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O-Ryu (應龍)
One of the several dragon types, the O-Ryu is depicted as a winged dragon. Traditionally associated with the rain, O-Ryu appears in several Chinese legends as assisting emperors and the...
O-Ryu (應龍)
One of the several dragon types, the O-Ryu is depicted as a winged dragon. Traditionally associated with the rain, O-Ryu appears in several Chinese legends as assisting emperors and the...
Saienshi Chosei (菜園子張青)
One of the 108 Outlaws in the Suikoden novel. His nickname, Saienshi (菜園子) or “Gardener”, came from him being a gardener at a monastery. One day, Saienshi got into a...
Saienshi Chosei (菜園子張青)
One of the 108 Outlaws in the Suikoden novel. His nickname, Saienshi (菜園子) or “Gardener”, came from him being a gardener at a monastery. One day, Saienshi got into a...
Rokuro-kubi (ろくろ首)
Rokuro-kubi (ろくろ首) are a type of yokai (妖怪) with elongated necks. They are often depicted as women whose neck elongate during the night. While there are different tales of the...
Rokuro-kubi (ろくろ首)
Rokuro-kubi (ろくろ首) are a type of yokai (妖怪) with elongated necks. They are often depicted as women whose neck elongate during the night. While there are different tales of the...
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...