Yang ZhangLT 37305/17/2014Japanese MythologyIn different Japanese works of art, such as comics, literature, anime and painting, it is very easy to find stories Japanese mythology. In Kybioshi, there are many characters from Japanese mythological stories, such as King Enma and Kappa in Santo Kyōden's Fuanbai sokuseki ryōri, and Momotaro in Peach Boy, What Happened Next. There are also Kybioshi stories that depend on the mythology of different countries rewritten by Japanese authors, such as the Kinkin sensei Eiga no Yume which depends on the Chinese myth of Lusheng. Certain Japanese mythological characters frequently appear in Japanese artwork from ancient Japan to the present day. In my article, I will introduce some famous characters from Japanese mythology and their stories. Also compare Chinese and Japanese mythology. According to Japanese mythology, the first god appeared during the creation of the universe, named Kotoamatsu kami. Then, after his death, the world begins with the birth of seven gods, called Kamiyonanayo. These seven gods appear and then disappear in what the Japanese call the “plain of the sky”. After this, a couple was born, the last named, Izanagi and Izanami, who were ordered by their peers to consolidate the land, which at this point was just a chaos of muddy water. Izanagi and Izanami stood on the high sky bridge, thought to be the rainbow, and dipped their jeweled spear into the murky water below. While removing the spear from a piece of mud, the tip fell off and is said to have formed Onogoro Island. Izanagi and Izanami later moved to the island, built a house and had two children. The first child was born without bones and was abandoned in a boat in the reeds, his name is Hiruko. Their second child, Awashima, was in the middle of a paper......the location of two countries, their mythology, culture, customs and beliefs have been exchanged many times since ancient times. So there are many similar stories in these two countries. Birrell, Anne. Chinese Mythology An Introduction. Baltimore, MD: John Hopkins University Press, 1999. Chinese Mythology – Encyclopedia of Myths – Roots of Chinese Mythology, Confucianism, Taoism, Buddhism. Encyclopedia of myths. http://www.mythencyclopedia.com/Ca-Cr/Chinese-Mythology.htmlChinese myths. Living Myths Home Page. http://www.livingmyths.com/Chinese.htmDavis, F. Hadland. Myths and legends of Japan. New York: Dover Publications, 1992. Dorson, Richard M. Studies in Japanese Folklore. Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Preess, 1963. Piggott, Juliet. Japanese mythology. Hamlyn Publishing, New York, NY, 1975Roberts, Jeremy. Japanese mythology from A to Z. New York: facts on file, 2004.