AN EXCERPT FROM THIS BOOK:  A HANDBOOK FOR TRAVELLERS IN JAPAN (INCLUDING FORMOSA), BY BASIL CHAMBERLAIN,F.R.G.S. AND W.B. MASON, CORRESPONDING MEMBER OF THE ROYAL SCOTTISH GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY AND LATE OF THE IMPERIAL  JAPANESE DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATIONS. WITH THIRTY MAPS AND PLANS AND NUMEROUS ILLUSTRATIONS. NINTH EDITION, REVISED THROUGHOUT. LONDON. JOHN MURRAY, ALLEMARLE STREET. YOKOHAMA, SHANGHAI,- KELLY&WALSH, LIMITED-HONKONG, SINGAPORE.1913 AMA-TERASU   IS AMA-TERASU- lit. " The Heaven Shiner ",- that is the Sun-Goddess .She was born from the left eye of the Creator Izanagi, when the latter was performing his ablutions on returning from a visit to his dead wife Izanami in Hades. the Sun-Goddess was herself the ancestress of the Imperial Family of Japan. The most striking episode in her legend is that, in which she is insulted by her brother Susa-no-o , and retires in high dudgeon to a cavern, thus plunging the whole world into darkness.  All the other ...

A HANDBOOK FOR TRAVELLERS IN JAPAN (INCLUDING FORMOSA), BY BASIL CHAMBERLAIN,F.R.G.S. AND W.B. MASON, CORRESPONDING MEMBER OF THE ROYAL SCOTTISH GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY AND LATE OF THE IMPERIAL  JAPANESE DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATIONS. WITH THIRTY MAPS AND PLANS AND NUMEROUS ILLUSTRATIONS. NINTH EDITION, REVISED THROUGHOUT. LONDON. JOHN MURRAY, ALLEMARLE STREET. YOKOHAMA, SHANGHAI,- KELLY&WALSH, LIMITED-HONKONG, SINGAPORE.1913 AIZEN-MYO-ō    IS  AIZEN-MYO-ō  is a Deity, represented with a fierce expression a flaming three eyes.and six arms. Nevertheless. he is popularly regarded as the God of Love . Anderson(source unknown) describes him as a transformation of Atchalâ the Insatiable   EXCERPT FROM THIS BOOK - . THE JAPAN MAGAZINE- A REPRESENTATIVE MONTHLY THE THINGS JAPANESE- MAY 1916. EXEPERT ARTICLE OF  NORITAKE TSUDA ,EXPERT IN THE TOKYO IMPERIAL MUSEUM  ANOTHER familiar Buddhist deity A is Aizen-myo-o . though he is not so widely popular a...

 EXCERPT FROM THIS BOOK A HANDBOOK FOR TRAVELLERS IN JAPAN (INCLUDING FORMOSA), BY BASIL CHAMBERLAIN,F.R.G.S. AND W.B. MASON, CORRESPONDING MEMBER OF THE ROYAL SCOTTISH GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY AND LATE OF THE IMPERIAL  JAPANESE DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATIONS. WITH THIRTY MAPS AND PLANS AND NUMEROUS ILLUSTRATIONS. NINTH EDITION, REVISED THROUGHOUT. LONDON. JOHN MURRAY, ALLEMARLE STREET. YOKOHAMA, SHANGHAI,- KELLY&WALSH, LIMITED-HONKONG, SINGAPORE.1913 Painting of Japan THE EARLIEST PAINTINGS OF JAPAN The earliest painter mentioned in the national récords was a Chinese immigrant named Nanryū or Shinki who settled in Japan in the second half of the fifth century and was followed by many generations of descendants. From the latter part of the fifth to the middle of the ninth century may be considered the first or educational period of Japanese painting.  During this era both pictorial and glyptic art were almost entirely in the hands of foreigners- Koreans or Chinese. Unfortun...

A HANDBOOK FOR TRAVELLERS IN JAPAN (INCLUDING FORMOSA), BY BASIL CHAMBERLAIN,F.R.G.S. AND W.B. MASON, CORRESPONDING MEMBER OF THE ROYAL SCOTTISH GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY AND LATE OF THE IMPERIAL  JAPANESE DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATIONS. WITH THIRTY MAPS AND PLANS AND NUMEROUS ILLUSTRATIONS. NINTH EDITION, REVISED THROUGHOUT. LONDON. JOHN MURRAY, ALLEMARLE STREET. YOKOHAMA, SHANGHAI,- KELLY&WALSH, LIMITED-HONKONG, SINGAPORE.1913  UZUME-NO-MIKOTO IS UZUME-NO-MIKOTO  is a goddess, whose riotous dancing helped to lure the Sun Goddess from her cavern. She is popularly known as Okame and depicted with the ludicrous countenance here illustrated.  

 A HANDBOOK FOR TRAVELLERS IN JAPAN (INCLUDING FORMOSA), BY BASIL CHAMBERLAIN,F.R.G.S. AND W.B. MASON, CORRESPONDING MEMBER OF THE ROYAL SCOTTISH GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY AND LATE OF THE IMPERIAL  JAPANESE DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATIONS. WITH THIRTY MAPS AND PLANS AND NUMEROUS ILLUSTRATIONS. NINTH EDITION, REVISED THROUGHOUT. LONDON. JOHN MURRAY, ALLEMARLE STREET. YOKOHAMA, SHANGHAI,- KELLY&WALSH, LIMITED-HONKONG, SINGAPORE.1913 TENNIN  IS TENNIN (Sanskrit Apsaras) are the Buddhist angels- they are always of the female sex. They are represented as floating in the air. They are clothed in bright coloured robes, that often end in long feathers like the tail of the bird of paradise and  they are playing on musical instruments.  

 A HANDBOOK FOR TRAVELLERS IN JAPAN (INCLUDING FORMOSA), BY BASIL CHAMBERLAIN,F.R.G.S. AND W.B. MASON, CORRESPONDING MEMBER OF THE ROYAL SCOTTISH GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY AND LATE OF THE IMPERIAL  JAPANESE DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATIONS. WITH THIRTY MAPS AND PLANS AND NUMEROUS ILLUSTRATIONS. NINTH EDITION, REVISED THROUGHOUT. LONDON. JOHN MURRAY, ALLEMARLE STREET. YOKOHAMA, SHANGHAI,- KELLY&WALSH, LIMITED-HONKONG, SINGAPORE.1913 TENGU IS TENGU a long nosed goblin often represented with wings and supposed to inhabit the mountains. Please, have a look at the symbol of Norway- the goblin Troll.  

  A HANDBOOK FOR TRAVELLERS IN JAPAN (INCLUDING FORMOSA), BY BASIL CHAMBERLAIN,F.R.G.S. AND W.B. MASON, CORRESPONDING MEMBER OF THE ROYAL SCOTTISH GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY AND LATE OF THE IMPERIAL  JAPANESE DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATIONS. WITH THIRTY MAPS AND PLANS AND NUMEROUS ILLUSTRATIONS. NINTH EDITION, REVISED THROUGHOUT. LONDON. JOHN MURRAY, ALLEMARLE STREET. YOKOHAMA, SHANGHAI,- KELLY&WALSH, LIMITED-HONKONG, SINGAPORE.1913 SHICHI FUKUJIN- ARE  SHICHI FUKUJIN the Seven Gods of Luck namely  1. Ebisu  EBISU one of the Gods of Luck. He is the patron of honest labour. He bears in his hand a fishing rod and a tai fish  2 . Dai koku   DAIKOKU is  the God of Wealth may be known by his rice bales. The image of Daikoku is very  popular in Japanese art, which exhibits little awe of things divine, represents these bales being nibbled at by a rat.  3.Benten  BENTEN or BENZAITEN (please, remember the Empire of the Byzance). Benten is ...

 EXECERPT FROM THIS BOOK:  A HANDBOOK FOR TRAVELLERS IN JAPAN (INCLUDING FORMOSA), BY BASIL CHAMBERLAIN,F.R.G.S. AND W.B. MASON, CORRESPONDING MEMBER OF THE ROYAL SCOTTISH GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY AND LATE OF THE IMPERIAL  JAPANESE DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATIONS. WITH THIRTY MAPS AND PLANS AND NUMEROUS ILLUSTRATIONS. NINTH EDITION, REVISED THROUGHOUT. LONDON. JOHN MURRAY, ALLEMARLE STREET. YOKOHAMA, SHANGHAI,- KELLY&WALSH, LIMITED-HONKONG, SINGAPORE.1913 SHAKA MUNI IS SHAKA MUNI- the Japanese pronunciation of  The Prince- Sakya Muni  .  This is the name of the founder of Buddhism who was also called  The Prince Gautama  and is generally spoken of by Europeans as " The Great Buddha ". It was though, that  it would be more correct to say " the Buddha " ,  as there are many other inferior Buddhas innumerable. In his youth, The Prince Gautama,- he was called  Shitta Taishi  (Sanskrit  Siddhartha). The birth of the Great Bud...

  EXECERPT FROM THIS BOOK:  A HANDBOOK FOR TRAVELLERS IN JAPAN (INCLUDING FORMOSA), BY BASIL CHAMBERLAIN,F.R.G.S. AND W.B. MASON, CORRESPONDING MEMBER OF THE ROYAL SCOTTISH GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY AND LATE OF THE IMPERIAL  JAPANESE DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATIONS. WITH THIRTY MAPS AND PLANS AND NUMEROUS ILLUSTRATIONS. NINTH EDITION, REVISED THROUGHOUT. LONDON. JOHN MURRAY, ALLEMARLE STREET. YOKOHAMA, SHANGHAI,- KELLY&WALSH, LIMITED-HONKONG, SINGAPORE.1913 NI- Õ   IS NI-ō - lit. The Two Dêva Kings  - Indra and Brahma, who keep guard at the outer gate of temples, to scare away the demons. One bears in his hand the tokko.  The figures of the Ni-ō are of the gigantic size and of the terrific appearance. And they are often bespattered with the little pellets of paper, aimed at them by devotees, who think thus to secure the accomplishment of some desire on which they have set their hearts on.

EXECERPT FROM THIS BOOK:  A HANDBOOK FOR TRAVELLERS IN JAPAN (INCLUDING FORMOSA), BY BASIL CHAMBERLAIN,F.R.G.S. AND W.B. MASON, CORRESPONDING MEMBER OF THE ROYAL SCOTTISH GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY AND LATE OF THE IMPERIAL  JAPANESE DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATIONS. WITH THIRTY MAPS AND PLANS AND NUMEROUS ILLUSTRATIONS. NINTH EDITION, REVISED THROUGHOUT. LONDON. JOHN MURRAY, ALLEMARLE STREET. YOKOHAMA, SHANGHAI,- KELLY&WALSH, LIMITED-HONKONG, SINGAPORE.1913 KWANNON IS KWANNON - or more fully Kwanze on Dai Bosatsu  (Sankrit - Avalôkitêsvara )-is the Goddess of Mercy, who contemplates the world and listens to the prayers of the unhappy.  According to another,but less favourite opinion,- Kwannon belongs to the male sex.  Kwannon is represented under various forms-  many-headed, headed like a horse, thousand-handed. With reference to the images of this deity, it should be stated that the so called Thousand- Handed Kwannon has in reality but forty hands, which hold...