Oiwa
When Oiwa and Iemon first married, he was a dashing handsome samurai and she was a beautiful lady. A few years later, Oiwa was in…
Category: Japanese Mythology
Okame
Okame Also known as: Otafuku; Ofuku; Mrs. Daruma The dance of Uzume, the shamanic strip-teaser who rescued Earth, is the prototype for Japanese shamanic dance.…
Wanyudo
Wanyudo Spirits come in all forms. Wanyudo is a spirit in the form of a burning ox-cart wheel. He patrols the border between the living…
Hone-Onna
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…
Hotei
Hotei ALSO KNOWN AS: Ho Tei; Hoteison Hotei is one of the Shichi Fukujin, Japan’s Seven Spirits of Good Luck. Hotei is the spirit of…
Kangi Ten
Kangi Ten ALSO KNOWN AS: Kangi Two elephants locked in erotic embrace: that’s the magical image of Kangi Ten. Kangi Ten names a pair of…
Kannon
Kannon is the manifestation of Kwan Yin in Japan and Korea. Although technically considered the same spirit, they do not manifest in exactly the same…
Kings of Hell
Kings of Hell ALSO KNOWN AS: The Ten Kings; Ten Judges of Hell ORIGIN: Japan The Ten Kings of Hell are afterlife judges. They derive…
Kishijoten
Kishijoten ORIGIN: Japan Kishijoten is a spirit of love, beauty and good luck. She is considered to be Bishamon’s sister and so has close connections…
Konsei Myojin
Konsei Myojin : Root of Life; Great Shining One Among the most ancient forms of religion is worship of human genitalia. This primeval form of…