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Hell Courtesan (Japanese: 地獄太夫, romanized: Jigoku Dayū) is a legendary figure originating in Edo Japanese folklore. The Hell Courtesan has been portrayed multiple times in ukiyo-e . [ 1 ]
Jigoku, a 1960 Japanese horror film directed by Nobuo Nakagawa; Jigoku, a 1979 Japanese horror film directed by Tatsumi Kumashiro; Jigoku: Japanese Hell, a 1999 Japanese horror film directed by Teruo Ishii; Hell Girl (Jigoku Shōjo), a 2005 Japanese anime; Gate of Hell (Jigokumon), a 1953 Japanese film
Naraka (Sanskrit: नरक; Chinese: 地獄／奈落; pinyin: Dìyù/Nàiluò; Japanese: 地獄／奈落, romanized: Jigoku/Naraku) is a term in Buddhist cosmology [1] usually referred to in English as "hell" (or "hell realm") or "purgatory". [2] [3] Another term used for the concept of hell in earlier writings is niraya. [4]
Hell Screen (地獄変, Jigokuhen) is a short story written by Japanese writer Ryūnosuke Akutagawa. It was a reworking of Uji Shūi Monogatari and originally published in 1918 as a serialization in two newspapers. [1] It was later published in a collection of Akutagawa short stories, Akutagawa Ryūnosuke zenshū. [2]
Hell Girl (Japanese: 地獄少女, Hepburn: Jigoku Shōjo), also known as Jigoku Shōjo: Girl from Hell, is a Japanese anime series conceptualized by Hiroshi Watanabe and produced by SKY Perfect Well Think, Tokyo MX, Wakasa Seikatsu, Fujishoji, Aniplex and Studio Deen.
' medicine ball ') – Originating from ancient Japanese culture, kusudama were used for incense and potpourri; possibly originally being actual bunches of flowers or herbs. They are now typically used as decorations or as gifts. Kuwabara kuwabara (桑原桑原, lit. ' mulberry field ') – A phrase used in the Japanese language to ward off ...
Yojijukugo in the broad sense refers to Japanese compound words consisting of four kanji characters, which may contain an idiomatic meaning or simply be a compound noun. [3] However, in the narrow or strict sense, the term refers only to four- kanji compounds that have a particular (idiomatic) meaning, which cannot be inferred from the meanings ...
Aerial view of Umi Jigoku or "Sea Hell" The hot spring system Hells of Beppu (別府の地獄, Beppu no jigoku) is a nationally designated "Place of Scenic Beauty" in the onsen town of Beppu, Ōita, Japan. [1] The "hells," or "jigoku" (地獄) in Japanese, are for viewing rather than bathing. [2]