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2 days ago · Emperor Jimmu神武天皇. Emperor Jimmu (神武天皇, Jinmu-tennō) was the legendary first emperor of Japan according to the Nihon Shoki and Kojiki. [2] His ascension is traditionally dated as 660 BC. [6] [7] In Japanese mythology, he was a descendant of the sun goddess Amaterasu, through her grandson Ninigi, as well as a descendant of the ...
6 days ago · Family tree of Japanese deities. This is a family tree of Japanese deities. It covers early emperors until Emperor Ojin, the first definitively known historical emperor, see family tree of Japanese monarchs for a continuation of the royal line into historical times.
6 days ago · Shinto endorses self-purification, ancestral worship, nature-worship and imperial divinity. It is said that swords are a source of wisdom and “emanate energy” to inspire the wielder. [119] As Shintoism shaped the progress of Japanese expansionism and international affairs so too did the sword become a mechanism for change.
3 days ago · Korean shamanism. The t'aegŭk symbol, representing the cosmos, is often displayed on the exterior of kuttang, or shrine-buildings in the musok religion. Korean shamanism, also known as musok ( Korean : 무속; Hanja : 巫俗) or Mu-ism ( 무교; 巫敎; Mu-gyo ), is a religion from Korea. Scholars of religion classify it as a folk religion and ...
1 day ago · A ninja ( Japanese: 忍者, lit. 'one who is invisible'; [ɲiꜜɲdʑa]) or shinobi ( Japanese: 忍び, lit. 'one who sneaks'; [ɕinobi]) was a covert agent, mercenary, or guerrilla warfare expert in feudal Japan. The functions of a ninja included siege and infiltration, ambush, reconnaissance, espionage, deception, and later bodyguarding and ...
