Japanese folklore

Folk traditions of Japan Part of a series onJapanese mythology and folklore Mythic texts Fudoki Kogo Shūi Kojiki Konjaku Monogatarishū Kujiki Nihon Ryōiki Nihon Shoki Divinities Amaterasu Ame-no-Uzume Inari Izanagi Izanami Kami Myōjin Seven Lucky Gods Susanoo Tsukuyomi Legendary creatures and urban legends Kitsune Oni Onryō Tengu Yōkai Yūrei Mythical and sacred locations Izumo Jigoku Mount Fuji Mount Hiei Ryūgū-jō Takamagahara Yomi Sacred objects Ame-no-Nuboko Kusanagi Tonbokiri Three Sacred Treasures Shintō and Buddhism Bon Festival Ema Setsubun Torii Buddhist temples Shinto shrines vte Japanese folklore encompasses the informally learned folk traditions of Japan and the Japanese people as expressed in its oral traditions, customs, and material culture. In Japanese, the term minkan denshō (民間伝承; "transmissions among the folk") is used to describe folklore. The academic study of folklore is known as minzokugaku (民俗学). Folklorists also employ the term minzoku shiryō (民俗資料) or "folklore material" refer to the objects and arts they study. Folk religion Men dressed as Namahage, wearing ogre-like masks and traditional straw capes (mino) make rounds of