Added kana readings for most of Brian's great karuta images [1]. The pre-simplification hiragana ("yi," "ye," etc.) still need to be done. MikeDockery08:09, 15 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Just wote Obake karuta. Now I wonder if it should be merged with karuta, though. See Talk:Karuta to discuss. I also uploaded a bunch of obake karuta images to Commons (see the category). The creatures and hiragana in these need to be identified in their description pages. And they make great illustrations for articles! — BrianSmithson20:53, 14 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
I posted a question regarding the naming convention of kami with long names. I'd like to standardize it or set up something like a manual of style. Please join the discussion and go to Talk page. --Shinkansen Fan (talk) 17:22, 28 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]
In addition to writing great articles about Japanese mythology, our goal is also to illustrate these articles. Fortunately, Japan has a long artistic tradition that stretches back hundreds of years. This means that much Japanese art is in the public domain. Moreover, Japan's mythology is an integral part of its culture, which means that Wikipedia editors who live in or take a trip to Japan have myriad opportunities to photograph shrines, statues, masks, and other mythology-related items.
If you have an image you would like to contribute, please upload it to Wikimedia Commons. That way, users of Wikipedia's sister projects can also have access to the image. Don't forget to choose an image license (generally {{GFDL}} if you took the photo yourself or {{PD-art}} if its a public-domain artwork).
If you can, please reference print sources before you reference websites. Some print sources can be found online in the following places:
"Google Books". Retrieved December 16, 2006. - Google Books has been adding numerous old texts to their full view section, many of which contain information relevant to this project.
"JSTOR". Retrieved December 16, 2006. - If you attend a participating college or are near the library of one, you can access this excellent resource for old papers.
The entire runs of these academic journals are available for free on Nanzan University's website:
Ashkenazi, Michael (2003). Handbook of Japanese Mythology. ABC-Clio, Inc. ISBN1-57607-467-6. Offers excellent brief overviews with information gathered from various sources.
Hearn, Lafcadio (1971). In Ghostly Japan. Tuttle Publishing. ISBN0-8048-3361-2 Parameter error in {{ISBN}}: checksum. Available online.
Hearn, Lafcadio (1971). Kwaidan: Stories and Studies of Strange Things. Tuttle Publishing. ISBN4-8053-0750-1. Available online.
Ono, Sokyo; Woodard, William P. (1962). Shinto: The Kami Way. Tuttle Publishing. ISBN0-8048-3557-8.
Smith, Richard Gordon (1918). Ancient Tales and Folklore of Japan. A. C. Black. Available online.
Suzuki, Setsuko, ed. (1996). 英語で話す「日本の心」Keys to the Japanese Heart and Soul. Kodansha International. ISBN4-7700-2082-1.
Tyler, Royall (1987). Japanese Tales. Pantheon Books. ISBN0-394-75656-8.
Williston, Teresa (1911). Japanese Fairy Tales: Second Series. Rand McNally & Co. Available online.
Although they may be helpful in creating articles, information found in the following sources may be inaccurate. Please verify any information found in these sources before using it in your articles.