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Shoki (鍾馗)
Shoki (鍾馗), also known as the "demon queller", was a legendary hero and deity of the Chinese Taoist pantheon, who also made his way to Japan. Legend has it that...
Shoki (鍾馗)
Shoki (鍾馗), also known as the "demon queller", was a legendary hero and deity of the Chinese Taoist pantheon, who also made his way to Japan. Legend has it that...
Yasha (夜叉)
Yasha are a type of yokai with a mixed history, once seen as ferocious demon gods and man-eaters, they were eventually converted to protectors Buddhism. Yasha are known as fearsome...
Yasha (夜叉)
Yasha are a type of yokai with a mixed history, once seen as ferocious demon gods and man-eaters, they were eventually converted to protectors Buddhism. Yasha are known as fearsome...
Sato Masakiyo (佐藤正清)
Kato Kiyomasa (加藤清正), also known as Sato Masakiyo (佐藤正清), was a Japanese feudal lord or daimyo (大名). He rose to prominence as one of Toyotomi Hideyoshi's Seven Spears of Shizugatake...
Sato Masakiyo (佐藤正清)
Kato Kiyomasa (加藤清正), also known as Sato Masakiyo (佐藤正清), was a Japanese feudal lord or daimyo (大名). He rose to prominence as one of Toyotomi Hideyoshi's Seven Spears of Shizugatake...
Sojobo (僧正坊)
Sojobo is the legendary king of the tengu (天狗). Sojobo wears the clothing of a yamabushi (山伏) or mountain ascetic hermit, has the characteristic long tengu nose, and a long...
Sojobo (僧正坊)
Sojobo is the legendary king of the tengu (天狗). Sojobo wears the clothing of a yamabushi (山伏) or mountain ascetic hermit, has the characteristic long tengu nose, and a long...
Japanese Firefighters' Tattoos
Among the most most fervent adopters of tattoos in the (particularly late) Edo period were those with physically-challenging occupations such as firefighters, construction workers, carpenters, and porters. In fact, tattoos...
Japanese Firefighters' Tattoos
Among the most most fervent adopters of tattoos in the (particularly late) Edo period were those with physically-challenging occupations such as firefighters, construction workers, carpenters, and porters. In fact, tattoos...
Tanmei Jiro Gen Shogo (短命二郎阮小五)
One of the 108 Outlaws in the Suikoden novel. His nickname, Tanmei Jiro (短命二郎), translates to short-lived second son. Although the nickname might imply that his life was short-lived, it...
Tanmei Jiro Gen Shogo (短命二郎阮小五)
One of the 108 Outlaws in the Suikoden novel. His nickname, Tanmei Jiro (短命二郎), translates to short-lived second son. Although the nickname might imply that his life was short-lived, it...