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  2. List of Japanese deities - Wikipedia

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    Her name means "Shines from Heaven" or "the great kami who shine Heaven". For many reasons, one among them being her ties to the Imperial family, she is often considered (though not officially) to be the "primary god" of Shinto. [4] [5] Ame-no-Uzume (天宇受売命 or 天鈿女命) Commonly called Uzume, she is the goddess of dawn and revelry ...

  3. Oni - Wikipedia

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    The explanation is that in Japanese, まめ, マメ (mame) can also be written as 魔目 (mame), meaning the devil's eye, or 魔滅 (mametsu), meaning to destroy the devil. During the Edo period (1603–1867), the custom spread to Shinto shrines , Buddhist temples and the general public.

  4. Demon Lord, Retry! - Wikipedia

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    Initially keeping her for information about the world around him, over time Kunai came to see Aku as a daughter figure. She is somewhat silly, constantly calling him Demon Lord in public; despite being told to call him by his last name. Aku's name means "evil" in Japanese, which Kunai notes the irony of. Her anime design gives her somewhat ...

  5. List of legendary creatures from Japan - Wikipedia

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    A Japanese spider demon. Kunado-no-Kami Local kami connected chiefly with protection against disaster and malicious spirits. They protect the boundaries of villages. Kunekune A long, slender strip of paper that wiggles on rice or barley fields during hot summers, this yōkai is actually a recent invention. Kuni-no-Tokotachi

  6. Kijo (folklore) - Wikipedia

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    They often appear in Japanese legends, folktales, fairy tales, and performing arts, and famous among them are Momiji (from The Legend of Momiji and Momijigari) from Togakushi, Shinano Province (now the town of Kinasa, Nagano, Nagano Prefecture) and Suzuka Gozen from the Suzuka Mountains.

  7. Category:Japanese feminine given names - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Japanese feminine given names" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 553 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .

  8. List of Bastard!! characters - Wikipedia

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    A high-ranking demon and one of The Seven Demon Princes from Hell. In the current timeline, she plays a support role in Satan's "Negative Genesis" plan. Asmodeus (アスモデウス, Asumodeusu) A high-ranking demon and one of The Seven Demon Princes from Hell. He is known to rarely speak, to the point the other Demon Princes wonder if he is ...

  9. List of Hell Girl characters - Wikipedia

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    His name is derived from the same name given to a legendary mountain-dwelling creature in Kyūshū from Gazu Hyakki Yakō, an illustrated book on Japanese folklore demons. In episode 6 of Mitsuganae it is hinted that Yamawaro has the power to manipulate objects. In Episode 17 of "Mitsuganae", it is revealed that his name basis holds some truth.