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• Valhalla And The Norse Afterlife

In Norse mythology, what is the hall where Odin receives slain warriors?

Answer

Valhalla

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• Intermediate Intermediate difficulty.
• Shinto And Japanese Spirits

In Japanese mythology, what is the name of the underworld where Izanami becomes its ruler?

Answer

Yomi

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• Shinto And Japanese Spirits

In Japanese folklore, what one-eyed yōkai is traditionally depicted as a young monk with a single eye?

Answer

Hitotsume-kozō

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• Shinto And Japanese Spirits

What is the Japanese folklore tradition of a night procession featuring countless yōkai called?

Answer

Hyakki Yagyō

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• Intermediate Intermediate difficulty.
• Shinto And Japanese Spirits

In Japanese folklore, what shape-shifting creature is traditionally described as a long-nosed mountain goblin?

Answer

Tengu

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• Shinto And Japanese Spirits

In Japanese folklore, which household spirit is said to bring prosperity while appearing as a child?

Answer

Zashiki-warashi

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• Shinto And Japanese Spirits

In Shinto, what is the Japanese term for a shrine priest?

Answer

Kannushi

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• Easy Easy difficulty.
• Shinto And Japanese Spirits

What Japanese term refers to a Shinto festival held to honor or welcome a kami?

Answer

Matsuri

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• Shinto And Japanese Spirits

What are the paired lion-dog statues commonly placed at the entrances of Shinto shrines called?

Answer

Komainu

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• Shinto And Japanese Spirits

In Japanese mythology, which deity is traditionally identified as the god of wind?

Answer

Fūjin

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• Shinto And Japanese Spirits

In Japanese mythology, which deity is the god of thunder and lightning, often shown beating drums?

Answer

Raijin

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• Shinto And Japanese Spirits

What is the Japanese Shinto rope made from rice straw or hemp that marks a sacred boundary called?

Answer

Shimenawa

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