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Legendary creatures of Japan; Kintaro
Sakata Kaidomaru struggling with a huge carp under a waterfall by Kuniyoshi (via) Kintarō (金太郎?, often translated as “Golden Boy”) is a folk hero from Japanese folklore. A child of superhuman strength, he was raised by a mountain hag on Mount Ashigara. He became friendly with the animals of the mountain, and later, after catching [...]
Legendary creatures of Japan; Baku
Baku by Hokusai (via) Originally from China, this fantastic beast is said to be composed from the parts of many different animals, the most common description giving it the body of a bear, a trunk like an elephant, the eyes of a rhinoceros, the tail of a cow, strong legs like a tiger’s, and a [...]
Legendary creatures of Japan; Odoro-odoro
(via) Odoro-odoro. A monster appearing in the Gazu Hyakki Yakō and various Edo Period yōkai picture scrolls. No description of it is known, but its name seems to be related to terms like odoro-odoroshii, an adjective describing something terrifying or eerie, as well as words like odoro-gami, a term denoting disheveled, bramble-like hair like that [...]