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  2. Raijin - Wikipedia

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    Sculpture of Raijin from Sanjūsangen-dō temple in Kyoto. Kamakura period, 13th century. Raijin (雷神, lit. "Thunder God"), also known as Kaminari-sama (雷様), Raiden-sama (雷電様), Narukami (鳴る神), Raikou (雷公), and Kamowakeikazuchi-no-kami is a god of lightning, thunder, and storms in Japanese mythology and the Shinto religion. [1]

  3. Category:Locations in Japanese mythology - Wikipedia

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  4. Japanese mythology - Wikipedia

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    Japanese mythology is a collection of traditional stories, folktales, and beliefs that emerged in the islands of the Japanese archipelago. Shinto traditions are the cornerstones of Japanese mythology. [ 1 ]

  5. Tokoyo no kuni - Wikipedia

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    In the Kojiki, Ōkuninushi used to rule the world, but he relinquished control during the Kuni-yuzuri to transfer control to the Amatsukami.He made a request that a magnificent palace – rooted in the earth and reaching up to heaven – be built in his honor, and then withdrew himself into the "less-than-one-hundred eighty-road-bendings" (百不足八十坰手 momotarazu yasokumade, i.e. the ...

  6. Talk:Raijin - Wikipedia

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    Why don't you change the article's name into RAIJIN (the god of thunder)? The japanese word "RAIDEN" (らいでん; 雷電) is no god nor mythorogical being but just a word meaning "thunder and lightening". The image above is a statue of RAIJIN (らいじん; 雷神) but no Japanese will call it as "RAIDEN".

  7. List of Japanese deities - Wikipedia

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    Izanagi: (伊邪那岐神) was a creation deity; he makes up the seventh generation of the Kamiyonanayo, along with his wife and sister, Izanami. [8]Izanami: (伊邪那美神) was a creation deity; she makes up the seventh generation of the Kamiyonanayo, along with her husband and brother, Izanagi.

  8. List of mythological places - Wikipedia

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    A place where immortals lived according to Chinese mythology. Longmen: A legendary waterfall in Chinese mythology. Mount Buzhou: An ancient Chinese mythological mountain which, according to old texts, lay to the northwest of the Kunlun Mountains, in a location today referred to as the Pamir Mountains. Mount Penglai

  9. Japanese creation myth - Wikipedia

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    Table illustrating the kami that appeared during the creation of Heaven and Earth according to Japanese mythology.. In Japanese mythology, the Japanese Creation Myth (天地開闢, Tenchi-kaibyaku, Literally "Creation of Heaven & Earth") is the story that describes the legendary birth of the celestial and creative world, the birth of the first gods, and the birth of the Japanese archipelago.