Sakanoue no Tamuramaro (坂上 田村麻呂, 758 – June 17, 811) was a court noble, general and shōgun of the early Heian period of Japan.He served as Dainagon, Minister of War and Ukon'e no Taisho (Major Captain of the Right Division of Inner Palace Guards). He held the kabane of Ōsukune and the court rank of Junior Second Rank and was awarded the Order of Second …

The traditional attire of a miko is a pair of red hakama (divided, pleated trousers), a white kosode (a predecessor of the kimono), and some white or red hair ribbons.In Shinto, the color white symbolizes purity. [citation needed] The garment put over the kosode during Kagura dances is called a chihaya (千早).Traditional miko tools include the Azusa Yumi (梓弓, "catalpa bow"), …

Chumo (Hangul: 추모, Hanja: 鄒牟), posthumously Chumo the Holy (Hangul: 추모성왕, Hanja: 鄒牟聖王), was the founding monarch of the kingdom of Goguryeo, and was worshipped as a god-king by the people of Goguryeo and Goryeo. Chumo was originally a Buyeo slang for an excellent archer, which became his name later. He was commonly recorded as Jumong (Hangul: 주몽, …

The Nihon Shoki (日本書紀), sometimes translated as The Chronicles of Japan, is the second-oldest book of classical Japanese history.The book is also called the Nihongi (日本紀, "Japanese Chronicles").It is more elaborate and detailed than the Kojiki, the oldest, and has proven to be an important tool for historians and archaeologists as it includes the most complete extant …

Edo Neo-Confucianism, known in Japanese as Shushi-Gaku (朱子學, shushigaku), refers to the schools of Neo-Confucian philosophy that developed in Japan during the Edo period.Neo-Confucianism reached Japan during the Kamakura period.The philosophy can be characterized as humanistic and rationalistic, with the belief that the universe could be understood through …

Inari Ōkami (Japanese: 稲荷大神), also called Ō-Inari (大稲荷), is the Japanese kami of foxes, fertility, rice, tea and sake, of agriculture and industry, of general prosperity and worldly success [citation needed], and one of the principal kami of Shinto.In earlier Japan, Inari was also the patron of swordsmiths and merchants.Represented as male, female, or androgynous, Inari is ...

Historique. La plus vieille mention du kombu apparaît dans Shoku Nihongi en 797, comme un cadeau et une taxe de la région de Tōhoku.Mais son utilisation est certainement beaucoup plus ancienne, et date probablement de la période Jōmon (qui couvre la période du X e millénaire av. J.-C., au III e siècle av. J.-C.).Le kombu se décomposant facilement, aucune trace …

Ōyamazumi Shrine (大山祇神社, Ōyamazumi-jinja) is a Shinto shrine located on the island of Ōmishima in the Seto Inland Sea.Administratively, it is part of the city of Imabari, Ehime.It is the ichinomiya of former Iyo Province. The main festival of the shrine is held annually on the April 22 by the lunar calendar.

Yōkai (妖怪, "strange apparition") are a class of supernatural entities and spirits in Japanese folklore.The word yōkai is composed of the kanji for "attractive; calamity" and "apparition; mystery; suspicious." Yōkai are also referred to as ayakashi (あやかし), mononoke (物の怪) or mamono (魔物).Despite often being translated as such, yōkai are not literally demons in the ...

The Ise Grand Shrine (伊勢神宮, Ise Jingū), located in Ise, Mie Prefecture of Japan, is a Shinto shrine dedicated to the sun goddess Amaterasu.Officially known simply as Jingū (神宮), Ise Jingū is a shrine complex composed of many Shinto shrines centered on two main shrines, Naikū (内宮) and Gekū (外宮).. The Inner Shrine, Naikū (also officially known as "Kōtai Jingū"), is ...