#nihonshoki — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #nihonshoki, aggregated by home.social.
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Gods, deities or other entities entirely? Kami are the driving force in Japan’s earliest recorded creation myth. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/20/japan/history/japan-creation-myth-kojiki/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #history #kami #nihonshoki #kojiki
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In an exchange of letters, Albert Einstein and Sigmund Freud discussed human nature when it comes to why people go to war. How does Japan fit in? https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/18/japan/history/war-culture-japan-manyoshu-jingu/ #japan #history #jomonperiod #yayoiperiod #jingu #manyoshu #nihonshoki
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Much of our understanding of good and evil can be traced to definitions created by religion. Which religion (and definition) depends on where you live. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/08/20/japan/history/japanese-history/?utm_content=buffer5616b&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #history #religion #nihonshoki #motoorinorinaga #bushido
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Did you guys know that there are so called "hidden gods" in Japanese mythology? #NihonShoki ? I think. Older than even Izanami, when they came into existence, they immediately hid themselves because their power was too great for such a fragile world. I ❤️ this story because I Lego stick it to Lovecraft.