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Copyright: japanese mythology
Japanese myths, as generally recognized in the mainstream today, are based on the Kojiki, the Nihon Shoki, and some complementary books. The Kojiki, or "Record of Ancient Matters", is the oldest surviving account of Japan's myths, legends and history. The Shintōshū describes the origins of Japanese deities from a Buddhist perspective, while the Hotsuma Tsutae records a substantially different version of the mythology.
One notable feature of Japanese mythology is its explanation of the origin of the Imperial Family, which has been used historically to assign godhood to the imperial line. The title of the Emperor of Japan, tennō (天皇), means "heavenly sovereign".
The following tags are aliased to this tag: japanese_folklore, japan_mythos, japan_mythology, japanese_legend, japanese_myth, japan_legend, japanese_mythos, japan_myth (learn more).
This tag implicates east_asian_mythology (learn more).
The following tags implicate this tag: yokai, isonade, shinigami, shisa_dog (learn more).
