Marebito

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Marebito (まれびと(稀人・客人)?) is rarely a forthcoming person.

In the Folkloristics, it is Deities to visit from the foreign country. A term by Shinobu Orikuchi.

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Japanese mythology and folklore

Mythic texts and folktales:
Kojiki | Nihon Shoki | Otogizōshi | Yotsuya Kaidan
Urashima Tarō | Kintarō | Momotarō | Tamamo-no-Mae
Divinities:
Izanami | Izanagi | Amaterasu
Susanoo | Ame-no-Uzume | Inari
List of divinities | Kami | Seven Lucky Gods
Legendary creatures:
Oni | Kappa | Tengu | Tanuki | Fox | Yōkai | Dragon
Mythical and sacred locations:
Mt. Hiei | Mt. Fuji | Izumo | Ryūgū-jō | Takamagahara | Yomi

Religions | Sacred objects | Creatures and spirits
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