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The hare referred to in the legend is the Lepus brachyurus, or Japanese hare, possibly the subspecies found on the Oki Islands known as the Lepus brachyurus okiensis. The Japanese hare ranges between 43 centimetres (17 in) and 54 centimetres (21 in) in length, and is much smaller than the common European hare. Japanese hares are typically brown ...
For instance, multi-headed dragons in Greek mythology include the 9-headed Lernaean Hydra and the 100-headed Ladon, both slain by Heracles. Two other Japanese examples derive from Buddhist importations of Indian dragon myths. Benzaiten, the Japanese form of Saraswati, supposedly killed a five-headed dragon at Enoshima in 552.
A Japanese chimera with the features of the beasts from the Chinese Zodiac: a rat's head, rabbit ears, ox horns, a horse's mane, a rooster's comb, a sheep's beard, a dragon's neck, a back like that of a boar, a tiger's shoulders and belly, monkey arms, a dog's hindquarters, and a snake's tail. Koto-furunushi
Chickens at Ise Grand Shrine.Parishioners believe they are messengers of Amaterasu. [1] [2] [3] [4]Shinshi (神使, lit. ' spirit envoy ') [5] are animals in Japanese mythology that are believed to be associated with a kami, a divine being.
Japanese mythology is a collection of traditional stories, folktales, and beliefs that emerged in the islands of the Japanese archipelago. Shinto traditions are the ...
Ōkuninushi (historical orthography: Ohokuninushi), also known as Ō(a)namuchi (Oho(a)namuchi) or Ō(a)namochi (Oho(a)namochi) among other variants, is a kami in Japanese mythology.
Orochi, the Eight-Headed Dragon [2] (Japanese: ヤマトタケル, Hepburn: Yamato Takeru) is a 1994 Japanese kaiju film directed by Takao Okawara and produced by Shogo Tomiyama, with a screenplay by Wataru Mimura. Produced by Toho, the film is based on Japanese mythology, specifically the birth of Shinto. [1]
Sōjōbō is known for his relationship with the Japanese warrior Minamoto no Yoshitsune in legend. [14] After Yoshitsune's father was killed in a battle with the Taira clan, the young Yoshitsune was sent to a temple on Mount Kurama. [10] [15] On Mount Kurama, Yoshitsune met Sōjōbō and was trained by him in martial arts. [15]