From the man-eating Yamata no Orochi to slithering gods, snakes have been a part of Japan’s culture and belief system since ancient times. An expert on Japanese mythology looks at how serpents have ...

Like a Dragon: Ishin has proven to be a hit with fans, with the remaster taking the game's narrative to wider audiences after almost a decade since its initial release. Although the voices and faces ...

Japanese dragons, unlike Western ones, don’t breathe fire and hoard gold. In Japan, dragons are concerned with water quality, rain, drought, spirituality and purity. Far from the refined art of the ...

THE WAKAYAMA SORYU (BLUE DRAGON) WAS A MOSASAUR THE SIZE OF A GREAT WHITE SHARK THAT HAD A DORSAL FIN AND LONG FLIPPERS. Researchers have described a Japanese mosasaur the size of a great white shark ...

Patterned after Japanese art and silk screens, Taro, The Dragon Boy is an animated feature about Japanese mythology and cultures, focusing on Taro, a young boy who has to make a voyage to a distant ...

When people use the term “Japanese mythology,” they are often referring to Shinto — one of Japan’s most widely practiced religions that originated here in the archipelago. Shinto teaches that the ...