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A person, usually female, whose neck can stretch indefinitely, as opposed to the much more vicious nukekubi, whose head detaches completely. Ryūgū The undersea Dragon Palace where Ryūjin the Dragon God lives alongside his daughter, Oto-hime. Ryūjin The Dragon God of the sea, who dwells in the undersea Dragon Palace and is the father of Oto ...
Modacrylics are also commonly used in fake fur fabrics, toupées, wigs and fleece-type fabric. By mixing the various forms of fibers one can easily create a realistic synthetic fur. The fabrics can then be sheared or embossed to resemble fur even more closely.
An informal garment, like a tunic, worn by males of the Japanese nobility in the Heian period, as outerwear; originally made from cloth that had been stretched and dried using only water and no starch. [citation needed] In the present day, the suikan is worn by members of Japanese nobility for some formal ceremonies. Susoyoke
In Japan, the serow is widely thought of as a kind of deer, though deer and serows are in different families. In the past, the Japanese word kamoshika [c] was written using the Chinese character for shika, meaning "deer". [d] Today, when written using Chinese characters, the characters for "antelope" and "sheep" [e] are used.
Rokurokubi (ろくろ首, 轆轤首) is a type of Japanese yōkai (apparition). They look almost completely like humans with some differences. There is a type whose neck stretches and another whose head detaches and flies around freely (nukekubi). The Rokurokubi appear in classical kaidan (spirit tales) and in yōkai works. [1]
Horo were used as far back as the Kamakura period (1185–1333). [4] When inflated the horo was said to protect the wearer from arrows shot from the side and from behind. [5] [6] [1] This was tested in the Ancient Discoveries episode "Ancient Special Forces" (Episode 6 of Season 8) and found to be surprisingly effective at stopping arrows (shot from a period-appropriate Japanese bow) before ...
The first furoshiki cloths were tsutsumi ("wrapping"), used during the Nara period from 710 to 794 AD as protection for precious temple objects. [2] Known as furoshiki during the Muromachi period; the term furoshiki (literally "bath spread", from furo (風呂, "bath"), and shiki (敷, "spread")) [2] is said to have come about after high-ranking visitors to bathhouses packed their belongings in ...
Average lifespan of a Japanese weasel is highly dependent on the availability of food and to a lesser extent other factors that affect its life. In the wild it can live for 2 to 3 years with the highest in the range living to about 5 years. [8] The Japanese weasel has a tail ratio of 36–50% while the Siberian weasel has a ratio greater than 50%.