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Sculpture of Raijin from Sanjūsangen-dō temple in Kyoto. Kamakura period, 13th century. Raijin (雷神, lit. "Thunder God"), also known as Kaminari-sama (雷様), Raiden-sama (雷電様), Narukami (鳴る神), Raikō (雷公), and Kamowakeikazuchi-no-kami is a god of lightning, thunder, and storms in Japanese mythology and the Shinto religion. [1]
Raijū is the companion of Raijin, the Shinto god of lightning. While the beast is generally calm and harmless, during thunderstorms it becomes agitated, and leaps about in trees, fields, and even buildings (trees that have been struck by lightning are said to have been scratched by raijū 's claws).
Raiden, a 1928 film directed by Shōzō Makino; Raiden Tameemon (Seki Tarōkichi; 1767–1825), a Japanese sumo wrestler during the Kansei era; Raiden Shin'emon (Wasuke Kazuyoshi; 1842–1886), a Japanese sumo wrestler during the Genji era
Narukami (鳴る神), also known as Raijin (雷神), and Raikou (雷公), is a god of lightning, thunder and storms in Japanese mythology and the Shinto religion. Narukami may also refer to: Yu Narukami, the protagonist of Atlus's 2008 role-playing video game Persona 4
Kanamura Wake Ikazuchi Shrine (金村別雷神社, kanamura wake ikazuchi jinja) is a Shinto shrine in Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan.It is also called "Raijin-sama" and "Kanamura-sama" by locals.
According to some sources, the dragon was Raijin or possibly raiju, Raijin's animal companion which is oftentimes a dragon. The legends agree that even as a toddler, Kintarō was active and tireless, plump and ruddy, wearing only a haragake apron with the kanji for "gold" (金) on it. His only other belonging was a hatchet (ono or masakari). He ...
According to Kojiki, Raijin was born from Izanami. According to Kojiki, eight kinds of Raijin exists.221.185.253.158 08:34, 13 June 2012 (UTC) The Kojiki actually lists 8 Raijin ('thunder gods') born from Izanami's corpse. But Chamberlin's 1919 translation of the book only lists six of them while still noting that there are eight of them.
Musō Jikiden Eishin-ryū (無双直伝英信流 or 無雙直傳英信流) is a Japanese sword art school and one of the most widely practiced schools of iai in the world. [citation needed] Often referred to simply as "Eishin-ryū," it claims an unbroken lineage dating back from the sixteenth century to the early 20th century.