Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Japan/Mythology task force/Archive 2

Japanese mythology or Shinto, or both?
Hello, everybody. I have a question. If an article is explicitly about a being in the Shinto religion, should that page be considered for inclusion in the scope of this project as well? I am currently trying to tag all the articles that I think fall within the scope of this project, and find that I have faced this question a number of times now. If yes, under what circumstances? Also, should Shinto articles in general also be considered within the scope of this project? Thank you for your attention and thank you in advance for your responses. Badbilltucker 15:37, 11 January 2007 (UTC)


 * Mythic Shinto characters probably fall in the scope of the project; things that only have to do with the actual practice of Shinto and not its stories probably don't. That's how I would see it anyway. Kotengu 小天狗 20:52, 11 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Makes sense to me. Thanks for the clarification. I'm trying to develop article pages for all the projects to help them in monitoring their articles, including both this project and the Shinto project, and it helps to know which articles should count for inclusion where. Badbilltucker 18:03, 12 January 2007 (UTC)
 * This one's a rather quiet project at the moment, but I'd agree with Kotengu. The various personified kami are mythological figures; Shinto rituals probably aren't.  Locations may be, depending on whether there's a myth explaining the establishment of a particular location as sacred. Shimeru 20:02, 12 January 2007 (UTC)

Task force?
I think this project may work better as a task force of WikiProject Japan. Anyone have any thoughts on that? ··· 日本穣 ? · Talk to Nihon joe 01:51, 2 May 2007 (UTC)
 * Yeah, I totally agree. It really isn't substantial enough to be a wikiproject on its own.  A task force is probably much more appropriate.MightyAtom 03:13, 2 May 2007 (UTC)
 * Maybe "Asian mythology" would be broad enough? I was thinking about starting a project on that topic, since this one does seem a little exclusive. Kotengu 小天狗 07:36, 2 May 2007 (UTC)

about Template:User Jmyth
Hello, all. I have a suggestion for Template:User Jmyth. (Perhaps, you know,) There is used Yotsuya Kaidan's image now. But Yotsuya Kaidan was written in Genroku period (Edo period), not Japanese mythology. So I think the image should be changed.

英語では語弊があるかも知れないので日本語でも書いておきます. (Possiblly, there are misleading in English, I write in Japanese too.)

Template:User Jmythで使われている画像は、ご存知かもしれませんが、四谷怪談(Yotsuya Kaidan)の画像です. 四谷怪談は元禄時代に書かれた物であり、日本神話には出てきません. なので、Template:User Jmythの画像を変更するほうがいいと考えます.

-- L onchi A wotsuki **  (蒼月ろんち) 09:19, 16 May 2007 (UTC)

What gives?
Hofus the Stonecutter.

Huh? An ancient Japanese legend about a guy called Hofus? Am I the only one who thinks this is rubish? TomorrowTime 19:49, 1 June 2007 (UTC)


 * Just wanted to say I got some help from the project Japan page and updated the article. Appears to be one of those "It happened over there (insert country here)" stories. TomorrowTime 08:52, 9 June 2007 (UTC)

Buddhism subjects
A lot of general-interest Buddhism topics have been added to this WikiProject lately. Is this a good idea? These are elements of Japanese religion, for sure, but I wouldn't have thought to described the Buddha as a Japanese mythological figure.&mdash;Nat Krause(Talk!·What have I done?) 04:11, 11 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Japan is a Buddhist country, and Buddha definitely makes up a part of its current mythology. The fact that he did not originate in Japan, nor is exclusively Japanese, does not discount the fact that he is a major influence and figure in Japanese mythology.MightyAtom 04:49, 11 July 2007 (UTC)


 * This has been discussed before here: Wikipedia talk:WikiProject_Religion. Look at it this way: would one expect Jesus to appear in Wikiprojects such as "French mythology" or "American mythology"?&mdash;Nat Krause(Talk!·What have I done?) 15:26, 20 July 2007 (UTC)

Baku (spirit) revision
I wanted to let people know that I've revised the entry for Baku (spirit), adding references and distinguishing more sharply between traditional baku with their elephant heads and tiger claws and modern manga/anime dream-eating tapirs.

Timothy Perper 15:11, 13 September 2007 (UTC)

Article needing attention: Japanese superstitions
This article is being considered for deletion (Articles for deletion/Japanese superstitions) but it is being improved during the process. The article has potential but is in dire need of attention. If you are knowledgeable on this topic, please help save this article.--12 Noon 15:28, 25 October 2007 (UTC)