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Emishi. The Emishi ( 蝦夷) (also called Ebisu and Ezo ), written with Kanji that literally mean " shrimp barbarians ," constituted an ancient ethnic group of people who lived in parts of Honshū, especially in the Tōhoku region, referred to as michi no oku (道の奥, roughly "deepest part of the road") in contemporary sources.
Ebisu (mythology) Ebisu (えびす, 恵比須, 恵比寿, 夷, 戎), also transliterated Webisu (ゑびす, see historical kana orthography) or called Hiruko (蛭子) or Kotoshiro-nushi-no-kami (事代主神), is the Japanese god of fishermen and luck. He is one of the Seven Gods of Fortune (七福神, Shichifukujin), and the only one of the ...
In Japanese mythology, the Seven Lucky gods or Seven gods of Fortune ( 七福神, shichifukujin in Japanese) are believed to grant good luck and are often represented in netsuke and in artworks. One of the seven (Jurōjin) is said to be based on a historical figure. They all began as remote and impersonal gods, but gradually became much closer ...
According to the legend, Hiruko washed ashore—possibly in Ezo (蝦夷, ancient Hokkaidō) —and was cared for by the Ainu Ebisu Saburo (戎三郎). However, it is thought that Ebisu began as a god of fishermen, and that his transformation into Hiruko came far later, after his religion had extended to merchants and farmers.
Ezo (蝦夷) or Ezogashima (蝦夷ヶ島) (lit. ' Island of the Ezo ') was divided into several districts. The first was the Wajinchi, or 'Japanese Lands', which covered the Japanese settlements on and around the Oshima Peninsula. The rest of Ezo was known as the Ezochi (蝦夷地) (lit. ' Ezo-land '), or 'Ainu Lands'. Ezochi was in turn ...
Ebisu, Shibuya. / 35.6467000°N 139.7101222°E / 35.6467000; 139.7101222. Ebisu (恵比寿) is the southernmost part of Shibuya ward in Tokyo, Japan, and a major district of the ward. It was developed on the site of a former brewery and is home to Yebisu Garden Place.
Ishūretsuzō. Ikotoi, chief of Akkeshi, depicted with blue bead earrings, plain skin trousers, an Ezo-nishiki Chinese silk robe with dragons and clouds, and a Russian military greatcoat [1] : 121. Ishūretsuzō (夷酋列像), also known as or A Series of Paintings of Ainu Chieftains [1] : 5 or Portraits of Ezo Chieftains, [2] : 9 is a series ...
The Ezo flying squirrel ( Pteromys volans orii) or Ezo-momonga ( Japanese: エゾモモンガ) is a subspecies of the Siberian flying squirrel. It is endemic to Hokkaidō, Japan, part of the region once known as Ezo. In the legends of the local Ainu, the Ezo flying squirrel or A-kamui ( Ainu: アッ・カムイ) is a tutelary deity of children. [4]