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  2. Yamato Takeru - Wikipedia

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    The kanji spelling of his name varies: it appears in the Nihon Shoki as 日本武尊 and in the Kojiki as 倭建命. The story of his life and death are told principally in the Japanese chronicles in Kojiki (712) and Nihon Shoki (720), but also mentioned in Kogo Shūi (807) and some histories like the Hitachi no Kuni Fudoki (常陸国風土記 ...

  3. Kujiki - Wikipedia

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    Kujiki (旧事紀), or Sendai Kuji Hongi (先代旧事本紀), is a historical Japanese text.It was generally believed to have been one of the earliest Japanese histories until the middle of the Edo period, when scholars such as Tokugawa Mitsukuni and Tada Yoshitoshi successfully contended that it was an imitation based on the Nihon Shoki, the Kojiki and the Kogo Shūi. [1]

  4. Kuraokami - Wikipedia

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    The name Kuraokami combines kura 闇 "dark; darkness; closed" and okami 龗 "dragon tutelary of water". This uncommon kanji (o)kami or rei 龗, borrowed from the Chinese character ling 龗 "rain-dragon; mysterious" (written with the "rain" radical 雨, 3 口 "mouths", and a phonetic of long 龍 "dragon") is a variant Chinese character for Japanese rei < Chinese ling 靈 "rain-prayer ...

  5. Kojiki - Wikipedia

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    The Kojiki (古事記, "Records of Ancient Matters" or "An Account of Ancient Matters"), also sometimes read as Furukotofumi [1] or Furukotobumi, [2] [a] is an early Japanese chronicle of myths, legends, hymns, genealogies, oral traditions, and semi-historical accounts down to 641 [3] concerning the origin of the Japanese archipelago, the kami (神), and the Japanese imperial line.

  6. Umashiashikabihikoji - Wikipedia

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    The Kojiki is an old and important Japanese text. It says Umashiashikabihikoji was the fourth kami to appear. He appeared with other deities like Ametokotachi. They hid themselves after appearing. Umashiashikabihikoji has a gendered name. He is the first kami with such a name. [2] The Kojiki says Umashiashikabihikoji was the fourth kotoamatsukami.

  7. Onryō: the vengeful Japanese spirits that inspired 'The Ring ...

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    The character, who seems rarely referred to by name — it’s Sadako Yamamura, for reference — has lingered in our collective consciousness since the original Japanese film was first released ...

  8. Japanese mythology - Wikipedia

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    Two important sources for Japanese myths, as they are recognized today, are the Kojiki and the Nihon Shoki. [4] [5] The Kojiki, or "Record of Ancient Matters," is the oldest surviving account of Japan's myths, legends, and history. [6] Additionally, the Shintōshū describes the origins of Japanese deities from a Buddhist perspective. [7]

  9. Nunakawahime - Wikipedia

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    Nunakawahime is a character in the Kojiki, an ancient Japanese text. She is not mentioned in the Nihon Shoki. In the Kojiki, there is a story about Ōkuninushi. He went to Koshi No Kuni to propose to Nunakawahime. He stood outside her house and recited a poem. He wanted to marry her. Nunakawahime was hesitant at first.