Japanese folklore

folk traditions of Japan, expressed in oral traditions, customs, and material culture
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Japanese folklore

Summary

Japanese folklore is a folklore by ethnic group[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of folklore_by_ethnic_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,139 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Japanese folklore's instance of is recorded as folklore by ethnic group[3].
  • Japanese folklore is a type of folklore[4].
  • Japanese folklore is part of Asian folklore[5].
  • Japanese folklore's Commons category is recorded as Folklore of Japan[6].
  • Japanese folklore's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Japanese folklore[7].
  • Japanese folklore's culture is recorded as Japanese culture[8].
  • Japanese folklore's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Japanese culture[9].
  • Japanese folklore's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Japan[10].
  • Japanese folklore's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as Japanese mythology task force[11].
  • Japanese folklore's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Folklore[12].
  • Japanese folklore's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Anthropology[13].
  • Japanese folklore's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Oral tradition[14].

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Definition and Type

Japanese folklore's instance of is recorded as folklore by ethnic group[3]. It is a type of folklore[4].

Use and Application

Japanese folklore is part of Asian folklore[5].

Why It Matters

Japanese folklore ranks in the top 5% of folklore_by_ethnic_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,139 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15] It is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [15] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [16] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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