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A representative sampling of Japanese folklore would definitely include the quintessential Momotarō (Peach Boy), and perhaps other folktales listed among the so-called "five great fairy tales" (五大昔話, Go-dai Mukashi banashi): [3] the battle between The Crab and the Monkey, Shita-kiri Suzume (Tongue-cut sparrow), Hanasaka Jiisan (Flower-blooming old man), and Kachi-kachi Yama.
Tide jewels are connected with the wani sea-monsters ("sharks" or "crocodiles") in early texts, but more connected with the Dragon God or Dragon King in later literature, as explained above. Jewels, pearls, moons, and tides are common motifs among Indian, Chinese, and Japanese dragons. [20] [21]
Table illustrating the kami that appeared during the creation of Heaven and Earth according to Japanese mythology.. In Japanese mythology, the Japanese Creation Myth (天地開闢, Tenchi-kaibyaku, Literally "Creation of Heaven & Earth") is the story that describes the legendary birth of the celestial and creative world, the birth of the first gods, and the birth of the Japanese archipelago.
The Kojiki (古事記, "Records of Ancient Matters" or "An Account of Ancient Matters"), also sometimes read as Furukotofumi [1] or Furukotobumi, [2] [a] is an early Japanese chronicle of myths, legends, hymns, genealogies, oral traditions, and semi-historical accounts down to 641 [3] concerning the origin of the Japanese archipelago, the kami (神), and the Japanese imperial line.
Japanese mythology is a collection of traditional stories, folktales, and beliefs that emerged in the islands of the Japanese archipelago. Shinto traditions are the cornerstones of Japanese mythology. [ 1 ]
The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter (Japanese: 竹取物語, Hepburn: Taketori Monogatari) is a monogatari (fictional prose narrative) containing elements of Japanese folklore. Written by an unknown author in the late 9th or early 10th century during the Heian period , it is considered the oldest surviving work in the monogatari form.
The Story of the Faithful Cat; How a Man was Bewitched and Had His Head Shaved by the Foxes; The Grateful Foxes; The Badger's Money; The Prince and the Badger; Japanese Sermons The Sermons of Kiu-O, Vol. 1. Sermon 1; The Sermons of Kiu-O, Vol. 1. Sermon 2; The Sermons of Kiu-O, Vol. 1. Sermon 3; Appendices An Account of the Hari-Kiri; The ...
Banmin Tokuyo (early 16th century) Santokushō (early 16th century) Dojimon (1704) Shugi Gaisho (1709) Rongo Kogi (1712) Yojokun (1713) Seiyō Kibun (1715) Bendo (1717) Benmei (1717) Oritaku Shiba no Ki (started in 1716), finished before the writer's death in 1725) Seidan (written between 1716 and 1736) Tohi Mondo (1739) Shutsujo Kougo (1744)