Hone-Onna Bone Woman; Skeleton Woman CLASSIFICATION: Yokai; Obake; Vampire ORIGIN: Japan Men see a beautiful, alluringly dressed woman provocatively walking the streets and assume that she is a streetwalker. In fact, she
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 Amatsu-Mikaboshi is neither a “god” nor “evil”; instead,
The kami who enticed Amaterasu-π-mikami from her cave by dancing a lewd dance. Ama-no-uzume is one of the most active deities in Shintπ mythology. One of the most aggressive, powerful, and crafty
The Japanese word for the upper dwelling place of the gods, or heaven. In the Shinto myths, some deities live in heaven and others dwell on earth. Unlike Christian versions of heaven,
One of the Shinto gods of thunder. Just as parents may carry a crying child up and down a hallway to soothe him or her, the gods carry Aji-Suki-Taka-Hi-Kone up and down
The Shinto god who created Mount Mo-Yama. He had a quick temper. He carried a sword that was as long as a span of ten hands. Aji-Shiki was a close friend of
Popular legends tell of Ajari Joan being a Buddhist priest on Hakkotsu-San, or Skeleton Mountain. While there, he fell in love with a girl, a violation of his oath of celibacy. Because
The popular Buddhist Japanese god of love. This love can be physical love, such as desire for another person. But in Buddhist theology, Aizen-Myo-o represents love on a higher or intellectual plane.
Hidetake is the hero of a popular folktale involving Dosojin, the Shinto god of travellers. The tale is recorded on a famous emaki (scroll) entitled Fukutomi Zōshī, or The Story of Fukutomi.
Yamabushi : A holy person or hermit who dwells in the mountains and has special powers. In some Japanese legends they associate with tengu, spirits that live in the mountains and forests.
Yofune-Nushi According to ancient Japanese myths, a large sea serpent that demanded a maiden to be sacrificed to it every year on June 13. YofuneNushi ruled the seas near Oki Island, storming
Yomi (Yomi-no-Kuni, Yomi-Tsu-Kuni) The netherworld, or land of the dead, in Shinto myths. The word is translated in different ways in English: “night heart” or “land of darkness” are usual. Yomi is
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