Japanese Mythology

A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – The Nue is a mysterious shape-shifting creature referred to in Japanese literature since ancient times. It is a yokai, a weird, mysterious creature that can take many forms. They are commonly associated with folklore, especially with small villages, old, abandoned cities, or deserted mountain regions. According to ancient Japanese beliefs, […]

A. Sutherland  – AncientPages.com – In Japanese mythology, Raijin (Raiden) is one of the eight gods of thunder and the master of lightning. His attribute is a sacred Taiko drum. He is commonly represented together with his brother, Fujin, the god of the wind, but his personal companion is Raiju (“thunder animal” or “thunder beast”). Raijin

A. Sutherland  – AncientPages.com – Nurikabe is among the most popular Yokai monster creatures in Japanese mythology and folk traditions. It is a yokai, a mysterious force that symbolizes suspicion and strangeness. It defines various supernatural phenomena, objects, and bizarre creatures that dwell in the borderlands and spaces located “in-between.” The belief in a trickster, nurikabe, mainly targets individuals while

A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – Yuki-Onna, or the ‘Lady of the Snow,’ is an evil spirit (yokai) lurking around and waiting for people lost in a snowstorm. She is a female demon and a symbol of death in Japanese mythology. Yuki-onna is far from being kind, attractive, and benevolent, and her attributes are not unlike

David Tee – AncientPages.com – The earliest records anyone has of the Japanese myth Susanoo-no-Mikoto appear in the 8th century AD. These records tell the story of the Japanese storm and sea god who could not control himself when he got excited. In fact, it was his uncontrollable nature that got him banned from heaven. Susanoo

Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – Japanese mythology is full of mysterious and fascinating creatures. One of them is called Wanyūdō, and its existence is based on a thousand-year-old legend. In Japan, Wanyūdō is one of the most frightening types of Yōkai. According to ancient Japanese beliefs, Yōkai (in Chinese: ‘kanji’, which means “strangeness, mystery, or