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Yomi or Yomi-no-kuni (黄泉, 黄泉の国, or 黄泉ノ国) is the Japanese word for the land of the dead (World of Darkness). [1] According to Shinto mythology as related in Kojiki, this is where the dead go in the afterlife. Once one has eaten at the hearth of Yomi it is (mostly) impossible to return to the land of the living. [2]
A size-shifting octopus-like yōkai that lives in the waters bordering Kyoto and Fukui Prefecture. Koropokkuru A race of little people from Ainu folklore who once traded with humans but have since disappeared. Korōri A hybrid beast that resembles a tanuki with the stripes of a tiger and the mouth of a wolf.
Prior to the mid-2000s, dakimakura were available in one size; 160 cm × 50 cm (63 in × 20 in). Since the late 2000s, 150 cm × 50 cm (59 in × 20 in) dakimakura became available and increasingly popular due to shipping cost savings from being under the 2 kg (4 lb 7 oz) airmail weight limit.
The primary causes of this hell are lying and the deployment of inappropriate words in conjunction with the transgressions outlined in the former naraka. This is the initial hell in which the psychological state is of greater consequence than the physical condition in regard to the misdeed. [ 57 ]
"Gives You Hell" is a song by American rock band the All-American Rejects, released as the lead single from their third studio album, When the World Comes Down on September 30, 2008. The song is The All-American Rejects' most successful song to date, receiving positive reviews and topping the Billboard ' s Mainstream Top 40 and Adult Top 40 ...
Hippocampus drawn from a fresco in Pompeii. Hábrók – listed as the "best" hawk; Hadhayosh – gigantic land animal; Hades – Ruler of the Underworld; Haetae – dog-lion hybrid
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A Japanese urban legend (日本の都市伝説, Nihon no toshi densetsu) is a story in Japanese folklore which is circulated as true. These urban legends are characterized by originating in or being popularized throughout the country of Japan.