Hotei, a Japanese god who carries a large sack, has come to be identified with Santa Claus – except that he brings the ...

Oni, the monstrous demons of Japan. Dishonest and deceptive they stole women and brought misfortune to the villages of Japan.

The Son of Heaven, the divine Emperor of Japan, was returning from Grand Army ... Education Minister Benji Matsuda was not yet dressed when his God swept up to the door. Thrown completely out ...

n autumn, the six trails on the Miyagi side of the mountain take hikers across the gently sloping kami no jutan (carpet of the gods), a fiery tapestry of autumn leaves. Japanese beech, maple and ...