Amatsu-Mikaboshi – August Star of Heaven Amatsu-Mikaboshi is often described as the Japanese “god of evil,” implying that he is a Satanic figure, but that is imprecise. Shinto has no “Satan,” and
An Akuma is in Japanese folklore, an evil spirit who carries a sword and a huge head with flaming eyes. One day a nobleman saw an akuma with a naked sword floating toward him in the sky. Frightened by the
Benten, beautiful dragon goddess of sex, fertility, music, dance, love, and wealth, has dominion over all Earth’s treasures, material and emotional. She brings happiness, wealth, and joy. Benten is the only female
Yokai : Bewitching Apparitions Yokai are spirits of Japan, a vast category incorporating thousands of different spirits of all kinds, some anonymous but many with individual names and agendas. Yokai are essentially
Yuki-Onna : Lady of the Snows; Snow Woman; The Snow Princess Travellers caught in snowstorms in Japan, especially in the mountains, describe encountering a ghostly woman: Yuki-Onna, the Snow Princess. She’s tall
Sojobo is the King of the Tengu. His abode is Mount Kurama, birthplace of reiki healing, north of Kyoto. Sojobo is especially famous because of his tutelage of the hero Yoshitsune of
Ikazuchi In Japanese mythology, the eight gods of thunder. They are O-Ikazuchi, Ho-noIkazuchi, Kuro-Ikazuchi, Saku-Ikazuchi, Waki- Ikazuchi, Tschui-Ikazuchi, Naru-Ikazuchi, and Fushi-Ikazuchi. SOURCE: Encyclopedia of World Mythology and Legend, Third Edition – Written
Idaten In Japanese Buddhist mythology, god of peace and contemplation. Portrayed as a young man of martial bearing, he carries a halberd. The loose parts of his garment are kept in place
Ichimokuren (one-eye) In Japanese mythology, one-eyed god invoked to obtain rain during periods of drought. SEE ALSO: Japanese Mythology – Legend and Folklore SOURCE: Encyclopedia of World Mythology and Legend, Third Edition
Dai Mokuren In Japanese mythology, one of the disciples of the Buddha. Seeing the soul of his mother in the Hell of Hungry Spirits, Dai Mokuren sent her some food, which became
Daikoku In Japanese Shinto-Buddhist mythology, god of wealth, portrayed as a short, stout man standing or sitting on two bales of rice, with a large wooden mallet in his right hand and
Abe no Yasuna In Japanese mythology, poethero who married a beautiful woman, Kuzunoha, who originally was a white fox. One day as Abe no Yasuna was walking in the gardens of the
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