Fūjin
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Fūjin is the Japanese Shinto god of wind, often depicted as a fearsome demon-like figure carrying a large bag of winds.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Shinto deity
ⓘ
kami ⓘ wind god ⓘ |
| alignment | ambivalent deity ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Japanese folklore
ⓘ
medieval Japanese religious art ⓘ |
| artTradition |
Japanese Buddhist art
ⓘ
Japanese temple iconography ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
good fortune in travel
ⓘ
harvests ⓘ protection from natural disasters ⓘ sea voyages ⓘ typhoons ⓘ weather ⓘ |
| attribute |
green skin in some depictions
ⓘ
large bag of winds ⓘ wild hair ⓘ |
| canBe |
beneficial
ⓘ
destructive ⓘ |
| controls |
air currents
ⓘ
storms ⓘ winds ⓘ |
| cosmicFunction |
controlling direction and strength of winds
ⓘ
releasing winds from his bag ⓘ |
| culture | Japanese ⓘ |
| depictedAs |
demon-like figure
ⓘ
muscular humanoid ⓘ |
| domain | wind ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| iconographicElement | billowing cloth bag ⓘ |
| influence | East Asian representations of wind deities ⓘ |
| mythology | Japanese mythology ⓘ |
| notableDepiction | gate statues at Sensō-ji temple in Asakusa, Tokyo ⓘ |
| oftenDepictedWith | Raijin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| otherName |
Futen
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Fūten NERFINISHED ⓘ Kaze-no-kami NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pairedWith |
storm imagery in art
ⓘ
thunder clouds in art ⓘ |
| pantheon | Shinto pantheon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relationship |
companion of Raijin
ⓘ
counterpart of Raijin ⓘ |
| religion | Shinto ⓘ |
| role |
bringer of winds to the world
ⓘ
protector deity of Japan in some legends ⓘ |
| visualPosition | often shown on the right side of temple gates ⓘ |
| worshipPlace |
Buddhist temples in Japan
ⓘ
Shinto shrines ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.