- In ****anese mythology, the
Namazu (鯰) or Ōnamazu (大鯰) is a
giant underground catfish who
causes earthquakes. The
creature lives under the
islands of ****an...
-
Kashima shrines). In the
namazu-e or
catfish prints of the Edo period, Takemikazuchi/Kashima is
depicted attempting to
subdue the
Namazu, a
giant catfish supposedly...
- upon
people as revenge. In ****anese mythology,
Namazu (鯰) is a
giant catfish who
causes earthquakes.
Namazu lives in the mud
beneath the
earth and is guarded...
-
Takemikazuchi lets his
guard fall,
Namazu thrashes about and
agitates the stone,
causing violent earthquakes In the
namazu-e or
catfish prints of the Edo...
-
background to the right. The man is
apparently attempting to
catch a
catfish (
namazu) that is
swimming past. The work was
inspired by a
riddle set by Ashikaga...
-
catfish called Namazu.
There are
other kami ****ociated with earthquakes. In
Kyoto it's
usually an eel, but
after the 1855 Edo
earthquake Namazu-e (鯰絵, "catfish...
- w****s. Most of the
prints depicted giant catfish, a type of
image known as
Namazu-e. The
significance being that
earthquakes at the time were po****rly attributed...
- and a dog (the
monkey god and the dog god are the two gods who
control Namazu in ****anese folklore). Chữ Hán can be
found throughout the
bridge and temple...
-
Namazun (ナマズン) (0340)
Water /
Ground Barboach (#339) — It is
based on the
Namazu. It can
predict earthquakes, or
cause them with its
caudal fin. It can sense...
- when it is jostled, such as by the
catfish Namazu which dwells near it.
Takemikazuchi is said to
restrain Namazu, but he
occasionally lets his
guard down...
