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Hone-onna
is a yōkai depicted in the ''Konjaku Gazu Zoku Hyakki'' (1779) by Toriyama Sekien. As its name implies, it depicts this yōkai as a woman in the form of bones. In Sekien's explanatory text in the ''Konjaku Gazu Zoku Hyakki'' states that there is a story called in which an aged female skeleton would carry a chōchin (lantern) decorated with Paeonia suffruticosa, botan flowers on it and visit the house of a man she loved back when she was still alive, and then cavort with that man. In other words, this refers to , within the collection of writings called by Asai Ryōi. (The collection was composed as a sort of moral-free version of the Chinese work ''Jiandeng Xinhua'' written in 1378 by Qu You.) In the ''Botan Dōrō'', a man named Ogiwara Shinnojō meets a beautiful woman named Yako and they become entangled almost every night, but one night an old person from next door catches a glimpse of it and sees the strange scene of Shinnojō embracing with a skeleton. According to ''Tō ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Konjaku Gazu Zoku Hyakki
is the second book of Japanese artist Toriyama Sekien's famous ''Gazu Hyakki Yagyō'' tetralogy, published c. 1779. A version of the tetralogy translated and annotated in English was published in 2016. These books are supernatural Bestiary, bestiaries, collections of ghosts, spirits, spooks, and monsters, many of which Toriyama based on Japanese literature, literature, Japanese folklore, folklore, other Japanese art, artwork. These works have had a profound influence on subsequent ''yōkai'' imagery in Japan. ''Konjaku Gazu Zoku Hyakki'' is preceded in the series by ''Gazu Hyakki Yagyō'', and succeeded by ''Konjaku Hyakki Shūi'' and ''Gazu Hyakki Tsurezure Bukuro''. List of creatures The three volumes were titled 雨, 晦, and 明. From this book, Toriyama added captions. First Volume – 雨 (Rain) Image:SekienOmagatoki.jpg, Image:SekienOni.jpg, Image:SekienSansei.jpg, Image:SekienHiderigami.jpg, Image:SekienSuiko.jpg, Image:SekienSatori.jpg, Image:SekienShuten-doj ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Undead
The undead are beings in mythology, legend, or fiction that are deceased but behave as if they were alive. A common example of an undead being is a cadaver, corpse reanimated by supernatural forces, by the application of either the deceased's own Energy (esotericism), life force or that of a supernatural being (such as a demon, or other evil spirit). The undead may be Incorporeality, incorporeal (ghosts) or Human body, corporeal (mummy (undead), mummies, vampires, skeleton (undead), skeletons, and zombies). The undead are featured in the belief systems of most cultures, and appear in many works of fantasy fiction, fantasy and horror fiction. The term is also occasionally used for real-life attempts to Resurrection#Technological resurrection, resurrect the dead with science and technology, from early experiments like Robert E. Cornish's to future sciences such as "chemical brain preservation" and "cryonics." While the term usually refers to corporeal entities, in some cases (for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yōkai
are a class of supernatural entities and Spirit (supernatural entity) , spirits in Japanese folklore. The kanji representation of the word comprises two characters that both mean "suspicious, doubtful", and while the Japanese name is simply the Japanese transliteration or pronunciation of the Chinese term ''yaoguai, yāoguài'' (which designates similarly strange creatures), some Japanese commentators argue that the word ''yōkai'' has taken on many different meanings in Japanese culture, including referring to a large number of uniquely Japanese creatures. are also referred to as , or . However, most Japanese generally think of the two loose classes of spirits as highly different, although some academics and Shinto practitioners acknowledge similarities within the seeming dichotomy between the natures of them and most ''kami'', which are generally regarded as relatively beneficent in comparison, and class the two as ultimately the same type of spirits of nature or of a m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Succubus
A succubus () is a female demon who is described in various folklore as appearing in the dreams of male humans in order to seduce them. Repeated interactions between a succubus and a man will lead to sexual activity, a bond forming between them, and ultimately sexual intercourse, as she requires semen to survive. The establishment and perpetuation of such a relationship enables the production of a hybrid offspring known as a cambion, but at the expense of the man, whose mental and physical health will deteriorate rapidly, eventually resulting in his death if the succubus continues courting him for a protracted period. In modern representations, a succubus is often depicted as a beautiful seductress or enchantress, rather than as demonic or frightening, to attract people instead of repulsing them. The male counterpart to the succubus is the incubus. Historically, folkloric belief in succubi was motivated by distressing nighttime phenomena, chiefly wet dreams and sleep paralysi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Obake
and are a class of ''yōkai'', preternatural creatures in Japanese folklore. Literally, the terms mean ''a thing that changes'', referring to a state of transformation or shapeshifting. These words are often translated as "ghost", but primarily they refer to living things or supernatural beings who have taken on a temporary transformation, and these ''bakemono'' are distinct from the spirits of the dead. However, as a secondary usage, the term ''obake'' can be a synonym for ''yūrei'', the ghost of a deceased human being. A ''bakemono's'' true form may be an animal such as a fox ('' kitsune''), a raccoon dog ('' bake-danuki''), a badger ('' mujina''), a transforming cat ('' bakeneko''), the spirit of a plant—such as a '' kodama'', or an inanimate object which may possess a soul in Shinto and other animistic traditions. ''Obake'' derived from household objects are often called '' tsukumogami''. A ''bakemono'' usually either disguises itself as a human or appears in a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ansei
was a after '' Kaei'' and before ''Man'en''. This period spanned the years from November 1854 through March 1860. The reigning emperor was . Change of era * November 27, 1854 (): The new era name of ''Ansei'' (meaning "tranquil government") was created to herald the beginning of a peaceful period. The impetus and explanation for this change of era names was said to have been the burning of the Palace in Kyoto in the preceding summer.Satow, Ernest Mason. (1905) ''Japan 1853–1864, Or, Genji Yume Monogatari'', p. 11./ref> The new era name was derived from an hortatory aphorism: "Rule peacefully over the masses, then the ruler will remain in his place" (庶民安政、然後君子安位矣). Although the notion seems appealing, the arrival of the Black Ships and Commodore Matthew C. Perry is not specifically recognized as a factor in the change of era names. Events of the ''Ansei'' era * 1854 (''Ansei 1''): The Ansei-Tōkai Quake (安政東海地震, ''Ansei Tōkai J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aomori Prefecture
is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan in the Tōhoku region. The prefecture's capital, largest city, and namesake is the city of Aomori (city), Aomori. Aomori is the northernmost prefecture on Japan's main island, Honshu, and is bordered by the Pacific Ocean to the east, Iwate Prefecture to the southeast, Akita Prefecture to the southwest, the Sea of Japan to the west, and Hokkaido across the Tsugaru Strait to the north. Aomori Prefecture is the List of Japanese prefectures by area, 8th-largest prefecture, with an area of , and the List of Japanese prefectures by population, 31st-most populous prefecture, with more than 1.18 million people. Approximately 45 percent of Aomori Prefecture's residents live in its two Core cities of Japan, core cities, Aomori and Hachinohe, which lie on coastal plains. The majority of the prefecture is covered in forested mountain ranges, with population centers occupying valleys and plains. Aomori is the third-most populous prefecture i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norio Yamada
Norio (written: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , or in hiragana) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: *, Japanese rower * Norio Hayakawa (born 1944), American activist *, Japanese speed skater *, Japanese professional wrestler *, Japanese cyclist *, Japanese actor *, Japanese journalist *, Japanese ice hockey player *, Japanese astronomer *, Japanese photographer *, Japanese Go player *, Japanese jazz composer and pianist * Norio Matsubara (born 1968), Brazilian racing driver *, Japanese golfer *, Japanese politician *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese spree killer and writer *, Japanese writer *, Japanese physician and geneticist * Norio Nishiyama, Japanese mixed martial artist *, Japanese chief executive *, Japanese footballer * , Japanese female manga artist and illustrator *, Japanese footballer and manager *, Japanese basketball coach *, Japanese sumo wrestler *, Japanese golfer *, Japanese animator, illustrator and character des ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Qu You
Qu You (, 1341–1427), courtesy name Zongji (宗吉) and self-nicknamed Cunzhai (存齋, "Reading Studio of Existence"), was a Chinese novelist who lived in the Ming dynasty, and whose works inspired a new genre fantasy works with political subtext of the Qing dynasty. Born in Qiantang (錢塘, now Hangzhou), Qu You was famous as an adolescent poet. He became a teacher-official (教諭) in Lin'an (臨安), then promoted to be the Head of Secretary (長史) of the Zhou (周) Kingdom. But at the height of his career, he became implicated in a dispute between the Hongwu Emperor and Zhu Su and was jailed in 1408. After his release in 1425, he worked as a tutor Tutoring is private academic help, usually provided by an expert teacher; someone with deep knowledge or defined expertise in a particular subject or set of subjects. A tutor, formally also called an academic tutor, is a person who provides assis ... in the household of Lord of Ying State (英國公). He was reinstat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mamoru Takada
Mamoru (まもる, マモル) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: * Marcus Mamoru Toji (born 1984), American actor * , Japanese composer * , Japanese composer best known for his work with animator Hayao Miyazaki * , anime director * , Japanese shogi player * , Japanese film director * , Japanese inventor, music composer, and Chief Executive Officer of VitaCraft and VitaCraft Japan * , Olympics marksmen * , Japanese anime director * , Japanese boxer * , Japanese middle-distance runner * , Japanese actor and voice actor * , Japanese astronaut * , Japanese mechanical designer, character designer, and manga artist * Mamoru Nakamura (died 1992), Palauan jurist * , Japanese film director * , Japanese composer * Mamoru Sato (born 1937), American modernist sculptor * , Imperial Japanese Navy officer * , Japanese Minister of Foreign affairs at the end of World War II * , Japanese illustrator/manga artist * , Japanese ice hockey player * , Japanese crim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
