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    Tag: japan

    Don’t Order the Fish: The Mermaid and the 800 Year-Old Nun

    Imagine this: The place is Japan; the time is pre-10th century C.E., and you have a friend. A friend who’s a fisherman. Having a friend who’s a… Read more “Don’t Order the Fish: The Mermaid and the 800 Year-Old Nun”

    April 6, 2022 by MythCrafts Team

    Bake-Danuki: Mocked by the Japanese Racoon Dogs

    Our mythologies are littered with malicious spirits and malcontent, sometimes murderous monsters. This is understandable, because life can often be terrible; the horrors of the day revisit… Read more “Bake-Danuki: Mocked by the Japanese Racoon Dogs”

    March 17, 2022 by MythCrafts Team

    Waterfall Demon Princess: Raising the Bones of the Dead

    Imagine this: your father was a powerful Samurai, who led an unsuccessful revolt against the Emperor. And so, in the (Western) year 939 C.E., the Emperor had… Read more “Waterfall Demon Princess: Raising the Bones of the Dead”

    July 22, 2021 by MythCrafts Team

    Japanese Time Travel: the Fisherman and the Turtle

    Imagine this: You’re a peaceful fisherman, walking home after a day at sea. As you tread up the shoreline, you come across a group of children tormenting… Read more “Japanese Time Travel: the Fisherman and the Turtle”

    April 7, 2020January 15, 2023 by MythCrafts Team

    We’ll Need a Priest, and a Plumber: Japanese Toilet Ghosts

    There are some questions you never want to hear when you’re in a public restroom stall. “Got any spare toilet paper?” comes to mind. “Is your toilet… Read more “We’ll Need a Priest, and a Plumber: Japanese Toilet Ghosts”

    March 26, 2020 by MythCrafts Team

    An Account of Ancient Matters: A Shinto Creation Story

    Izanagi (He Who Invites) and Izanami (She Who Invites) were the eighth pair of primeval  Kami (deities) and were tasked with creating the world. They were given… Read more “An Account of Ancient Matters: A Shinto Creation Story”

    January 30, 2020February 4, 2020 by MythCrafts Team

    Lycoris radiata, the Japanese Hell Flower

    Originally native to China, the flower known as Lycoris radiata (Red Spider Lily) spread to neighboring regions, including Japan. China was also actively exporting Buddhism – it… Read more “Lycoris radiata, the Japanese Hell Flower”

    January 23, 2020November 27, 2022 by MythCrafts Team

    Faceless: The Noppera-bō

    Author’s note: I’ve added details of my own to this Japanese Folktale/Ghost Story, however the underlying plot elements (the lazy fisherman, his wife, the scared fisherman, the… Read more “Faceless: The Noppera-bō”

    December 24, 2019December 24, 2019 by MythCrafts Team

    Rat Tales From Around the World

    Rats have pretty bad press, none of which was helped by the Black Death. Still, where there are people, there are rats; likewise, where there are people,… Read more “Rat Tales From Around the World”

    October 4, 2018 by MythCrafts Team
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