Japanese mythology

Parchment-style artwork of Susanoo battling Orochi, Japanese storm god scene.

Susanoo: Storm God of the Seas (Japanese Mythology)

November 17, 2025

Susanoo (須佐之男命, Susanoo-no-Mikoto) is the formidable Shintō kami of storms, the sea, tempests, and untamed divine power. Brother of the radiant sun goddess Amaterasu and the somber moon god Tsukuyomi, he is born from the purifying rite of Izanagi after the father of the gods returned from the land of the dead. Susanoo’s presence embodies both chaos and salvation, his

Raiko offering sacred sake to the horned spirit Shuten doji in a Japanese folktale scene.

Asian Spirits and Demons·Spirits & Demons

The Oni: Demons of Japanese Mythology

In the ancient age of emperors and monks, when Kyoto stood as the shining heart of Japan, a shadow began to move across the northern mountains. Travelers vanished without a trace. Farmers spoke of strange lights among the pines and screams carried by the wind. People whispered of a horned