Amatsu-Mikaboshi
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…
Category: Japanese Mythology
Amatsumara
Amatsumara ORIGIN: Japan CLASSIFICATION: Kami Uzume didn’t lure Amaterasu out of her cave alone; she had help. The mirror used to entrance Amaterasu didn’t appear…
Raijin
Raijin ALSO KNOWN AS: Raiden ORIGIN: Japan Raijin is a Shinto spirit of thunder, lightning, and their accompanying noise and electricity. Thunder is the sound…
Amaterasu
AMATERASU : THE ONE WHO MAKES THE HEAVENS SHINE; HEAVEN-ILLUMINATING GREAT DEITY Amaterasu is the beautiful, radiant kami of the sun, but she is more…
Akiba-Sanjakubo
Akiba-Sanjakubo – Lord of Fire Sanjakubo was born when his mother petitioned Kannon for fertility. He may be an avatar of Kannon. As a tiny…
Tsukumogami
A tsukumogami is in Japanese folklore, a type of Mononoke, or poltergeist, that inhabits tools. Tsukumogami means “old tool spirits.” In many respects, they resemble…
Susano’o
SUSANO’O : THE RAGING MALE; THE COURAGEOUS IMPETUOUS MALE Susano’o, Lord of Water, Storms, and Thunder, is Amaterasu’s wild brother. It was his violence that…
Tengu
A tengu is an Asian goblin or Demon who acts as a vampire, poltergeist, and trickster. Descriptions of the tengu date to the eighth century.…