List: Japanese mythology

Japanese mythology  noun  noun (generic) 

• first emperor to rule the land (title bestowed upon Emperor Jimmu on his coronation)

Japanese mythology  noun  noun (generic) 

• nuribotoke, monster resembling a corpse with dangling eyeballs

Japanese mythology  noun  noun (generic) 

• nine-headed dragon

Japanese mythology  noun  noun (generic) 

• mokumokuren, spirit that appears as rows of eyes (usu. on a shōji)

Japanese mythology  noun  noun (generic) 

• onikuma, monster resembling a large bear that steals livestock

usually written using kana alone  Japanese mythology  noun  noun (generic) 

• nurarihyon, elusive ghost resembling an old man with an elongated head

Japanese mythology  noun  noun (generic) 

• Takeminakata, Minakatatomi, Takeminakatatomi, deity of military arts and agriculture, son of Ōkuninushi and worshipped at Suwa Grand Shrine

Japanese mythology  noun  noun (generic) 

• Yasakatome, deity worshipped at various (lower) Suwa shrines, and consort of Takeminakata

obsolete kanji  Japanese mythology  noun  noun (generic) 

• first emperor to rule the land (title of Emperor Sujin)

rare term  Japanese mythology  noun  noun (generic)  Chinese mythology 

• Yatagarasu, raven who aided Emperor Jimmu on his eastern expedition
• three-legged crow inhabiting the sun