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 & Folklore

Wasn’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...
2021.11.16
Myth & Folklore

Ichiri Island/一里島

Ichiri Island near Sasebo port (Red-circle) Longlongago,therewereonehundredoffshoreislandsnearSaseboport (Nagasaki p...
2021.03.03
Myth & Folklore

Princess Kaguya/かぐや姫

Longlongago,therewereanagedcouplewithoutachild.Anelderlymanmadebamboobasketsforaliving.Oneday,hewenttoabambooforest...
2021.03.03