Japanese spiritual traditions
Shinto, the ancient way of the kami
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Buddhism arrives and blends
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Yokai, yurei, and folk monsters
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Modern rituals and everyday superstitions
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Fox tails: In Japanese folklore, a kitsune (fox) grows an extra tail every hundred years, reaching up to nine tails as it gains ultimate wisdom.
A class of supernatural monsters, spirits, and demons in Japanese folklore. In 1776, artist Toriyama Sekien cataloged these entities in his illustrated encyclopedia, Gazu Hyakki Yagyo.
In Japanese folklore, what is the maximum number of tails a kitsune (magical fox) can grow as it gains power?
What is the favorite food of the water-dwelling Japanese monster known as the kappa?
Which red-faced, long-nosed yokai lives in the mountains and is known as both a skilled martial artist and a trickster?
What traditional clothing do Japanese ghosts, or yurei, typically wear in folklore and art?
How can a human trick a kappa into losing its physical strength according to folklore?
Which animal in Japanese folklore is depicted as a jolly shapeshifter carrying a sake bottle and a promissory note?
What is the name of the terrifying, giant skeleton yokai made from the bones of people who died of starvation?