Searches , social queries for JAPANESE FOLKLORE
Search references for JAPANESE FOLKLORE. Phrases containing JAPANESE FOLKLORE
See searches and references containing JAPANESE FOLKLORE!
Search references for JAPANESE FOLKLORE. Phrases containing JAPANESE FOLKLORE
See searches and references containing JAPANESE FOLKLORE!JAPANESE FOLKLORE
Folk traditions of Japan
Japanese folklore encompasses the informally learned folk traditions of Japan and the Japanese people as expressed in its oral traditions, customs, and
Japanese_folklore
Fox spirits in Japanese folklore
The kitsune (狐, きつね; IPA: [kʲi̥t͡sɨne̞] ), in popular Japanese folklore, is a fox or fox spirit which possesses the supernatural ability to shapeshift
Kitsune
Classic Japanese tales
written during the Middle Ages, that have long been associated with Japanese folklore. Notable examples are The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter and medieval such
Japanese_folktales
Mammal of the mustelid family
weasels reach several hundred years of age, they become mujina (Japanese badgers). In Japanese, weasels are called iizuna or izuna (飯綱) and in the Tōhoku Region
Weasel
Japanese mythological creatures
(/ˈoʊ.niː/, OH-nee) is a kind of yōkai, demon, orc, ogre, or troll in Japanese folklore. They are believed to live in caves, deep within mountains, or in
Oni
Mythical creature
In modern Japanese folklore, the Ningen (ニンゲン) is a humanoid whale-like or mermaid-like aquatic creature said to inhabit the subantarctic oceans and Antarctic
Ningen_(folklore)
Japanese mythical creature
In Japanese folklore, the kappa (河童; "river-child") is a familiar type of water monster, considered one of three major yōkai. Kappa are said to be inhabiting
Kappa_(folklore)
Subfamily of mammals (Lutrinae)
it was taken away by the cunning wolf. In Japanese, otters are called "kawauso" (獺、川獺). In Japanese folklore, they fool humans in the same way as foxes
Otter
Japanese word for "ghost story"
with Japanese themes Japanese mythology Yōkai – Supernatural beings from Japanese folklore Obake – Type of Yōkai Yose – Japanese theatrical form Yūrei –
Kaidan
Species of canid endemic to Japan
in Japanese as tanuki, have a long history in Japanese legend and folklore. Bake-danuki is a kind of supernatural being in the classics, folklore, and
Japanese_raccoon_dog
Supernatural beings from Japanese folklore
Yōkai (妖怪; Japanese pronunciation: [joː.kai]) are a class of supernatural entities and spirits in Japanese folklore. Yōkai are a vast range of beings,
Yōkai
2007 video game
Folklore is a 2007 action role-playing video game developed by Game Republic and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation 3. Set in
Folklore_(video_game)
Fire spirit in Japanese folklore
An akuma (悪魔（あくま）) is an evil spirit in Japanese folklore, sometimes described in English-language sources as a devil or demon. An alternative name for
Akuma_(folklore)
Mountain god in Japanese folklore
Yamabiko (山彦; also yamahiko) is a mountain god, spirit, and yōkai in Japanese folklore; the term "yamabiko" also refers to the echo that occurs in mountains
Yamabiko_(folklore)
Supernatural cats in Japanese folklore
Kaibyō (怪猫, "strange cat") are supernatural cats in Japanese folklore. Examples include bakeneko, a yōkai (or supernatural entity) commonly characterized
Kaibyō
Household spirit in Scottish folklore
as a race of dwarf people who carry out work during night time. In Japanese folklore, there's several yokai that are similar household spirits, such as
Brownie_(folklore)
Serpentine creature in Japanese mythology
Japanese dragons (日本の竜/龍, Nihon no ryū) are diverse legendary creatures in Japanese mythology and folklore. Japanese dragon myths amalgamate native legends
Japanese_dragon
Body of myths originating in Japan
Japanese mythology is a collection of traditional stories, folktales, and beliefs that emerged in the islands of the Japanese archipelago. Shinto traditions
Japanese_mythology
Japanese supernatural entity
The kasha (obsolete: kwasha; Japanese: 火車, lit. 'fire cart', "burning chariot" or 化車, 'changed wheel') in Japanese folklore is a yōkai said to steal corpses
Kasha_(folklore)
Story in Japanese folklore which is circulated as true
A Japanese urban legend (日本の都市伝説, Nihon no toshi densetsu) is a story in Japanese folklore which is circulated as true. These urban legends are characterized
Japanese_urban_legends
This is a list of giants and giantesses from mythology and folklore; it does not include giants from modern fantasy fiction or role-playing games (for
List of giants in mythology and folklore
List_of_giants_in_mythology_and_folklore
Extinct subspecies of the gray wolf
The Japanese wolf (Japanese: ニホンオオカミ（日本狼）, Hepburn: Nihon ōkami, or 山犬, yamainu [see below]; Canis lupus hodophilax), also known as the Honshū wolf, is
Japanese_wolf
Yōkai in Japanese folklore
塗壁, literally "plastered wall",) is a yōkai (spirit/monster) from Japanese folklore. It is said to manifest as an invisible wall that impedes or misdirects
Nurikabe
This is a list of magical weapons from fiction and folklore. A magical weapon is one that is directly described as such in the work, or one that has obvious
List_of_magical_weapons
Breed of cat
The Japanese Bobtail (Japanese: ジャパニーズ・ボブテイル, Hepburn: Japanīzu Bobuteiru) is a breed of domestic cat with an unusual bobtail more closely resembling the
Japanese_Bobtail
List of demons by name
Manah/Akoman/Akvan (Zoroastrianism) Akuma (Japanese Buddhism, Japanese Christianity) Al Ana (Turkish folklore) Ala (Slavic mythology) Alal (Chaldean mythology)
List_of_theological_demons
Japanese figurine of a beckoning cat
tales in the folklore of Japan concerning the origin of maneki-neko. Several Buddhist temples and Shinto shrines that appear in folklore, such as Gōtoku-ji
Maneki-neko
Species of carnivore
restoration. Additionally, it is associated with shapeshifting and omens in Japanese folklore. It is 0.5 m (1.6 ft) in length typically, not including a 20 cm (8 in)
Japanese_marten
2020 video game
African folklore; Oni from Japanese folklore; Onryo from Japanese folklore; Phantom; Poltergeist from German folklore; Raiju from Japanese folklore; Revenant
Phasmophobia_(video_game)
Mind-reading monkey-like yōkai
Satori (覚; "consciousness") in Japanese folklore are mind-reading monkey-like monsters ("yōkai") said to dwell within the mountains of Hida and Mino (presently
Satori_(folklore)
Topics referred to by the same term
Japanese-Turkish drama film Ningen (folklore), a gigantic humanoid whale-like creature from modern Japanese folklore Ningen Isu, a Japanese heavy metal band This disambiguation
Ningen
Japanese fashion trend
used colourful makeup in unusual ways. Ganguro has a connection to Japanese folklore of ghosts and demons who are depicted with a similar appearance, such
Ganguro
Japanese folklore
Ongaeshi (鶴の恩返し; lit. "Crane's Return of a Favor") is a story from Japanese folklore about a crane who returns a favor to a man. A variant of the story
Tsuru_no_Ongaeshi
folklore Japanese folklore Kalenjin folklore Korean folklore Kosovar folklore Lao folklore Low Countries folklore Belgian folklore Malaysian folklore Malay
List_of_mythologies
Idiom of Japanese folklore: a mass parade of supernatural creatures
Hundred Demons"), also transliterated Hyakki Yakō, is an idiom in Japanese folklore. Sometimes an orderly procession, other times a riot, it refers to
Hyakki_Yagyō
Index of articles associated with the same name
Kemono (Japanese: ケモノ or 獣, transl. beast) may refer to: Bakemono, a class of yōkai, preternatural creatures in Japanese folklore Kemonā, a Japanese subcultural
Kemono
Figure in Japanese folklore
when grown, takes on the name "Jiraiya" to fight Orochimaru. Japan portal Japanese folklore Jiraiya the Hero The Magic Serpent Sekai Ninja Sen Jiraiya Susanoo
Jiraiya
State of possession by a fox in Japanese folklore
Creatures of Japanese Folklore. University of California Press. ISBN 9780520389564. Fairchild, William P. (1962). "Shamanism in Japan". Folklore Studies.
Kitsunetsuki
Mythical practice of senicide in Japan
concluded that the ubasute folklore comes from India's Buddhist mythology. According to the Kodansha Illustrated Encyclopedia of Japan, ubasute "is the subject
Ubasute
1894 travel book by Lafcadio Hearn
(Buddhism and Shinto) and local folklore, and gives a detailed account of Japanese lands and people. Hearn describes an image of Japan that is mysterious and which
Glimpses_of_Unfamiliar_Japan
Japanese beliefs and religious traditions. Many of these are from Shinto, while others were imported via Buddhism and were "integrated" into Japanese
List_of_Japanese_deities
Japanese folklore character associated with new year's ritual
straw capes (mino) during a New Year's ritual, in local northern Japanese folklore of the Oga Peninsula area of Akita Prefecture. Namahage are portrayed
Namahage
Term for a being from Japanese folklore
(式神) (also read as Shiki-no-kami (式の神)) is the term for a being from Japanese folklore. According to the Shinto scholar Inoue Nobutaka, it is thought to
Shikigami
Japanese mythical creature
yamamba, and yamanba are variations on the name of a yōkai found in Japanese folklore. Mostly said to resemble women, yamauba may be depicted as predatory
Yama-uba
Traditional Japanese doll
A Daruma doll (Japanese: 達磨, romanized: daruma; IPA: [da̠ɾɯ̟ma̠]) is a hollow, round, Japanese traditional doll modeled after Bodhidharma, the founder
Daruma_doll
English expression for a concept in Japanese folklore
English, to "spirit away" means to remove without anyone's noticing. In Japanese folklore, spiriting away (神隠し, kamikakushi; lit. 'hidden by kami') refers to
Spirit_away
Japanese folklorist (1875–1962)
minzokugaku, as an academic field in Japan. As a result, he is often considered to be the father of modern Japanese folklore studies. Yanagita was born as the
Kunio_Yanagita
Maxim of see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil
大辞林 (in Japanese) (4th ed.). Sanseidō. Wolfgang Mieder. 1981. "The Proverbial Three Wise Monkeys," Midwestern Journal of Language and Folklore, 7: 5- 38
Three_wise_monkeys
Japanese yokai
In Japanese folklore, tsukumogami (付喪神 or つくも神, lit. "tool kami") are tools that have acquired a kami or spirit. According to an annotated version of
Tsukumogami
Japanese legendary figure
Hell Courtesan (Japanese: 地獄太夫, romanized: Jigoku Tayū) is a legendary figure originating in Edo Japanese folklore. The Hell Courtesan has been portrayed
Hell_Courtesan
Figures in Japanese folklore similar to ghosts
Yūrei (幽霊) are figures in Japanese folklore analogous to the Western concept of ghosts. The name consists of two kanji, 幽 (yū), meaning "faint" or "dim"
Yūrei
Japanese folklore spirit beings
name breaks down to zashiki (Japanese: 座敷), a sitting room or parlor, usually with tatami flooring, and warashi (Japanese: 童子), an archaic term for a child
Zashiki-warashi
Topics referred to by the same term
Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Mononoke are a type of spirit in Japanese folklore. Mononoke may also refer to: Princess Mononoke, a 1997 Studio Ghibli
Mononoke_(disambiguation)
In Japanese folklore, a well-kept but abandoned house
Mayoiga (Japanese: 迷い家) in Japanese folklore refers to a "lavish" or "well-kept" but abandoned house found in remote parts of the mountains or similar
Mayoiga
Condiment in Japanese cuisine
Fukujinzuke (福神漬) is a condiment in Japanese cuisine, commonly used as relish for Japanese curry. In fukujinzuke, vegetables including daikon, eggplant
Fukujinzuke
Figure in Japanese folklore
Ootakemaru (大嶽丸, also sometimes called 鬼神魔王、大だけ丸、or 大竹丸) is a figure in Japanese folklore. He resides on Suzuka Mountain, a connection of mountains and ravines
Ootakemaru
Japanese folklore character
Kōga Saburō (甲賀三郎) is a character in Japanese folklore associated with the Suwa region. Many variants on the basic story exist; the following summary
Kōga_Saburō
Yōkai tree in Japanese folklore
The Jubokko (Japanese: 樹木子; "tree child") is a yōkai tree in Japanese folklore that appears in many books related to Japanese yōkai, including Shigeru
Jubokko
Yokai
An akateko (赤手児; lit. "red child's hand") is a yōkai, or Japanese monster, from the folklore of Aomori Prefecture, specifically in the city of Hachinohe
Akateko_(folklore)
1968 picture book by Arlene Mosel
of black humor relating Buddhist chants to Japanese funerals. Systematic collection of Japanese folklore began in the 1910s. A summary compilation published
Tikki_Tikki_Tembo
Legendary bird from Chinese folklore
account, followed by commentary on the ubume dori according to Japanese local legend and folklore. The encyclopedist's opinion is that this is no such thing
Guhuoniao
Mythical creature in Japanese folklore
Jorōgumo (Japanese: 絡新婦 (kanji), じょろうぐも (hiragana)) is a type of yōkai, a creature of Japanese folklore. It can shapeshift into a beautiful woman, so
Jorōgumo
Legendary creatures and entities in traditional Japanese mythology
(spirits), Kami and other legendary creatures that are notable in Japanese folklore and mythology. Contents 0–9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S
List of legendary creatures from Japan
List_of_legendary_creatures_from_Japan
Lights that appear in the atmosphere without an obvious cause
"日本妖怪変化語彙". In Kenji Murakami [in Japanese] (ed.). 動物妖怪譚. 中公文庫. Vol. 下. 中央公論新社. p. 243. ISBN 978-4-12-204792-1. Folklore Institute 1955, p.287 村上健司編著 (2000)
Atmospheric_ghost_lights
Figure from Japanese folklore
Suzuka Gozen (鈴鹿御前) is a figure in Japanese folklore. She is described in the Muromachi era traveler's journal "Kouunkikou" (耕雲紀行), the fairytale "Tamura
Suzuka_Gozen
manga and folklore. Writers Club Press. p. 109. Gifu Paper Lanterns. Japan National Tourist Organization. Accessed April 30, 2008. Japanese Gardening
Traditional lighting equipment of Japan
Traditional_lighting_equipment_of_Japan
Physical characteristic of the eye
February 2024. "sanpakugan 三白眼". Japanese with Anime. 24 January 2020. Retrieved 2025-01-28. Evans, T. B., A Dictionary of Japanese Loanwords (Westport, CT: Greenwood
Sanpaku
Snake-like cryptid in Japanese folklore
In Japanese folklore, the tsuchinoko (ツチノコ or 槌の子), literally translating to "child of hammer", is a snake-like cryptid. The name tsuchinoko is prevalent
Tsuchinoko
Legendary monster
Odyssey, the man-eating giant in "Sinbad the Sailor" and the oni of Japanese folklore. The word ogre is of French origin, originally derived from the Etruscan
Ogre
Japanese fictional prose narrative and folktale
Bamboo Cutter (Japanese: 竹取物語, Hepburn: Taketori Monogatari) is a monogatari (fictional prose narrative) containing elements of Japanese folklore. Written by
The_Tale_of_the_Bamboo_Cutter
salmon) Finfolk from the folklore of Orkney Melusine in European folklore Merrows from Irish folklore The Ningyo from Japanese folklore Sirens were initially
List_of_aquatic_humanoids
Name of legendary fox in Japan
written Kuzu-no-Ha, is the name of a popular kitsune character in Japanese folklore. Her name means leaf of arrowroot. Legend states that she is the mother
Kuzunoha
Spirit in Japanese folklore
(in Japanese) Takada 1989, pp. 13–15 (in Japanese) Sorori (1573). Sorori Banasi. Sorori Monogatari. Hanasi Hon. [Propos de Sorori] (in Japanese). Kanzawa
Ikiryō
Yōkai and Yaoguai in Japanese and Chinese folklore
pinyin: Rénmiànshù; Japanese: 人面樹 [にんめんじゅ、じんめんじゅ]; lit. 'human-faced tree') is a type of Yōkai and Yaoguai in Japanese and Chinese folklore. It is commonly
Jinmenju
Legendary Japanese creature
+α bunko (in Japanese). Kodansha. p. 50. ISBN 978-4-06-256049-8. 厚生労働省『STOP! 感染拡大――COVID-19』2020年。 "Plague-predicting Japanese folklore creature resurfaces
Amabie
Japanese handscroll of the Edo period depicting 35 characters from Japanese folklore
of Supernatural Creatures"), is a Japanese handscroll of the Edo period depicting 35 bakemono from Japanese folklore. The figures are hand-painted on paper
Bakemono_no_e
Various types of witchcraft practices across Asia
involves black magic for purposes such as revenge and personal gain. Japanese folklore features witch figures who employ foxes as familiars. Korean history
Asian_witchcraft
Yōkai who inhabits a Himeji Castle and represented in japanese culture
Osakabehime (刑部姫) is a figure in Japanese folklore. She is described as a yōkai inhabiting Himeji Castle. A Kabuki play based on her story is considered
Osakabehime
Japanese supernatural beings
They have a long history in Japanese folklore and art, and more recently have appeared in manga and anime. The Japanese term baku has two current meanings
Baku_(mythology)
Type of Yōkai
and bakemono (化け物) are a class of yōkai, preternatural creatures in Japanese folklore. Literally, the terms mean a thing that changes, referring to a state
Obake
Topics referred to by the same term
to: Kodama (spirit), a spirit in Japanese folklore Kodama (surname), a Japanese surname Kodama (train), a Japanese bullet train service Kodama, Saitama
Kodama
American folklorist and professor of Japanese culture
professor, and author specializing in Japanese folklore, literature, and popular culture. He is a Professor of Japanese and Chair of the Department of East
Michael_Foster_(folklorist)
Topics referred to by the same term
Animals in folklore may refer to: Animals in Australian folklore Animals in Russian folklore Animals in Thai folklore Animals in Japanese folklore This disambiguation
Animals_in_folklore
Mythical horse from Japanese folklore
horse") is a mythical horse from a collection of Japanese folklore known as the Chronicles of Japan or Nihon-Shoki (日本書紀). In the myth, Ama no Fuchigoma
Ama_no_Fuchigoma
Japanese yokai
Kodama (木霊, 木魂 or 木魅) are spirits in Japanese folklore that inhabit trees. The term is also used to denote a tree in which a kodama supposedly resides
Kodama_(spirit)
Yōkai sea monster in Japanese folklore
Umibōzu (海坊主; Japanese pronunciation: [ɯ.mʲi.boꜜː.(d)zɯ, ɯꜜ.mʲi.boː-], lit. 'sea monk') is a yōkai from Japanese folklore that has the form of a giant
Umibōzu
Legendary figure in Japanese mythology
were also mentioned by Toriyama Sekien in Konjaku Hyakki Shūi. Edo period folklore then conflated the legend with similar foreign stories about fox spirits
Tamamo-no-Mae
Yōkai said to inhabit and develop from old camellia trees
many other folklore, these camellia monsters were widely known during the Kaidan culture era to the Bunsei era and remained in many folklore. In modern
Furutsubaki-no-rei
Japanese parlor game
sarudama.com/japanese_folklore/kaidan_modern.shtml Archived 2014-10-03 at the Wayback Machine A Brief History of Kaidan "Season of Ghosts: The Japanese Tradition
Hyakumonogatari_Kaidankai
Novel by Ryūnosuke Akutagawa
creature from Japanese folklore. Critical opinion has often been divided between those who regard it as a biting satire of Taishō Japan and those who
Kappa_(novella)
Japanese warrior monk (1155–1189)
弁慶; Japanese pronunciation: [mɯ.sa.ɕiꜜ.boː | beꜜŋ.kei, -keː] 1155–1189), popularly known by the mononym Benkei ([beꜜŋ.kei, -keː]), was a Japanese warrior
Benkei
Floating balls of fire in Japanese folklore
In Japanese folklore, hitodama (人魂; meaning "human soul") are balls of fire that mainly float in the air during the night. They are also referred to as
Hitodama
Badger in Japanese folklore
Mujina (Japanese: 貉) is an old Japanese term primarily referring to the Japanese badger, but traditionally to the Japanese raccoon dog (tanuki), causing
Mujina
Fictional box
No Amijima): A Study of a Japanese Domestic Tragedy, Harvard University Press, p. 53 "Dragons, Demons and Deities: Folklore of the Kyoto by the Sea Area
Tamatebako
Japanese doll
teru bōzu (Japanese: てるてる坊主 or 照る照る坊主; lit. 'shine, shine monk') is a small traditional handmade doll hung outside doors and windows in Japan in hope of
Teru_teru_bōzu
Japanese story
Early Modern Japanese Literature. New York: Columbia University Press, 2002. Okuno, Shintarō, "Commentary to Kaidan Botan Dōrō (in Japanese-解説)." In Kaidan
Kaidan_botan_dōrō
17th century Japanese vendetta
list see Japanese article ja:鍵屋の辻の決闘. Jones, Stanleigh H. (31 December 2012). "3. Vengeance at Iga Pass". The Bunraku Puppet Theatre of Japan: Honor, Vengeance
Igagoe_vendetta
Japanese folk tale based on atmospheric lights
鈴木棠三 (1982). Nihon zokushin jiten dōshokubutsu-hen 日本俗信辞典 動・植物編 [Japanese Folklore Dictionary – Animals & Plants]. 角川書店. ISBN 978-4-04-031100-5. 武光誠
Kitsune_no_yomeiri
Japanese ghost story
Botan Dōrō (牡丹燈籠, The Peony Lantern) is a Japanese ghost story (kaidan) and one of the most famous kaidan in Japan. The plot involves sex with the dead and
Botan_Dōrō
Japanese Urban Legend of a white figure
In Japanese folklore, the Kunekune (くねくね; 'wriggling body') is a fictional being typically described as having a slender, white, paper (or fabric-like)
Kunekune_(urban_legend)
travel, tourism, insurance
JAPANESE FOLKLORE
JAPANESE FOLKLORE
JAPANESE FOLKLORE
JAPANESE FOLKLORE
JAPANESE FOLKLORE
JAPANESE FOLKLORE
JAPANESE FOLKLORE
JAPANESE FOLKLORE
JAPANESE FOLKLORE
travel, tourism, insurance