Amaterasu is the highest deity in Japanese mythology ... As he washes his face, three deities appear: the sun goddess Amaterasu when he pours water on his left eye, the moon god Tsukuyomi when ...

In the Pokémon anime, Water-Types aren't just background fillers. They're often rooted in deep mythology and folklore from around the world. Some draw inspiration from Japanese yokai, while ...

New emperor begins last major rite of his accessionInvolves symbolically sharing meal with sun goddessCritics of rite say it recalls militaristic past Japanese Emperor Naruhito, left, and Empress ...

I eavesdropped on a tour guide with salt-and-pepper hair explaining that more than 2,000 years ago, Amaterasu-Omikami, the Sun Goddess ... thank-you spirit of the Japanese, at Shiogama, a sacred ...

Japanese people know all about the Kappa - a slippery water demon from ancient folklore. The pond and river-dwelling monsters are typically depicted as human-like but with the scaly green or blue ...