What is the origin of the Japanese Kodama? - Mythology & Folklore Stack Exchange

One of Studio Ghibli's (excellent) films, named Princess Mononoke, has depictions of kodama: In Japanese folklore, kodama are tree spirits that inhabit trees that are older than 100 years. In the

Daruma and the Kodama Tree Spirits / Tears of the Forest

Japanese Mythology in Popular Culture: Exploring the Enchanting Influence - Old World Gods

Japanese Namahage Yokai: Demonic Beings of Japan's Coastal Mountains - Old World Gods

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Daruma and the Kodama Tree Spirits / Tears of the Forest

traditions - What is the origin of the story that Santa Claus lives at the North Pole? - Mythology & Folklore Stack Exchange

Kodama, Cryptid Wiki

The Project Gutenberg eBook of The History of Nations: Japan, by K. Asakawa.

Kodama

The Book of Yokai: Mysterious Creatures of Japanese Folklore: 9780520271012: Foster, Michael Dylan, Kijin, Shinonome: Books