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The 19 pages that link to Japanese folklore, each with the reason it gives.

• KitsuneNarrower topic: Kitsune tales belong to a larger landscape of Japanese supernatural traditions.

• Spirited AwayNarrower topic: The film adapts spirits and supernatural customs into its bathhouse setting.

• YōkaiNarrower topic: Yōkai belong to a wider tradition of local legends and supernatural beliefs.

• My Neighbor TotoroNarrower topic: The film’s forest spirits draw on a cultural landscape shaped by folklore without retelling a single traditional tale.

• Shōhei ImamuraRelated: Folklore and local custom inform the communal world of The Ballad of Narayama.

• The Tale of the Bamboo CutterNarrower topic: The tale’s supernatural origins and Moon people place it within Japan’s folklore heritage.

• Japanese giant salamanderRelated: The salamander appears in regional traditions and has inspired depictions of mythical water creatures.

• Green pheasantRelated: Pheasants appear in Japanese stories and symbolism, including the tale of Momotarō.

• OnmyōdōNarrower topic: Onmyōdō’s practitioners and rituals became recurring figures in Japanese supernatural storytelling.

• SetsubunNarrower topic: Setsubun’s oni and protective rituals draw on a wider folklore tradition.

• TanabataNarrower topic: Tanabata’s lovers belong to a broader tradition of Japanese storytelling.

• TenguNarrower topic: Tengu belong to a wider body of Japanese supernatural stories and traditions.

• Bake-danukiNarrower topic: Bake-danuki tales belong to a wider body of stories about animals, spirits, and human encounters.

• Junji KinoshitaNarrower topic: Folklore supplied Kinoshita with story material and cultural motifs.

• Legendary creatureRelated: Japanese folklore includes many animal spirits and shape-shifting beings.

• Nobutsuna SasakiRelated: Classical texts preserve mythic and local materials relevant to Sasaki’s literary studies.

• OnsenRelated: Stories about healing springs and animals contribute to local onsen identities.

• RaijinNarrower topic: Folk beliefs about thunder and its dangers extend Raijin beyond formal worship.

• Teru teru bōzuNarrower topic: Teru teru bōzu belongs to everyday folk practices rather than formal religious ritual.