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Human-faced dogs mentioned in Japanese urban legends. Jishin-namazu A giant catfish dwelling beneath the earth, near the kaname-ishi, the rock that holds down the Japanese archipelago, which causes earthquakes and tsunamis when it moves, despite being restrained by Takemikazuchi. It was blamed during the Ansei earthquake and tsunami. [citation ...
Legendary creatures from Japanese mythology and Japanese folklore. Subcategories. This category has the following 9 subcategories, out of 9 total. ...
Sigbin – is a creature in Philippine mythology (Philippines) Sky Fox (mythology), a celestial nine-tailed Fox Spirit that is 1,000 years old and has golden fur (Chinese) Shug Monkey – dog/monkey creature found in Cambridgeshire (Britain) Tanuki – Japanese raccoon dog, legends claim is a shapeshifting trickster (Japan)
Two important sources for Japanese myths, as they are recognized today, are the Kojiki and the Nihon Shoki. [4] [5] The Kojiki, or "Record of Ancient Matters," is the oldest surviving account of Japan's myths, legends, and history. [6] Additionally, the Shintōshū describes the origins of Japanese deities from a Buddhist perspective. [7]
Category: Japanese mythology. ... Japanese legends (4 C, 16 P) Locations in Japanese mythology (11 P) P. ... Yokai Monsters: 100 Monsters;
Japanese legends (4 C, 16 P) Japanese mythology (11 C, 98 P) Jindai moji (3 P) S. Superstitions of Japan (15 P) Pages in category "Japanese folklore"
The following is a list of lists of legendary creatures, beings and entities from the folklore record. Entries consist of legendary and unique creatures , not of particularly unique individuals of a commonly known species.
Japanese legendary creatures (9 C, 53 P) P. Legendary Japanese people (2 C, 3 P) U. Japanese urban legends (2 C, 20 P) W. Works based on Japanese myths and legends (4 ...