The kudan (件, literally "matter"; or "human-faced bovine") is a yōkai of a "prophecy beast" type, whose news or urban legend has been disseminated in Japan since the Edo Period.

Cow Enshrined (Japan) (Kami) When a mans cow died as the resault of a fire the man enshrined the cow in a small shriine of clay tiles. He than prayed to the cow's spirit as a kami, making it offerings of small bundles of grass. Eventually word spread that …

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In one village a man builds a shrine to pacify the spirit of a cow which had been killed. The Kami which came from this was said to have a special ability to cure skin ailments. A prince battles two men to rescue a fox. A cat battles a magical rat to protect a merchants daughter.

Shinshi (神使, lit. ' spirit envoy')[5] are animals in Japanese mythology that are believed to be associated with a kami, a divine being. These animals are also known as kami no tsukai or tsukawashime.

In traditional Japanese folklore a kappa (河童, "river-child") —also known as kawatarō (川太郎, "river-boy"), komahiki (駒引, "horse-puller"), with a boss called kawatora (川虎, "river-tiger") or suiko (水虎, "water-tiger") —is a reptiloid kami with similarities to yōkai.

Sep 23, 2005 · Chimata-no-kami is the Kami of the roads, paths, and crossroads. He is represented by a phallus. He also helps women gain fertility and men with erectile dysfunction problems. There are many spirits which are helpful to humans.

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Shinshi (神使) [2] or "divine messengers," are animals in Japanese mythology that are believed to be associated with a kami, a divine being. These animals are also known as kami no tsukai or tsukawashime.