Shinto monks believe the Shimenawa rope represents the border between the lands of the physical and those of the spiritual, and the rope is often put up to indicate that a location is taboo and the rope line shouldn't be...

It's no wonder Japanese creators come up with some of the most creative a...  ...ters and stories in pop culture considering their mythology is so darn strange and interesting.But as origina...  ...e and interesting.But as original and creative as Japanese myths are they also co...

Pokemon creator Satoshi Tajiri has cited bug colle...  ...se Pokemon which are based on dark creatures from Japanese mythology , which have to be given a PG makeover because the...  ...think anyone wants to catch that!See These Creepy Japanese

Japanese monsters can stomp Tokyo like Godzilla or terrify...