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Kodama (木霊, 木魂 or 木魅) are spirits in Japanese folklore that inhabit trees. The term is also used to denote a tree in which a kodama supposedly resides. The phenomenon known as yamabiko, when sounds make a delayed echoing effect in mountains and valleys, is sometimes attributed to this kind of spirit and may also be referred to as ...
Spirits that live in trees, said to be the cause of echoes. Kōjin The kami of fire, the hearth and the kitchen. He is said to represent fire as a controlled force and is also said to destroy all impurity. Kokakuchō A nocturnal bird which is said to steal babies and is associated with ubume. Komainu
The appearance of the spirit that resides inside the camellia tree resembles a beautiful woman, encapsulating the beauty of the camellia flower. The trickery or bewitching is done by the spirit varies depending on the victim; most victims are enticed by the spirit’s beauty or garner the victim’s sympathy by replicating a sad and mournful cry.
Kukunochi, Japanese tree spirit Lauma , a woodland fae, goddess/spirit of trees, marsh and forest in Eastern Baltic mythology Leshy , is a tutelary deity of the forests in pagan Slavic mythology along with his wife Leshachikha(or the Kikimora ) and children (leshonki, leszonky) .
The biggest shimenawa in Japan is located at Izumo Taisha Grand Shrine, [8] which occupies over 27,000 m 2 (290,000 sq ft) of land in Japan. The shimenawa is 13.5 m (44 ft) in length and 8 m (26 ft) in width and was made by more than 800 indigenous people in Japan. [8]
In Shinto rituals, gods are said to have descended from shintai, a rock, and the yorishiro, called himorogi, was made the center of the ritual, symbolizing the divine power of the gods. As time passed and temples , where gods were believed to reside, became more permanent, the object of worship shifted from the body of the gods to the shrine ...
Kami (Japanese: 神, ) are the deities, divinities, spirits, mythological, spiritual, or natural phenomena that are venerated in the Shinto religion. They can be elements of the landscape, forces of nature, beings and the qualities that these beings express, and/or the spirits of venerated dead people.
Sacred trees, called shinboku, are a deeply ingrained part of a Japanese culture that has historically viewed itself as being united with nature, rather than separate from nature; thus, recognizing the sacredness of trees, stones, mountains, forests, and the elements has been a relatively constant theme in Japanese culture for thousands of years.