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  2. List of legendary creatures from Japan - Wikipedia

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    Malevolent spirits that appear where people have died violently and try to lure others to similar if not identical deaths. Shintai Physical objects worshipped at or near Shinto shrines as repositories where spirits or kami reside. They are not the kami themselves, just temporary repositories which make the kami accessible for humans to worship.

  3. Chinjusha - Wikipedia

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    In Japan, a chinjusha (鎮守社•鎮社, or tutelary shrine) is a Shinto shrine which enshrines a tutelary kami (鎮守神, chinjugami); that is, a patron spirit that protects a given area, village, building or a Buddhist temple. [1] [2] [3] The Imperial Palace has its own tutelary shrine dedicated to the 21 guardian gods of Ise Shrine.

  4. List of Japanese deities - Wikipedia

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    Futsunushi (経津主神) Main deity at Katori Shrine. Haniyasu no kami, two deities born from Izanami's feces. [17] Hoderi (火照命) was a deity of the bounty of the sea and enchanted fisherman. Hoori (火折尊) Isetsuhiko (伊勢都彦命), a god of the wind. Ishikori-dome no Mikoto (石凝姥命), the god of metalworking.

  5. Malevolent Spirits: Mononogatari - Wikipedia

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    Malevolent Spirits: Mononogatari (Japanese: もののがたり, Hepburn: Mononogatari) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Onigunsou. It was first serialized in Shueisha's seinen manga magazine Miracle Jump from April 2014 to December 2015, and it was later transferred to Ultra Jump where it continued from January 2016 to June 2023.

  6. List of reportedly haunted locations in Japan - Wikipedia

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    Oiwa Shrine Believed to be the former home of a woman who was murdered by her husband. [1] Hachiōji Castle An abandoned castle site. Visitors to the ruins claim to hear the screams of women. [5] [6] Prudential Tower In 1982, a fire in the building killed 33 people, making people believe it to be haunted. [7] [8] Akasaka Mansion hotel

  7. List of supernatural beings in Chinese folklore - Wikipedia

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    The following is a list of supernatural beings in Chinese folklore and fiction originating from traditional folk culture and contemporary literature.. The list includes creatures from ancient classics (such as the Discourses of the States, Classic of Mountains and Seas, and In Search of the Supernatural) literature from the Gods and Demons genre of fiction, (for example, the Journey to the ...

  8. Extermination of Evil - Wikipedia

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    In the painting he is depicted fighting and consuming Gozu tennō, an ox-headed deity worshipped at the Gion shrine (present day Yasaka) in Kyoto (京都市, Kyōto-shi). [1] The painting measures 26 by 39.2 centimetres (10.2 by 15.4 in) and has the accession number 1106-1.

  9. Jujutsu Kaisen season 2 - Wikipedia

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    The two proceed in a destructive battle that further devastates Shibuya. To counteract Mahoraga's ability to adapt to any attack, Sukuna activates his Domain Expansion: Malevolent Shrine, which mercilessly slashes every thing and every person within a 140-meter radius, including Mahoraga. Haruta is caught in the attack and killed.