They had many myths, but the myths, like almost all religions of those days, the myths simply explained why things happen in nature. They might explain how mankind came to be, or why night and day are seperated, or might explain an eclipse or why a rainbow has appeared.
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Japanese Myths - 2002 was released on: USA: 4 May 2002 (Dahlonega International Film Festival)
Myths are old teaching stories and tall tales, originally told around fires when man was still very young. Japanese myths most likely started shortly after the first humans came to Japan.
They used myths to explain why certain events occurred in their everyday lives.
Almost all cultures have myths.
The Japanese Macaques monkey lives in Honshu.
The Japanese Macaques monkey lives in Honshu.
I'm sure there are plenty... one of them being that 'cats have 9 lives'
It is because of me
instead of science
One particular mythological creature said to be responsible for earthquakes/tsunamis is the Namazu, a giant catfish whose violent thrashing causes the shaking of the earth.
They were released to resume their lives.