Explore: Folklore (japan)

Japanese folklore encompasses the informally learned folk traditions of Japan and the Japanese people as expressed in its oral traditions, customs, and

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

(/ˈoʊniː/ 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 or in

types which are more of a reportage). A representative sampling of Japanese folklore would definitely include the quintessential Momotarō (Peach Boy),

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

Folklore is the body of expressive culture shared by a particular group of people, culture or subculture. This includes oral traditions such as tales,

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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

In modern Japanese folklore since the mid-2000s, the Ningen (ニンゲン) is an aquatic humanoid whale-like and mermaid-like creature supposedly inhabiting the

in Japan, and registered officially in the 1960s. The breed has been known in Japan for centuries, and it frequently appears in traditional folklore and