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  2. Japanese folktales - Wikipedia

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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.

  3. List of legendary creatures from Japan - Wikipedia

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    The passage of leadership of Japan from the earthly kami (the kunitsukami) to the heavenly kami (the amatsukami) and their eventual descendants, the Imperial House of Japan. Kuraokami A Japanese dragon and Shinto deity of rain and snow, born from Kagu-tsuchi 's blood or body after Izanagi slew him because his birth killed Izanami .

  4. Japanese folklore - Wikipedia

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    Japanese folklore encompasses the informally learned folk traditions of Japan and the Japanese people as expressed in its oral traditions, customs, and material culture. In Japanese, the term minkan denshō (民間伝承, "transmissions among the folk") is used to describe folklore. The academic study of folklore is known as minzokugaku ...

  5. Japanese mythology - Wikipedia

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    Japanese mythology is a collection of traditional stories, folktales, ... top half a beautiful woman and the bottom half is a spider. The man awoke in a web, and was ...

  6. List of Japanese deities - Wikipedia

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    Japanese mythology and folklore; Mythic texts; ... Hotei (布袋) Best known in the Western world as the Laughing Buddha, Hotei is likely the most popular of the gods.

  7. Yōkai - Wikipedia

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    Yōkai (妖怪, "strange apparition") are a class of supernatural entities and spirits in Japanese folklore.The kanji representation of the word yōkai comprises two characters that both mean "suspicious, doubtful", [1] and while the Japanese name is simply the Japanese transliteration or pronunciation of the Chinese term yaoguai (which designates similarly strange creatures), some Japanese ...

  8. Category:Japanese folklore - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Japanese folklore" The following 171 pages are in this category, out of 171 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...

  9. Kuchisake-onna - Wikipedia

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    Kuchisake-onna (口裂け女, 'Slit-Mouthed Woman') [1] is a malevolent figure in Japanese urban legends and folklore. Described as the malicious spirit, or onryō , of a woman, she partially covers her face with a mask or other item and carries a pair of scissors, a knife, or some other sharp object.