80 Shinto And Japanese Spirits Trivia Questions with Answers

80 public questions with answers, drawn from the well. How many can you answer?

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In Japanese mythology, what sacred sword is discovered inside Yamata no Orochi’s tail?

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Kusanagi

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In Japanese religion, which deity is traditionally associated with scholarship and formed from Sugawara no Michizane?

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Tenjin

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In Japanese mythology, which goddess persuaded Amaterasu to leave the Rock-Cave hiding place?

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Ame-no-Uzume

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In Japanese mythology, what name is given to the storm god Susanoo’s eight-headed serpent?

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Yamata no Orochi

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In Japanese folklore, what one-eyed, three-legged umbrella yōkai is called Karakasa-obake?

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Karakasa-obake

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In Japanese folklore, what ghost of a woman who died during pregnancy or childbirth is called an ubume?

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Ubume

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In Shinto, what is the innermost sanctuary of a shrine, where the kami is enshrined, called?

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Honden

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In Shinto, what name is given to sacred dance and music performed for the kami?

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Kagura

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In Japanese folklore, what spider yōkai is said to transform into a beautiful woman?

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Jorogumo

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In Japanese folklore, what snow woman is said to appear on freezing mountain nights?

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Yuki-onna

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

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Yomi

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

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Hitotsume-kozō

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

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Hyakki Yagyō

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

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Tengu

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

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Zashiki-warashi

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

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Kannushi

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

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Matsuri

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

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Komainu

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

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Fūjin

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

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Raijin

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

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Shimenawa

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In Japanese folklore, what name is given to a supernatural being or phenomenon such as a monster, spirit, or strange occurrence?

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Yōkai

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Which Shinto shrine in Mie Prefecture is traditionally dedicated to Amaterasu and regarded as Japan’s most sacred shrine?

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Ise Grand Shrine

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What Japanese term describes a ghost or spirit of someone who died with intense emotional attachment?

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Onryō

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In Japanese folklore, what water-dwelling yōkai is said to have a dish-like depression on its head?

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Kappa

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What is the Shinto ritual of purification by washing or rinsing the body with water called?

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Misogi

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What Japanese fox spirit is often portrayed as a messenger of the Shinto deity Inari?

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Kitsune

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In Japanese mythology, which Shinto sun goddess is traditionally regarded as an ancestor of the imperial family?

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Amaterasu

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What is the Japanese name for the traditional Shinto gate that marks the entrance to a sacred shrine area?

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Torii

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In Shinto, what Japanese word means a sacred spirit or deity inhabiting nature, objects, or ancestors?

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Kami