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An image of humans battling a Namazu. 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.
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.
1 sty 2013 · For many people in Japan today, the term “Edo-mae” will conjure up images of sushi (Kuroki and Tsukamoto 2012), but in Edo days, the term was used in the sense of “fish and shellfish caught in the sea, rivers and canals in front of Edo Castle (Edojō-mae)”; the most representative of these fish were eels.
5 sie 2023 · In Japanese mythology, the eel is known as Unagi no Nedoko and is believed to have the power to control rainfall. The Japanese also believed that the eel has healing powers and consuming it can help cure illnesses.
14 paź 2022 · Japan boasts a large variety of animals and creatures which are native to Japan, and they have interesting meanings in Japanese culture, religion, mythology, and history. Some of them are easily found in the wild, while others only appear in legendary stories or folklore as imaginary creatures.
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.
In many pictures and statues of Ebisu, he is shown as a elegantly dressed gentleman wearing formal court garments that are richly brocaded, and incongruously enough, at the same time he is shown carrying a long and clumsy fishing pole and a huge fish called a tai, sea brea), under his arm.
