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A Japanese chimera with the features of the beasts from the Chinese Zodiac: a rat's head, rabbit ears, ox horns, a horse's mane, a rooster's comb, a sheep's beard, a dragon's neck, a back like that of a boar, a tiger's shoulders and belly, monkey arms, a dog's hindquarters, and a snake's tail.
Yuki-onna illustration from Sogi Shokoku Monogatari. Yuki-onna originates from folklores of olden times; in the Muromachi period Sōgi Shokoku Monogatari by the renga poet Sōgi, there is a statement on how he saw a yuki-onna when he was staying in Echigo Province (now Niigata Prefecture), indicating that the legends already existed in the Muromachi period.
They often appear in Japanese legends, folktales, fairy tales, and performing arts, and famous among them are Momiji (from The Legend of Momiji and Momijigari) from Togakushi, Shinano Province (now the town of Kinasa, Nagano, Nagano Prefecture) and Suzuka Gozen from the Suzuka Mountains.
Izanagi: (伊邪那岐神) was a creation deity; he makes up the seventh generation of the Kamiyonanayo, along with his wife and sister, Izanami. [8]Izanami: (伊邪那美神) was a creation deity; she makes up the seventh generation of the Kamiyonanayo, along with her husband and brother, Izanagi.
Embedded in Japanese folklore as they are, kitsune appear in numerous Japanese works. Noh , kyogen , bunraku , and kabuki plays derived from folk tales feature them, [ 75 ] [ 76 ] as do contemporary works such as native animations, comic books and video games . [ 77 ]
Utagawa Kuniyoshi's Sōma no furu-dairi (相馬の古内裏), also known as Takiyasha the Witch and the Skeleton Spectre. Gashadokuro (がしゃどくろ, literally "rattling skeleton", also known as Odokuro) are mythical creatures in modern Japanese mythology. [1]
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 ]
Category: Characters in Japanese mythology. 5 languages. ... Japanese legendary creatures (9 C, 53 P) D. Japanese deities (8 C, 32 P) P. Legendary Japanese people (2 ...