon) from the folklore of Aomori prefecture, which appeared as a red infants hand hanging down out of a tree in front of an elementary school. ... American Kenpo Karate International was founded by Paul Mills. ... Akkorokamui (アッコロカムイ) is a gigantic fish or octopus monster from Ainu folklore, which lurks in Funka bay in Hokkaido. ... Akuma (悪魔) is a Japanese term. ... Akurojin-no-hi (悪路神の火, fire of the god of the bad road) is a ghostly flame from the folklore of Mie prefecture. ... A Namahage costume Namahage is a tradition that is observed throughout the Oga Peninsula peninsula that juts out into the Sea of Japan from northern Honshū, Japan. ... A Namahage costume Namahage is a tradition that is observed throughout the Oga Peninsula peninsula that juts out into the Sea of Japan from northern Honshū, Japan. ... Amanojaku are a type of Japanese demon, less common than other breeds of demon, such as the oni or the yokai. ... Amanozako (天逆毎, heaven opposing everything) is a monstrous goddess from Shintō mythology. ... Amazake-babaa (甘酒婆, amazake hag) is an old woman yōkai from the folklore of Nagano and Aomori prefectures. ... Amefurikozō is a weather spirit in Japanese mythology that takes the form of a strange child carrying a paper lantern and wearing a hat made from the husk of an old umbrella. ... Amemasu (アメマス) or Ō-amemasu (大アメマス) is a giant whale- or fish-like creature from Ainu folklore. ... Ameonna (雨女, rain woman) is a female spirit illustrated in Toriyama Sekiens Konjaku Hyakki Shūi as a woman standing in the rain and licking her hand. ... Amikiri (Japanese: 網切り), or Net Cutter, is a creature in Japanese mythology. ... Amorōnagu (天降女子, girl who fell from heaven), is a tennyo (celestial maiden) from the folklore of the island of Amami Ōshima, in Kagoshima prefecture. ... A Namahage costume Namahage is a tradition that is observed throughout the Oga Peninsula peninsula that juts out into the Sea of Japan from northern Honshū, Japan. ... Aoandon (青行灯) is a spirit that appears during Hyaku Monogatari meetings. ... Toriyama Sekiens Aosaginohi. ... Azukiarai(小豆洗い) is a spirit found in Japanese mythology. ...

B

• Bakezori
• Bake-Kujira
• Bakeneko
• Baku
• Betobeto-san
• Biwa-yanagi
• Byakko

ok well now not many of u probly care but a Bakeneko is a very special type of cat. ... Baku (dream eaters) are spirits found in Chinese and Japanese mythology. ... The White Tiger (Chinese: ; pinyin: Bái Hǔ) is one of the Four Symbols of the Chinese constellations. ...

C

• Chochinobake

Chochinobake (Jp:提灯お化け, paper lantern ghost) are a type of Tsukumogami, a form of Japanese Spirit that originate from objects reaching their 100th year of existence, thus becoming animate. ...

D

• Datsue-ba
• Dokuro

E

• Enenra
• Enko
• Enkō
• Enshōjo
• Enraenra
• Ensoozunu
• Eritategoromo

F

• Fukei
• Fukuryu
• Funayūrei (ship ghost)
• Futakuchi-onna

Funayūrei(船幽霊) is a spirit found in Japanese mythology. ... A Futakuchi-onna Futakuchi-onna ) are a type of yōkai. ...

G

• Gagoze
• Gaki
• Gangi-kozō
• Gashadokuro
• Genbu
• Goryō
• Guhin
• Gyuuki

In Japanese Buddhism, Gaki (餓鬼, hungry ghosts) are the spirits of jealous or greedy people who, as punishment for their mortal vices, have been cursed with an insatiable hunger for a particular substance or object. ... In Japanese Mythology, Gashadokuro (がしゃどくろ) are giant skeletons, often fifteen times taller than an average person. ... A black land tortoise in Oriental mythology, known as Bixi (贔屭) in China and genbu in Japan. ... Goryō ) are Japanese ghosts. ...

H

• Hachidairyo
• Hagaji
• Hairyu
• Hakutaku
• Hannya
• Hanryu
• Hanyō
• Harionago
• Hibagon
• Hiderigami
• Hihi
• Hisa-me (氷雨 or 必殺娘)
• Hitodama
• Hitotsume-kozō
• Hoji
• Hone-onna
• Hotoke
• Hototogisu
• Hōkō
• Hō-ō
• Hyakume
• Hyōsube
• Hyōtan-kozō

Hannya (般若) is a popular Japanese nō mask design, representing a jealous female demon. ... A Hanyō ) appearing in Japanese folklore and various fictions is the product of a union between a supernatural being, commonly a yōkai and a human. ... Harionago (Japanese: 針女子), also known as Harionna (Japanese: 針女), is a frightening female ghoul in Japanese mythology. ... The Hibagon or Hinagon is the Japanese equivalent of the Bigfoot or Yeti. ... Hisa-me (氷雨 or 必殺娘) were originally female demons of death in the Japanese underworld (Yomi). ... Hitodama (人魂) is the term for a ghost-like creature in Japanese mythology. ... Hitotsume-kozō (一つ目小僧, one-eyed boys) are goblins found in Japanese folklore. ... Hoji is an evil spirit in Japanese mythology. ... Hōkō (彭侯) is a tree spirit in Japanese folklore[1]. It is envisioned as a canine creature with 5 long tails and a black coloured body. ... Fenghuang sculpture, Nanning city, Guangxi province. ...

I

• Ibaraki-dōji
• Ichimoku-nyūdō
• Ika-Zuchi-no-Kami
• Ikiryō
• Ikusa
• Inugami
• Ippon-datara
• Isonade
• Itsumaden
• Ittan-momen
• Iwana-bōzu

In Japanese mythology, an ikiryō ) (also read shōryō, seirei, or ikisudama) is a manifestation of the soul of a living person separately from their body. ... In Japanese mythology an inugami ) (lit. ... Isonade (磯撫) is featured in Japanese mythology as a large, dark blue shark with three tails and three dorsal fins, said to appear near the seas of Matsuura. ... Ittan-momen is a creature in Japanese mythology. ...

J

• Jakotsu-babaa
• Jibakurei
• Jikininki
• Jinmenju
• Jinmenken
• Jishin-usho
• Jishin-uwo
• Jobokko
• Jorōgumo
• Jubokko
• Jūryu

In Japanese Buddhism, jikininki (Japanese: 食尸鬼, man-eating ghosts) are the spirits of greedy, selfish or impious individuals who are cursed after death to seek out and eat human corpses. ... In Japanese Mythology, Jinmenju (じんめんじゅ) are strange trees which grow in dark forests. ...

K

• Kaichi
• Kaku
• Kage-onna
• Kahaku
• Kamaitachi
• Kameosa
• Kamikiri
• Kaminari
• Kappa
• Karyu
• Karakasa
• Kasha
• Kashabo
• Kashima-reiko
• Kawa-uso
• Kerakera-onna
• Keukegen (hair spirit)
• Kiji
• Kijimunaa
• Kijo
• Kirin
• Kitsune
• Kitsune-Tsuki
• Kiyo
• Kodama
• Koma-inu
• Konaki-Jijii
• Kokakuchou
• Koropokkuru
• Kosode-no-te
• Kuchisake-onna
• Kudan
• Kuda-gitsune
• Kurabokko
• Kurage-no-hinotama
• Kyōkotsu
• Kyūbi-no-kitsune

Kamaitachi（鎌鼬）, or Sickle Weasel is the name given to a bizarre Japanese folk tradition. ... A drawing of a kappa which was reported to have been caught in a net on Mito East beach in 1801. ... A Karakasa toy. ... Keukegen is the name of a Japanese hair spirit in Japanese Mythology. ... A qilin of the Qing dynasty – note the antlers, closer in style to the Japanese version (Kirin) The qilin, also spelled kylin (Chinese: 麒麟; Hanyu Pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: chilin; Cantonese: kay-lun; Hokkien: kee lin), kỳ lân (in Vietnamese) or kirin (from Japanese), is a mythical hooved Chinese creature... A real kitsune, a Japanese subspecies of the red fox, in Hokkaido, Japan. ... A real kitsune, a Japanese subspecies of the red fox, in Hokkaido, Japan. ... A beautiful waitress from Japanese legend. ... A Kodama as depicted in Princess Mononoke Kodama (木霊) are the nature spirits that live within all aspects of nature, primarily trees and rocks. ... Categories: Stub ... Kuchisake-onna (Slit-Mouth Woman) was a young woman who lived hundreds of years ago in Japan. ... Kudagitsune is the Pipe Fox in Japanese Mythology. ...

L

M

• Makami
• Maketsugo
• Makuragaeshi
• Mekurabe
• Mikoshi-nyūdō
• Mizuchi
• Mokumokuren
• Momonjii
• Morinjin-okama
• Mōryō
• Miage-nyūdō
• Mujina
• Myobu

Mujina ) is an old Japanese term for a tanuki (Raccoon dog). ... In Japan, myobu is a title which was given to ladies of the fifth rank in the imperial court or to midrank noblewomen. ...

N

• Namahage
• Nando-baba
• Narikama
• Nebutori
• Nekomata
• Nekomusume
• Nikusui
• Ningyo
• Ninmenju
• Nobusuma
• Noppera-bō
• Nozuchi
• Nue
• Nukekubi
• Nuppeppō
• Nurarihyon(ぬらりひょん)
• Nuribotoke
• Nurikabe
• Nure-onna
• Nyūbachibō

Namahage is a tradition that is observed throughout the Oga Peninsula peninsula that juts out into the Sea of Japan from northern Honshu, Japan. ... A nekomata is a Japanese mythological creature, believed to metamorphose from domesticated cats. ... A catgirl wearing sailor fuku A catgirl is a woman or girl with cat ears and a cat tail, but an otherwise human body; they are found semi-commonly in anime and manga either as a form of cosplay or actual body parts, as well as in a few video... The Mujina(noppera-bō) of the Akasaka Road, from Pierre Waysers animated short film, Mujina. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Nukekubi are monsters found in Japanese folklore. ... The nurikabe (ぬりかべ) is a yōkai, or spirit, from Japanese mythology. ...

O

• Oboroguruma (chariot monster)
• O-Goncho
• O-kamuro(大かむろ(growing chamber monster))
• Ohaguro-bettari
• Oiwa
• Okiku
• Okuri-ōgami
• Oni
• Onikuma
• Onmoraki
• Ōkubi
• Ōmukade
• Orochi
• Otoroshi
• Onryō

Yotsuya Kaidan (四つ谷怪談) is a Japanese ghost story. ... Okiku is a character in Japanese folklore. ... A statue of an Oni wielding a tetsubo. ... In Japanese Mythology, Ōkubi (大首) are giant heads of either men or women. ... Susanoo slaying the Yamata no Orochi, by Chikanobu Toyohara This article is about the Japanese mythological creature. ... Onryou (怨霊) is the Japanese term for a vengeful ghost. ...

P

Q

R

• Raijū
• Riryu
• Rokurokubi
• Ryu-uba

Rokurokubi (ろくろ首) are goblins or demons found in Japanese folklore. ...

S

• Sagari
• Sakabashira
• Samebito
• Satori
• Sazae-oni
• Sebōzu
• Seiryu
• Sekiyō
• Seko
• Senpoku-Kanpoku
• Senri
• Seonna
• Sesshō-seki
• Setotaishō
• Shachihoko
• Shibaten
• Shikigami
• Shikioji
• Shikome
• Shinigami
• Shiro-bōzu
• Shiro-uneri
• Shiryō
• Shisa
• Shōjō
• Shōkera
• Shōki
• Shunoban
• Shuten-dōji
• Sodehikikozo
• Sodemogisamu
• Sōgenbi
• Sōjōbō
• Sontsuru
• Sōtangitsune
• Sōkotanuki
• Soragami
• Sorakigaeshi
• Sorobanbōzu
• Suiryu
• Sunakake-baba
• Sunekosuri
• Suppon-no-yūrei
• Suzaku

Samebito (鮫人, shark men) are monsters found in Japanese folklore. ... Seiryu as it is called in Japanese culture is also known as Qin Long in Chinese culture which translates to mean roughly Green Dragon or Holy Dragon. ... In Japanese mythology, a shachihoko ) is an animal with the head of a tiger and the body of a carp. ... In Japanese mythology, Shikigami (式神) are spirits summoned to serve or protect an Onmyoji, much like the western concept of a wizards familiar. ... Shikome were the fierce wild women whom Izanami sent to destroy her husband Izanagi in a Japanese myth with strong parallels to the story of Orpheus and Eurydice. ... Shinigami (死神 lit. ... Categories: Stub ... An image of Zhong Kui painted sometime before 1304 A.D. by Gong Kai. ... Sōjōbō is the mythical king of the tengu, minor deities who inhabit the mountains of forests of Japan. ... The Vermilion Bird (Chinese: ; pinyin: Zhū Què) is one of the Four Symbols of the Chinese constellations. ...

T

• Taimatsumaru
• Taka-onna
• Takuhi
• Tamamo no Mae
• Tankororin
• Tanuki
• Tansu-baba
• Tatami-tataki
• Tatari-aki
• Tengu
• Tenjōname(天井嘗め(Ceiling licker))
• Tennin
• Te-no-me
• Tesso
• Tōfu-kozō
• Tokebi
• Tokutaro-san
• Totetsu
• Tsuchigumo
• Tsuchinoko
• Tsukumogami
• Tsurara-onna
• Tsurube-otoshi(釣瓶落とし)

Tamamo-no-Mae (玉藻前) is a legendary figure in Japanese mythology. ... Tanuki with typically enlarged scrotum, in a print by Tsukioka Yoshitoshi. ... Utagawa Kuniyoshi, Elephant catching a flying tengu Tengu ) are minor kami or yokai found in Japanese folklore. ... Tennin (天人) including the female tennyo (天女) (Sanskrit: apsara) are spirits found in Japanese Buddhism that are similar to Western angels or fairies. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... The Tsuchigumo (土蜘蛛) were a peoples of ancient Japan, believed to have lived in the Japanese Alps until at least the Asuka period. ... The tsuchinoko (ツチノコ) is a mythical creature (or UMA) from Japan resembling a snake. ... Tsukumogami (Lit. ... Tsurube-otoshi (釣瓶おとし) is a creature from Japanese folklore. ...

U

• Ubume
• Uma-no-ashi
• Umibōzu
• Umi-nyōbō
• Ushi-Oni
• Uwan
• Ungaikyō

An image of ubume as depicted by Toriyama Sekien, an ukiyo-e artist famous for his prints of yokai and obakemono. ... Umibōzu (Japanese: 海坊主 sea bonze) is a spirit in Japanese mythology. ... Ushi-Oni (牛鬼), literally cow-oni is name that can refer to any of several creatures in Japanese mythology. ...

V

W

X

Y

• Yadōkai
• Yagyō-san
• Yakubyō-gami
• Yama-biko
• Yama-bito
• Yama-chichi
• Yama-inu
• Yama-oroshi
• Yama-otoko
• Yama-uba
• Yama-waro
• Yanari
• Yatagarasu
• Yato-no-kami
• Yōsei
• Yuki-onna

Yadōkai (夜道怪) is a derogatory term for Kohya Hijiri. ... Yama-bito (やまびと, mountain people) are mountain-dwelling human-like beings in Japanese folklore. ... Yama-uba (mountain crone) is a monster found in Japanese folklore. ... In East Asian mythologies, a three-legged bird inhabits and represents the sun. ... The Yato-no-kami (夜刀の神, gods of the night sword) are snake deities appearing in the Hitachi No Kuni Fudoki. ... Yosei, sometimes Yōsei (妖精, ようせい) is a Japanese word meaning fairy. ... Yuki-onna (雪女, snow woman) is a spirit or type of spirit found in Japanese folklore. ...

Z

• Zashiki-warashi
• Zenfushō
• Zennyo Ryūō

A Zashiki-warashi, from the webcomic Cafe Tengu. ... // Takarabune Chiridzu-kakai-ō Fuguruma-yōhi Osakōburi Kutsutsura Bake-no-Kawagoromo Kinu-tanuki Korōka Tenjōname Shiro-uneri Honekarakasa Shōgorō Hossumori Sazae-oni Yarikechō Koinryō Zenfushō (禅釜尚) is a kettle tsukumogami which holds a clawed staff called koinryō. It is pictured alongside another monster called Yarikechō. [1] [2... Zennyo Ryūō(善女竜王, Dragon Ruler Zennyo) is a dragon from Japanese folk belief and art, famous for appearing at a rain-making contest at Shinsenen Garden in Kyoto. ...

See also

• Japanese mythology
• Kaidan
• J-Horror
• Lafcadio Hearn
• Glen Grant
• Shigeru Mizuki
• InuYasha Yokai List

Japanese mythology is a complex system of beliefs. ... Kwaidan (怪談, which in modern Japanese is now romanized and pronounced as kaidan) is a Japanese word that, in its broadest sense, refers to any ghost story. ... Poster for Dark Water J-Horror is a term used to refer to Japanese contributions to horror fiction in popular culture. ... Lafcadio Hearn, aka Koizumi Yakumo. ... Glen Grant, looking through the window of his store, the Haunt, in a 2001 photo. ... Shigeru Mizuki Shigeru Mizuki ), born March 8, 1922 in Sakaiminato, Tottori) is a Japanese manga author, most known for his shonen Japanese horror manga Ge Ge Ge no Kitaro. ... This article pertains to the anime and manga series InuYasha and is a list of yōkai (demons) who appear in the series. ...

External links

• Photo Dictionary of Japanese Buddhist and Shinto Deities
• Japanese Wikipedia's List of Yōkai
• The Obakemono Project