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The dragon can mean a number of things in Japanese culture. The most significant meaning being fertility, humility, procreation and warding off evil spirits.

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Not exactly, it was more of an ancient spirit that Japanese believe in and use it as a symbol of courage strength and that sort of thing.

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The Japanese have adapted to the Chinese culture of the Dragon, in their beliefs the Dragon brings strength, luck and fortune, but should be respected cause it would also be able to do the other way around. China therefore organizes a festival every year to honor the Dragon.

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In ancient Japan,the dragon was a giver of good fortune, it was also worshiped because it was thought to be the giver of rain.Ancient China also believed in this.

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