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Abura-akago
is a Japanese type of infant spirit or ghost. It is a yōkai that appeared illustrated in Toriyama Sekien's mid-Edo period ''Konjaku Gazu Zoku Hyakki'', as an infant spirit lapping oil out of an '' andon lamp''. Sekien's accompanying notes describe it: : : : The words after "long ago in the village of Shiga" were quoted from a story about a mysterious fire called the "abura-nusumi no hi" (the oil-stealing fire), which featured in the Edo period books, the and the . In those books, it is stated that there was a folk belief where an oil merchant from Ōtsu, Ōmi Province steals oil from a Jizō statue at the crossroads so that he can sell them, and became lost and turned into a mysterious fire after death. In Mount Hiei, it is said that a mysterious fire called the abura-bō appears, and in the ''Shokoku Rijin Dan'', this fire is seen to be the same as the "abura-nusumi no hi." It is inferred that Sekien's abura-akago was a made-up tale based on this "abura-nusumi no hi" in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Konjaku Gazu Zoku Hyakki
is the second book of Japanese artist Toriyama Sekien's famous ''Gazu Hyakki Yagyō'' tetralogy, published c. 1779. A version of the tetralogy translated and annotated in English was published in 2016. These books are supernatural bestiaries, collections of ghosts, spirits, spooks, and monsters, many of which Toriyama based on literature, folklore, other artwork. These works have had a profound influence on subsequent ''yōkai'' imagery in Japan. ''Konjaku Gazu Zoku Hyakki'' is preceded in the series by ''Gazu Hyakki Yagyō'', and succeeded by ''Konjaku Hyakki Shūi'' and ''Gazu Hyakki Tsurezure Bukuro''. List of creatures The three volumes were titled 雨, 晦, and 明. From this book, Toriyama added captions. First Volume – 雨 (Rain) Image:SekienOmagatoki.jpg, Image:SekienOni.jpg, Image:SekienSansei.jpg, Image:SekienHiderigami.jpg, Image:SekienSuiko.jpg, Image:SekienSatori.jpg, Image:SekienShuten-doji.jpg, Image:SekienHashihime.jpg, Image:SekienHannya.jpg, I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yamada Norio
Yamada (山田, ) is the 12th most common Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include: *, Japanese model, actress and idol *, Japanese field hockey player *, Japanese illustrator and manga artist *, Japanese rugby union player *, Japanese philosopher *, Japanese politician and samurai *, Japanese writer *, Japanese samurai *, Japanese samurai *, Japanese beauty pageant winner *, Japanese writer *, Japanese women's footballer *, Japanese basketball player *, Japanese general *, Japanese softball player *, Japanese Mahayana Buddhist * Fernando Yamada (born 1979), Brazilian footballer *, Japanese voice actress *, pen name of Seiya Yamada, Japanese writer *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese cross-country skier *, Japanese footballer and manager *, Japanese cross-country skier *, Japanese badminton player *, Japanese admiral * Hiroki Yamada (other), multiple people *, Japanese chef *, Japanese long jumper *, Japanese politician *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Softgarage
is a Japanese company that produces anime, games, character goods, music, and books. Softgarage was the company that produced the '' GR: Giant Robo'' anime. Though Softgarage primarily focuses on the production of original video animation (OVAs), it has also worked on anime television series and anime film. Recently, Softgarage has also started to produce anime related goods, such as mousepads. They also own the hentai OVA label, Pink Pineapple which they inherited when they bought the rights to KSS's assets after KSS went bankrupt in 2005. History The company was first founded on July 26, 1989. Major works OVA series *'' Guardian Hearts''/''Guardian Hearts! Power UP!'' *'' Wind: A Breath of Heart'' *''Lime-iro Senkitan'' *''_Summer'' *''Minami no Teiō'' Anime television *'' Kakyuusei 2'' *'' GR: Giant Robo'' *''Lime-iro Senkitan'' Other *''Natural Woman "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman" is a 1967 single released by American soul singer Aretha Franklin on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
講談社
is a Japanese privately-held publishing company headquartered in Bunkyō, Tokyo. Kodansha is the largest Japanese publishing company, and it produces the manga magazines ''Nakayoshi'', ''Afternoon'', ''Evening'', ''Weekly Shōnen Magazine'' and ''Bessatsu Shōnen Magazine'', as well as the more literary magazines ''Gunzō'', ''Shūkan Gendai'', and the Japanese dictionary ''Nihongo Daijiten''. Kodansha was founded by Seiji Noma in 1910, and members of his family continue as its owners either directly or through the Noma Cultural Foundation. History Seiji Noma founded Kodansha in 1910 as a spin-off of the ''Dai-Nippon Yūbenkai'' (, "Greater Japan Oratorical Society") and produced the literary magazine ''Yūben'' () as its first publication. The name ''Kodansha'' (taken from ''Kōdan Club'' (), a now-defunct magazine published by the company) originated in 1911 when the publisher formally merged with the ''Dai-Nippon Yūbenkai''. The company has used its current legal name since ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ubagabi
The ''ubagabi'' (姥ヶ火 or 姥火, "old woman's fire") is an atmospheric ghost light in legends of Kawachi Province (now Osaka Prefecture) and Tanba Province (now northern Kyoto Prefecture). They are mentioned in old literature, such as the Tenpō period book the and Ihara Saikaku's collection of miscellaneous tales the as well as Edo period kaidan books such as the '' Kokon Hyaku Monogatari Hyōban'' (古今百物語評判'), the , and Toriyama Sekien's collection of yōkai depictions, the Gazu Hyakki Yagyō, among other mentions. Concept According to the ''Shokoku Rijin Dan'', on a rainy night, in Hiraoka, Kawachi (now Higashiōsaka, Osaka Prefecture), it would appear as a ball of fire with a length of one shaku (about 30 centimeters). It is said that in the past, an old woman stole oil from Hiraoka Shrine and became a mysterious fire from a resulting curse. Once, when someone was walking along the road at night in Kawachi, the ubagabi suddenly appeared from nowhere ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Honchō Nijū Fukō
Honcho or Honchō can refer to: Places * Itabashi-honchō Station, a metro station on the Toei Mita Line in Itabashi, Tokyo, Japan * Yoshiwara-honchō Station, a train station on the Gakunan Railway Line in Fuji, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan * Hiyoshi-Honchō Station, a metro station in Japan * Nihonbashi-Honcho, a neighborhood in the Nihonbashi area, Chūō ward, Tokyo, Japan Literature * Honcho (comics), a fictional character in the Marvel Universe * Honchō Monzui, a Japanese book of Chinese prose and poetry * Honchō Seiki, a Japanese historical text * Honchō Tsugan, a Japanese historical text from 1670 Other * Delta Sailplane Honcho, an American glider *Jeep Honcho, an American vehicle * Honcho (rapper) Mark Ezekiel Maglasang (born June 13, 1995), known professionally as Honcho (formerly Bosx1ne), is a Filipino rapper and songwriter known for founding the hip-hop group Ex Battalion, whose collective gained nationwide prominence with hits such ..., a Filipino ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ihara Saikaku
was a Japanese poet and creator of the " floating world" genre of Japanese prose (''ukiyo-zōshi''). Born as Hirayama Tōgo (平山藤五), the son of a wealthy merchant in Osaka, he first studied haikai poetry under Matsunaga Teitoku and later studied under Nishiyama Sōin of the Danrin school of poetry, which emphasized comic linked verse. Scholars have described numerous extraordinary feats of solo haikai composition at one sitting; most famously, over the course of a single day and night in 1677, Saikaku is reported to have composed at least 16,000 haikai stanzas, with some sources placing the number at over 23,500 stanzas. Later in life he began writing racy accounts of the financial and amorous affairs of the merchant class and the demimonde. These stories catered to the whims of the newly prominent merchant class, whose tastes of entertainment leaned toward the arts and pleasure districts. Biography Ihara Saikaku was born in 1642 into a well-off merchant family in Osa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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