This is a smart and succinct guide to the rich tradition of Japanese mythology, from the earliest recorded legends of Izanagi and Izanami, their divine offsprin

Suitable for those with an interest in mythology or Japanese culture, this title covers: the early Japanese deities who created the world and the later deities

Japanese mythology is an amalgam of dashing heroes, supernatural beings and intelligent animals-of love and hate, gratitude and resentment, gentleness and cruel

Originally published: Santa Barbara, Calif.: ABC-CLIO, c2003.

The hero Momotaro, the sun goddess Amaterasu, and the Buddha are important subjects of Japanese mythology. Japanese Gods, Heroes, and Mythology explores the god