Japanese (Myths)

Japanese Sites:

Amaterasu: Out of the Cave and Into the Light Amaterasu: Out of the Cave and Into the Light: A tale of the Sun Goddess Amaterasu and the Storm God Susano-O. (Japanese) http://www.lyricalworks.com/stories/amaterasu/amaterasu.htm Myth and Legend in Miyazaki Myth and Legend in Miyazaki: Myths connected to shrines in Miyazaki Prefecture in the southern part of Japan, the home of Japanese mythology. (Japanese) http://www.harapan.co.jp/english/miya_e/myth/myth_index.htm Gods of Man: Japan Gods of Man: Japan: Listing of some of Japan's deities, excerpted from "The Gods of Man," by David W. Owens. (Japanese) http://www.eschatonbooks.com/eschaton/books/103/103-p3.html Japanese Gods and Goddesses Japanese Gods and Goddesses: Names of deities and their attributes, from Chrissy's Dojo. (Japanese) http://www.geocities.com/Tokyo/Dojo/5644/gods.htm Japanese Mythology Japanese Mythology: Brief overview of Japanese deities, demons, and ghosts with art work. (Japanese) http://www.artelino.com/articles/japanese_mythology.asp Foundation and Creation Myths in Korea and Japan: Patterns and Connections Foundation and Creation Myths in Korea and Japan: Patterns and Connections: Comparative mythology article by Joo-Young Yoo, from the 1994 Berkeley McNair Journal. (Japanese) http://www.aad.berkeley.edu/uga/osl/mcnair/94BerkeleyMcNairJournal/07_Yoo.html The Kojiki The Kojiki: Excerpts of the "Kojiki", an 8th century official Japanese history that starts with the creation of the world, the deities, and Japan. (Japanese) http://www.sacred-texts.com/shi/kojiki.htm Japanese Myth Japanese Myth: Short retellings of Japanese myths. (Japanese) http://www.st.rim.or.jp/~cycle/myrefE.HTML