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shinto (神道) – is the traditional religion of Japan that focuses on ritual practices to be carried out diligently to establish a connection between present-day Japan and its ancient past. Shinto and Buddhism Separation Order (神仏判然令, Shinbutsu Hanzenrei) - A Meiji era law that forbade the mixing of Buddhism and Shinto, an effort ...
Kagutsuchi's birth, in Japanese mythology, comes at the end of the creation of the world and marks the beginning of death. [4] In the Engishiki , a source which contains the myth, Izanami, in her death throes, bears the water goddess Mizuhanome , instructing her to pacify Kagu-tsuchi if he should become violent.
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. In polytheism, the counterpart of maō is 神王 (shin'ō), "the king of gods".
"Kobutori Jiisan" (こぶとりじいさん, Kobutori jīsan) translated directly as "Lump-Taken Old Man" is a Japanese Folktale about an old man who had his lump (or parotid gland tumor) taken or removed by demons after joining a party of demons celebrating and dancing in the night.
In feudal Japan (1185–1868), a rōnin (/ ˈ r oʊ n ɪ n / ROH-nin; Japanese: 浪人, IPA:, 'drifter' or 'wandering man', lit. ' unrestrained or dissolute person ') was a samurai who had no lord or master and in some cases, had also severed all links with his family or clan. [1]
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Japan has severely hardest-hit by the 2007–2008 financial crisis and the Great Recession. 24 September: Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda resigned and Tarō Asō become 94th Prime Minister of Japan. 2009: 30 August: Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda lost his election to Democratic Party leader Yukio Hatoyama. 16 September
Lores in the late Muromachi period (early 16th century–1573) stated that Muramasa I was a student of Masamune (c. 1300), the greatest swordsmith in Japan's history, and the Hon'ami family (family dynasty of swordpolishers and sword connoisseurs) commented that his floruit was the Jōji era (1362–1368). [9]