Myth & FolkloreFunadama -the spirit of the ship-/船霊さま
L: Funadama deities and the way of being enshrined, R: Traditional Japanese ship (The box at the bow is the place w...
Myth & Folklore
Myth & Folklore
Myth & Folklore“Amaterasu”-The Japanese Goddess of the Sun/天照大神
The image of Amaterasu 日本語は英語の下にあります。Thanks to Japan’smythfrom"Kojiki"oraRecordofAncientMatters, we could understand...
Myth & FolkloreWasn’t Mt. Fuji once the highest in Japan?/富士山はかつて日本一じゃなかった!?
Mt. Fuji taken from the Tomei highway (Fujikawa S.A.)/東名富士川S.Aからの富士山 日本語は英語の下にあります。Long, long ago, a male Kami, or d...
Myth & FolkloreIchiri Island/一里島
Ichiri Island near Sasebo port (Red-circle) Longlongago,therewereonehundredoffshoreislandsnearSaseboport (Nagasaki p...
Myth & FolklorePrincess Kaguya/かぐや姫
Longlongago,therewereanagedcouplewithoutachild.Anelderlymanmadebamboobasketsforaliving.Oneday,hewenttoabambooforest...