Commonly abbreviated as Nihon Ryōiki, which means "Record of Miraculous Events in Japan," the full title is Nihonkoku Genpō Zen'aku Ryōiki (日本国現報善悪霊異記). It may...
4 KB (437 words) - 04:26, 3 July 2023
Kitsune (section Nihon Ryōiki)
fox is revealed after being frightened by the house pet dog) occurs in Nihon Ryōiki, an anthology of Buddhist tales compiled around 822. The plotline involves...
65 KB (7,280 words) - 02:09, 15 May 2024
they eat people in one mouthful, which is called "onihitokuchi". In Nihon Ryōiki, The Tales of Ise and Konjaku Monogatarishū, for example, a woman is...
34 KB (3,918 words) - 14:29, 17 May 2024
published in multiple volumes, starting with publications such as the Nihon Ryōiki and the Konjaku Monogatarishū, and in these publications, mentions of...
37 KB (4,008 words) - 12:33, 1 May 2024
devouring humans. Stories of sexual violence are common in the Buddhist text Nihon ryōiki, while stories of people being devoured by mountain deities are found...
29 KB (3,660 words) - 00:55, 8 May 2024
songs (化人以歌)." Bake-danuki subsequently appear in such classics as the Nihon Ryōiki and the Uji Shūi Monogatari. In some regions of Japan, bake-danuki are...
19 KB (2,283 words) - 21:40, 4 May 2024
Japanese dragons (日本の竜/龍, Nihon no ryū) are diverse legendary creatures in Japanese mythology and folklore. Japanese dragon myths amalgamate native legends...
20 KB (2,301 words) - 00:43, 22 May 2024
The first reliable historical mention of the sword is in the Nihon Shoki. Although the Nihon Shoki also contains mythological stories that are not considered...
16 KB (1,971 words) - 04:26, 22 May 2024
Sugawara no Michizane are called the Three Great Onryō of Japan (日本三大怨霊, Nihon Sandai Onryō) because they are considered to be the most powerful and revered...
22 KB (2,403 words) - 21:14, 28 April 2024
sing songs." Bake-danuki subsequently appear in such classics as the Nihon Ryōiki and the Uji Shūi Monogatari. In some regions of Japan, bake-danuki are...
25 KB (2,603 words) - 11:54, 26 May 2024
mythology and folklore Mythic texts Kojiki Nihon Shoki Fudoki Kujiki Kogo Shūi Konjaku Monogatarishū Nihon Ryōiki Divinities Amaterasu Ame-no-Uzume Inari...
30 KB (3,247 words) - 05:40, 25 May 2024
mythology and folklore Mythic texts Kojiki Nihon Shoki Fudoki Kujiki Kogo Shūi Konjaku Monogatarishū Nihon Ryōiki Divinities Amaterasu Ame-no-Uzume Inari...
17 KB (2,337 words) - 00:16, 2 April 2024
mythology and folklore Mythic texts Kojiki Nihon Shoki Fudoki Kujiki Kogo Shūi Konjaku Monogatarishū Nihon Ryōiki Divinities Amaterasu Ame-no-Uzume Inari...
14 KB (1,844 words) - 13:14, 1 February 2024
mythology and folklore Mythic texts Kojiki Nihon Shoki Fudoki Kujiki Kogo Shūi Konjaku Monogatarishū Nihon Ryōiki Divinities Amaterasu Ame-no-Uzume Inari...
3 KB (264 words) - 07:54, 25 May 2024
A Japanese urban legend (日本の都市伝説, Nihon no toshi densetsu) is a story in Japanese folklore which is circulated as true. These urban legends are characterized...
33 KB (4,044 words) - 17:11, 19 March 2024
the entry for Gashadokuro in Mizuki's book, a related tale from the Nihon Ryōiki is introduced. It tells of a man in Bingo Province (Hiroshima Prefecture)...
8 KB (1,052 words) - 21:16, 5 May 2024
succeeded by the otogizōshi genre. The Nihon Ryōiki, shortened from the full title Nihonkoku Genpō Zen'aku Ryōiki (A Chronicle of Wondrous Tales of Good...
5 KB (684 words) - 18:55, 12 May 2023
to Izu Ōshima on June 26, 699, but folk tales at least as old as the Nihon Ryōiki (c. 800) recount his supernatural powers and exploits. He is also referred...
8 KB (906 words) - 20:56, 22 August 2023
mythology and folklore Mythic texts Kojiki Nihon Shoki Fudoki Kujiki Kogo Shūi Konjaku Monogatarishū Nihon Ryōiki Divinities Amaterasu Ame-no-Uzume Inari...
54 KB (5,729 words) - 00:19, 20 May 2024
mythology and folklore Mythic texts Kojiki Nihon Shoki Fudoki Kujiki Kogo Shūi Konjaku Monogatarishū Nihon Ryōiki Divinities Amaterasu Ame-no-Uzume Inari...
8 KB (1,247 words) - 14:10, 18 March 2024
them with the Sarutahiko Ōkami, who is described in the 720 CE text the Nihon Shoki with a similar nose measuring seven hand-spans in length. In village...
42 KB (5,299 words) - 03:42, 21 May 2024
a descendant of Ninigi-no-Mikoto owned Ashihara-no-Nakatsukuni. In the Nihon Shoki (日本書紀, The Chronicles of Japan), there is almost no mention of Takamagahara...
24 KB (2,971 words) - 17:52, 17 May 2024
mythology Religions Divinities Texts and myths Kojiki Nihon Shoki Kujiki Hotsuma Tsutae Nihon Ryōiki Konjaku Monogatarishū Sacred objects Amenonuhoko Sesshō-seki...
14 KB (1,599 words) - 04:18, 22 May 2024
mythology and folklore Mythic texts Kojiki Nihon Shoki Fudoki Kujiki Kogo Shūi Konjaku Monogatarishū Nihon Ryōiki Divinities Amaterasu Ame-no-Uzume Inari...
26 KB (3,147 words) - 11:44, 23 May 2024
mythology Religions Divinities Texts and myths Kojiki Nihon Shoki Kujiki Hotsuma Tsutae Nihon Ryōiki Konjaku Monogatarishū Sacred objects Amenonuhoko Sesshō-seki...
3 KB (450 words) - 00:00, 12 November 2023
in Japanese folklore for quite some time. Story 9 of Volume 3 in the Nihon Ryōiki tells of how a woman died in labor and went to hell. Despite the Ōjōyōshū...
3 KB (467 words) - 16:08, 21 January 2024
including Inga Monogatari, A Garland of Heroes, Otogi Boko, Ise Monogatari, Nihon Ryōiki, and Konjaku Monogatarishū. Japanese literature researcher Noriko T....
37 KB (3,926 words) - 12:45, 18 February 2024
of the Nihon Shoki changes from before and after Yūryaku's reign. As his name is mentioned at the beginning of the Man'yōshū and Nihon Ryōiki, this is...
31 KB (3,439 words) - 12:24, 14 May 2024
mythology and folklore Mythic texts Kojiki Nihon Shoki Fudoki Kujiki Kogo Shūi Konjaku Monogatarishū Nihon Ryōiki Divinities Amaterasu Ame-no-Uzume Inari...
5 KB (513 words) - 04:51, 5 March 2024
mythology and folklore Mythic texts Kojiki Nihon Shoki Fudoki Kujiki Kogo Shūi Konjaku Monogatarishū Nihon Ryōiki Divinities Amaterasu Ame-no-Uzume Inari...
19 KB (2,149 words) - 20:36, 16 April 2024