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A pair of komainu, the "a" on the right, the "um" on the left. Komainu (狛犬), often called lion-dogs in English, are statue pairs of lion-like creatures, which traditionally guard the entrance or gate of the shrine, or placed in front of or within the honden (inner sanctum) of Japanese Shinto shrines.
Shisa (Japanese: シーサー, Hepburn: shīsā, Okinawan: シーサー, romanized: shiisaa) is a traditional Ryukyuan cultural artifact and decoration derived from Chinese guardian lions, often seen in similar pairs, resembling a cross between a lion and a dog, from Okinawan mythology. Shisa are wards, believed to protect from some evils.
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
Nue – A Japanese Chimera with the head of a monkey, the legs of a tiger, the body of a Japanese raccoon dog, and the front half of a snake for a tail. Qilin – A Chinese creature with the head and scales of a dragon, the antlers of a deer, the hooves of an ox, and the tail of a lion. The Japanese version is described as a deer-shaped dragon ...
Category: Characters in Japanese mythology. 5 languages. ... Japanese legendary creatures (9 C, 53 P) D. Japanese deities (8 C, 32 P) P. Legendary Japanese people (2 ...
Japanese Cat Names Inspired by Mythology Japan has a rich, unique history of folklore populated by a vast array of mystical, eerie, and downright bizarre yokai . Like many famous yokai , our cats ...
20 Yamamba (山んば) is a Japanese yōkai also known as Yamauba (山うば), Onibaba (鬼婆), Yama-onna (山女), Yama-hime (山姫), and Kijo (鬼女). [50] Yamamba are female yōkai that live alone in mountain huts. They occasionally offer a place to sleep for the night to travelers in the form of an old woman or beautiful young woman.
The Tawny Lion Demon (黃獅精), armed with a giant spade, is a lion yaoguai based in Tiger's Jaw Cave (虎口洞) at Leopard's Head Mountain (豹頭山) in the Kingdom of Yuhua, and a god-grandson of the Nine-Headed Lion. When he learns that the protagonists are approaching the mountain, he steals their weapons out of greed.