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A name given to the kami of water and to a wide variety of mythical and magical creatures found in water. Suiko Another name for kappa. Sukunabikona The Shinto kami of the onsen (hot springs), agriculture, healing, magic, brewing sake and knowledge. The child of either Kamimusubi or Takamimusubi, he helped Ōkuninushi build the land known as ...
Yōkai (妖怪, "strange apparition") are a class of supernatural entities and spirits in Japanese folklore.The kanji representation of the word yōkai comprises two characters that both mean "suspicious, doubtful", [1] and while the Japanese name is simply the Japanese transliteration or pronunciation of the Chinese term yaoguai (which designates similarly strange creatures), some Japanese ...
Japanese mythology and folklore. An oni (鬼 おに) (/ oʊni / OH-nee) is a kind of yōkai, demon, orc, ogre, or troll in Japanese folklore. They are believed to live in caves or deep in the mountains. [2] Oni are known for their superhuman strength and have been associated with powers like thunder and lightning, [2] along with their evil ...
The term "mazoku" was used to describe the asura and yaksha in Hindu mythology, as well as Zoroastrianism 's daeva. It is a general term for devils, demons and evil beings. In Japanese polytheism, it is an antonym of 神族 (shinzoku), "the tribe of gods". A maō is a king or ruler over mazoku. For instance, in Bible translations, Satan is a maō.
Buddhist temples. Shinto shrines. v. t. e. An akuma (悪魔) is an evil spirit in Japanese folklore, [1][2] sometimes described in English-language sources as a devil or demon. [2][3] An alternative name for the akuma is ma (ま). [4] Akuma is the name assigned to Satan in Japanese Christianity, and the Mara in Japanese Buddhism.
Japanese mythology and folklore. Tengu (/ ˈtɛŋɡuː / TENG-goo; Japanese: 天狗, pronounced [teŋɡɯ], lit. 'Heavenly Dog') are a type of legendary creature found in Shinto belief. They are considered a type of yōkai (supernatural beings) or Shinto kami (gods or spirits). [1]
The amanojaku is commonly held to be derived from Amanosagume (天探女), [2] a wicked deity in Shintō mythology, which shares the amanojaku 's contrary nature and ability to see into a person's heart, "a very perverted demon". The creature has also entered Buddhist thought, where it is considered an opponent of Buddhist teachings, [2 ...
Kamaitachi (鎌鼬) is a Japanese yōkai from the oral tradition of the Kōshin'etsu region. It can also refer to the strange events that this creature causes. They appear riding on dust devils and cut people using their sickle -like front claws, delivering sharp, painless wounds. The name is a combination of the words kama (sickle), and itachi ...