In Japan, that form has three legs ... Nagano Eishun, librarian of the Fukui Prefectural Archives and an expert on ancient spirits, says Amabie is one of more than a dozen prophecy beasts reported ...

UNESCO added two Japanese tumulus clusters to the World Heritage Sites in 2019, the Mozu Furuichi ancient "kofun" (burial ... 160,000 known kofun in Japan, and they come in a range of shapes ...