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- - - - - - animal legends, see below


. ta-asobi 田遊び Ta'asobi - Spring ritual of the fields .
10 to explore

. tabi 足袋 split-toe socks .
27 to explore

. tai 鯛 sea bream .
18 to explore


. taika 大火と伝説 Legends about big fires .
55 to collect

. taimatsu 松明 torch .
50 to collect

. Taishakuten 帝釈天 Taishaku Ten .

. Taitoo, Taitō 台東区 Taito Ward, Edo and its legends .


. taka 鷹 hawk .
83 to collect

. takagari 鷹狩 hunting with hawks .
9 to explore (01)

. Takasago Legend 高砂伝説 - an old couple and the pine .

take 竹 bamboo
. takezaiku 竹細工 craft from bamboo - legends .
921 竹 to collect

take 茸 mushrooms
28 to explore
- - - . hiratake 平茸 oyster mushroom (Pleurotus ostreatus) .


. Takefu town legends 武生市伝説 . - Fukui *

. takenoko bamboo shoot legends - 筍 / 竹の子 伝説 .

takeyabu 竹薮 bamboo grove
. takeyabu in Azabu 麻布 Azabu. Minato ward, Tokyo. .
33 to explore


taki 滝 waterfall
. "Fudo no Taki" 不動の滝 .
. 滝壷 Takitsubo and Yamanokami .
. 鼠餅の大滝 Nezumochi Otaki / 鼠餅瀧 - Yamanokami - Gifu .
08 滝 山の神 Yamanokami
34 滝壷 to explore
593 滝壷 to explore

. tako 凧伝説 Legends about Kites .

. tanabata 七夕 star festival .
47 to explore

. tanishi 田螺 mud snails, paddy snails - Cipango paludina .
40 to collect

. Tanokami, Ta no Kami　田の神 God of the Fields - Legends .
more than 100 to collect

. tansu 箪笥 / 簞笥 / たんす chest of drawers legends, Kommode .
to translate

tantoo 短刀 the short sword
24 to explore


. tara 鱈 cod fish .
12 to explore / 五駄鱈 / ゴンダラ Gondara from Miyagi

tatariyama, tatari yama 崇り山 cursed mountain
15 to explore

. tateishi 立石 "standing stone" .
32 collecting

. ten, itachi 鼬 / 貂 /、イタチ weasel .
42 to collect

. Tengu 天狗 long-nosed goblin . *
1378 legends to explore - karasu tengu　烏天狗 Tengu with a beak

. Tenjin Sama 天神菅原道真伝説 Legends about Tenjin Sugawara Michizane . *
to explore

. tenugui 手ぬぐい /手拭い cotton hand towel .
more than 65 to collect

. tenshukaku 天守閣 castle tower, castle keep - Legends .
25 櫓 yagura, to explore

. teramachi 寺町 temple town, temple district - Legends .
55 to explore

. tetsubin 鉄瓶と伝説 Legends about iron tea kettles .
and chagama 茶釜と伝説 Legends about tea kettles, water kettles


. tokage 蜥蜴 lizzard .
07 to explore

. toigiki 問い聞き / 問聞 / トイギキ と伝説 Legends about Shamanism .
- hotokeoroshi ホトケオロシ / 仏オロシ "calling a Buddha (dead person) to earth"
kamioroshi カミオロシ / 神おろし / 神降ろし "calling a Kami to earth"
- ムジナ落とし mujina otoshi，八卦 hakke, hakka seeking religious help and divination
many to explore

. tokko, dokko 独鈷 と伝説 Legends about the Vajra Thunderbolt .

. tokkuri 徳利 sake flask .
33 to collect

. Tokugawa Ieyasu 徳川家康 . (1543 - 1616) .

. tonya, toiya 問屋と伝説 Legends about trade brokers .
to translate

. Toodaiji 東大寺 Todai-Ji in Nara .

. toofu 豆腐 Tofu, Dofu, bean curd . *
49 legends to explore
- and abura-age 112 entries (with the inari fox mostly)

. toogarashi 唐辛子 Togarashi, red pepper, hot pepper .
9 to explore

. tora トラ　- 虎　- 寅 Tiger and toys .
112 虎 to collect

. Toribeno legends 鳥辺野, とりべの,　鳥べの .
an old burial ground since the Heian period in the Higashiyama 東山 area near Mt. Amidagamine 阿弥陀が峰in Kyoto.

. torii　鳥居と伝説 Shinto Shrine gate legends .
72 to collect

. Toshitokujin 歳徳神 God of the New Year - Legends .

. Totsukawa / Totsugawa 十津川と伝説 Legends about Totsukawa village - Nara .

Toyotomi Hideyoshi 秀吉
17 豊臣秀吉
33 秀吉 to explore / 11 太閤

. Trees - Legends about trees - 木と伝説 .

. tsubaki つばき /　椿 camellia .
127 椿 to collect / 65 椿村

. tsue　杖 stick, walking stick - Wanderstab .
collecting


. tsukimono 憑き物 bewitched .
Being bewitched by a fox, badger, a Yokai or other ill-meaning foe was pretty common in Japan,
there are many legends and tales about it.


. Tsunami Legends 津波 .

. tsurube otoshi 釣瓶落し throwing a well bucket . sunset .
8 to explore

. tsuwari つわりと伝説 Legends about morning sickness .
kuseyami クセヤミ 8 to explore // tsuwari つわり 11 to explore


. Typhoon legends - taifū 台風 伝説 Taifun Legenden .
- - - - - 風神 Fujin, God of Wind / 雷神 Raijin, God of Thunder



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. taka　鷹 hawk .
81 legends to explore
- - - - - . takagari 鷹狩り falconry, hunting with hawks .


. tako 蛸と伝説 Tako Legends about Octopus .
38 to explore


. tanuki 狸 mujina 狢　－ badger legends . *
more than 1000 to explore
- - - . Tanuki and Sake 狸とお酒 .


toraneko 虎猫 tiger-cat
. carved by 左甚五郎 Hidari Jingoro .
- 10 toraneko legends to explore -


. tsubame つばめツバメ / 燕　 swallow .
83 to explore / ツバメ 25

. Tsuchinoko (ツチノコ or 槌の子) hammerspawn. *
bachi hebi (バチヘビ) in Northeastern Japan.
40 legends to explore


. tsuru 鶴 the crane in Japanese culture .
more than 200 legends to explore

tsuru no ongaeshi　鶴の恩返し　The Gratitude of the Crane 　
a story about the rewards of kindness and the danger of curiosity.

. Tsuru carved by 左甚五郎 Hidari Jingoro .


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