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  2. Jorōgumo - Wikipedia

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    Jorōgumo (Japanese: 絡新婦 , じょろうぐも ) is a type of yōkai, a creature of Japanese folklore. It can shapeshift into a beautiful woman, so the kanji that represent its actual meaning are 女郎蜘蛛 (lit. ' woman-spider '); the kanji which are used to write it instead, 絡新婦 (lit.

  3. Tsuchigumo - Wikipedia

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    "Tsuchigumo" from the Konjaku Gazu Zoku Hyakki by Sekien Toriyama Tsuchigumo, from Bakemono no e scroll, Brigham Young University. Tsuchigumo (土蜘蛛, literally translated "dirt/earth spider") is a historical Japanese derogatory term for renegade local clans, and also the name for a race of spider-like yōkai in Japanese folklore.

  4. Trichonephila clavata - Wikipedia

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    Trichonephila clavata, also known as the Joro-spider (ジョロウグモ, Jorō-gumo), is a spider in the Trichonephila genus. Native to East Asia, it is found throughout China, Japan (except Hokkaidō), Korea, and Taiwan, and has been spreading across North America since the 2010s. It rarely bites humans, and its venom is not deadly.

  5. Hanakotoba - Wikipedia

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    Hanakotoba (花言葉) is the Japanese form of the language of flowers. The language was meant to convey emotion and communicate directly to the recipient or viewer without needing the use of words. The language was meant to convey emotion and communicate directly to the recipient or viewer without needing the use of words.

  6. Ushi-oni - Wikipedia

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    In Samurai Sentai Shinkenger, the monster Gozunagumo is depicted as a spider monster with an ox head on its torso drawing inspiration from the ushi-oni. He was adapted into Power Rangers Samurai as Arachnitor. Elements of ushi-oni appear in One Piece: Gyūki: Yuzume is the name of an attack Zoro uses to defeat T-Bone.

  7. Joro - Wikipedia

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    Joro spider (Japanese: ジョロウグモ, 女郎蜘蛛, 上臈蜘蛛, Jorō-gumo) Joro toxin (JSTX), the toxin of the Joro spider; JORO (formerly KSBK), a former radio station in Naha, Okinawa, Japan; joro, a ritual offering for dispelling fady (taboo) joro, an initiation ceremony performed by the Lobi people

  8. Have you ever dreamed of spiders? Here's what that might mean

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    What do spider dreams mean? Expert explains the meaning of spider dreams and their symbolism, including spider bites, giant spiders and more.

  9. List of legendary creatures from Japan - Wikipedia

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    A clan of spider-like yōkai. Tsuchinoko A legendary serpentine monster. It is now a cryptid resembling a fat snake. Tsukinowaguma A legendary bear. [3] Tsukumogami An animated tea caddy that Matsunaga Hisahide used to bargain a peace with Oda Nobunaga. It is now understood to mean any 100-year-old inanimate object that has come to life. Tsukuyomi