Daikoku
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…
Category: Japanese Mythology
Akuma
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…
Abe no Yasuna
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…
Abe no Seimei
Abe no Seimei (Kamo Yasunari, Kamo Hogon, Abe no Yasunari) is in Japanese folklore, a hero-magician, son of the poet Abe no Yasuna and Kuzunoha,…
Raiden
Raiden (Raijin, Kaminarisan) In Japanese mythology, thunder god, portrayed with the features of a Demon: horns on his head, a tusk, and a wide mouth.…
Kiyohime
Kiyohime In Japanese legend, a woman who destroyed the monk Anchin when he refused her sexual advances. Kiyohime was the daughter of an innkeeper at…
Kishimojin
Kishimojin In Japanese mythology, goddess of women in childbirth, prayed to for offspring; protector of the Buddhist world and of children in particular. Originally, Kishimojin…
Kappa
A kappa is in Japanese folklore, a river Demon with the body of a tortoise, the limbs of a frog, and the head of a…
Ebisu
Ebisu, kami of happiness, luck, and abundant harvests from land and sea, is one of the Shichi Fukujin, Seven Spirits of Good Fortune. Ebisu is…
Ryujin
Ryujin Luminous Being ALSO KNOWN AS: Riujin; Rinjin ORIGIN: Japan Ryujin, Japanese Dragon King of the Sea, rules an underwater realm from his luxurious palace…