Japanese Myth

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i just wanted to post some scraps and sketches from twitter (original stuff ver.)

someone who doesn’t know japanese folklore explain this

World Mythologies + Water Spirits

cassiopeis:@femmefatalenet | event seven | Konohanasakuya-hime + the cherry blossom | earthHaiku by

f/f series: konohanasakuya-hime & izanami“love came as flowers.”

Kitsunebi, watercolour.Kitsune (狐) is the Japanese word for fox. Foxes are a common subject of Japan

Kitsune - the tiny gate guardian.

A bit older artwork but I was so happy to find them on my old hard drive… Shinto goddesses an

World Mythologies + Spring Deities

itscolossal:Artists Respond to the Coronavirus Outbreak by Flooding Social Media with a Japanese Yok

warau-okami:itscolossal:Artists Respond to the Coronavirus Outbreak by Flooding Social Media with a

buboplague:major arcana of a yokai tarot deck personal project from last yearMinor Arcana [link]info

A Japanese ivory okimono depicting two mythical characters, scrimshaw decorated, Meiji period, late

elsewheregreen:1900s Japanese matchbox label depicting a mythical creature, possibly a kirin. 

favorite underappreciated deities (as voted by my followers)↳ 2. izanamijapanese goddess of creation

favorite underappreciated deities (as voted by my followers)↳ 5. tsukiyomijapanese god of the moon

Chie Yoshii, ‘Hemera’, 2014Source“HEMERA was the the primordial goddess (protogenos) of

thewinedarksea:f/f february: mama quilla & amaterasurequested by @hechiceria​

yokaizin:Biwa bokuboku琵琶牧々びわぼくぼくTRANSLATION: takes its name from a particular legendary biwaAPPEARAN

Yoko Protects His Father from a Tiger, Kuniyoshi, ca. 1843

cassiopeis:@femmefatalenet | event seven | Konohanasakuya-hime + the cherry blossom | earthHaiku by

dregsbrekker:hynpos myth creation event, day 11: favorite japanese deityamaterasu: she is seen as th

The satori is a yōkai from Japanese mythology. Resembling monkeys, they are said to dwell in the mou

Japanese Giant Firebreathing Chicken — The BasanIn medieval Japanese folklore the Basan was a

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