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In Japanese mythology, the Namazu (鯰) or Ōnamazu (大 鯰) is a giant underground catfish who causes earthquakes. The creature lives under the islands of Japan and is guarded by the god Takemikazuchi enshrined at Kashima, who restrains the catfish with a stone.
12 sie 2024 · Eel bones have been discovered from shell middens from approximately 5,000 years ago, and since then eel has been recognized as a familiar fish to the Japanese people. Eels appear in old Japanese literature and waka poems , some of which are preserved in the Manyoshu (Collection of Ten Thousand Leaves).
Namazu is a mythical creature in Japanese folklore that has captured the imagination of people for centuries. This giant catfish is believed to live deep under the earth and is responsible for causing earthquakes and tsunamis by thrashing its tail.
2 wrz 2024 · Namazu is a legendary catfish said to be living under the Japanese archipelago and causing the many earthquakes shaking its grounds every time it moves. According to an Edo period folktale, it is kept pinned underground thanks to a sacred stone pegged by god Takemikazuchi.
4 lis 2023 · According to Japanese mythology and folk belief, Namazu is the monster responsible for causing the devastating earthquakes that shaped Japanese history and culture. Physical descriptions almost always depict Namazu as a catfish, although there are some variations from one depiction to another.
Unagi (ウナギ) is the Japanese word for freshwater eel, particularly the Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica (日本鰻, nihon unagi). [1] Unagi is a common ingredient in Japanese cooking, often as kabayaki. It is not to be confused with saltwater eel, which is known as anago in Japanese.
In Japanese folklore unagi hime, which translates as eel princess, is a huge shapeshifting eel that takes the form of a beautiful woman. This yokai is believed to live at the bottom of deep ponds and lakes and acts as a guardian of both the lake and everything in it.
