Yang ZhangLT 37305/17/2014Japanese MythologyIn various Japanese works of art, such as comics, literature, anime, and painting, it is very easy to find Japanese mythological stories. In Kybioshi there are many characters taken from Japanese mythological stories, such as King Enma and Kappa in Santō Kyōden's Fuanbai sokuseki ryōri and Momotaro in Peach boy what happened after. There are also some Kybioshi stories that depend on the mythology of different countries rewritten by Japanese authors, such as Kinkin sensei Eiga no Yume that depends on the Chinese myth of Lusheng. Some Japanese mythological characters often appear in Japanese artwork from ancient Japan to the present day. In my article I will introduce some famous characters from Japanese mythology and their stories. Also compare Chinese and Japanese mythology. According to Japanese mythology, the first god appears when the universe is created, called Kotoamatsu kami. Then, after his death, the world begins with the birth of seven gods, called Kamiyonanayo. These seven gods arise and then die in what the Japanese call the "high sky plain." Subsequently a couple was born, the last called, Izanagi and Izanami, who were ordered by their peers to consolidate the land, which at this point was a mess of muddy water. Izanagi and Izanami stood on the high sky bridge, thought to be the rainbow, and plunged their jeweled spear into the murky water below. When pulling the spear out of a lump of mud it fell from the tip and is said to have formed the island of Onogoro. Izanagi and Izanami then moved to the island, built a house and had two children. The first child was born without bones and was abandoned on a boat among the reeds, his name is Hiruko. Their second son, Awashima, was... center of the card... the location of two countries, their mythology, culture, customs and beliefs have been exchanged many times since ancient times. So there are many similar stories in these two countries. Birrell, Anne. Chinese Mythology An Introduction. Baltimore, MD: John Hopkins University Press, 1999.Chinese Mythology - Encyclopedia of Myths - Roots of Chinese Mythology, Confucianism, Taoism, Buddhism. Encyclopedia of myths. http://www.mythencyclopedia.com/Ca-Cr/Chinese-Mythology.htmlChinese Myths. Home page of living myths. http://www.livingmyths.com/Chinese.htmDavis, F. Hadland. Myths and legends of Japan. New York: Dover Publications, 1992.Dorson, Richard M.. Studies in Japanese Folklore. Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Preess, 1963.Piggott, Juliet. Japanese mythology. Hamlyn Publishing, New York, NY, 1975Roberts, Jeremy. Japanese Mythology A to Z. New York: Facts on File, 2004.