Japanese Folktale: A Tale of Star-Crossed Lovers + Demon (Origin of Tanabata Festival)

Tale of Amewakahiko, origin of the Tanabata festival.
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[@Linfamy]

For a Dragon King of the ocean, Amewakahiko didn’t seem to have much power over his household. Quiz winner: Aditya M!! "Amewakahiko was sent before ninigi no mikoto to pacify ookuninushi in izumo." kzbin.info/www/bejne/qHrVgoJsitmogZY Yokai stories: kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z4jRqoigqriEhqs Please consider supporting the channel =) 🔸PATREON (blog, art): www.patreon.com/Linfamy 🔸MERCH: teespring.com/stores/linfamy (shirts, stickers, phone cases, and more!) 🔸DONATE: www.paypal.me/Linfamy

[@helloiamenergyman]

Even though I'm japanese descendant, I only knew the chinese version and never heard of the japanese one ;-;

[@tayloredwards4968]

What determines what Yokai you become?

[@unknownricecake3036]

Linfamy Is it Urashima Taro?

[@vincentvooyz]

Linfamy was it shuten doji?

[@abmong]

Amaterasu Tames the Earth

[@daifuku6454]

"Why don't you just take the chest with you?" *I said he left.*

[@madame360]

He didn’t know how stories worked 🤣

[@angerynook9937]

We watched the video

[@angerynook9937]

@Happy Clam so are you, so your point is?

[@sharkronical]

@Happy Clam some people do be douchey

[@themelinatrikilis8628]

So...this myth is basically a combination of Beauty and the Beast, Jack and the beanstalk and Eros and Psyche

[@aiindus9649]

Just 1 difference that this was written Centuries before those stories.

[@johntheapostate7104]

Eros and Psyche is an Ancient Greek myth.

[@izaactay6754]

Yup

[@bombintheseeinq]

mm

[@RoseUchihachan]

and a good dose of Pandora

[@shaggythewriter8185]

China- "we have a great folk tail about..." Japan- "Laaaaaame! We'll rewrite this to be about a dragon dressed up as a kick ass snaek."

[@Amphitera]

this is the whole "japanese" culture in a nutshell :P

[@arcticdino1650]

Aphrodite and the Oni father would get along quite well. Both like putting their daughter in law through horrible trials

[@rebeccabertolini4420]

Yeah, and the grain of rice trial (complete with ants) is almost spot on to the one Aphrodite gives Psyche in Greek Myth. It's really cool how humans come up with similar stories across cultures!

[@solahaze8948]

@@rebeccabertolini4420 It's actually possible that history got muddled and this is an actual appropriated story from Greece, since I think in that story, Psyke was married off to what was supposed to be a hideous monster (like the snake), who was invisible, and when she saw him, it turned out he was Eros (who was super hot, like the snake turned out to be), and he was mad she saw him and ran away. So, both stories involve the female character doing something their husband told them not to. And then mama aphrodite comes in and tells psyke to do some trials, and she gets help from gods and also birds.

[@boyanpenev9822]

Guys: "Man, you can't believe how crazy her dad was." Gourd-chan: "Hold my sake."

[@Kevin_Theadore1]

Hold his sleeve

[@noxious9832]

Sake?

[@kiwi40238]

@@noxious9832 alcohol

[@moxiehokutika911]

So...Jack and the beanstalk crossed with Eros and Pykie.

[@Linfamy]

Yeah kinda :D

[@charlotteyu2145]

Do u mean Eros and Psyche?

[@karaqakkzl]

Who's Jack? You mean The Cowherd and the Weaver Girl Zhinü and Niulang ? Or The Golden Ass (butt)

[@ILeikDisMeme]

Do you mean Cupid and Psyche?

[@Moll-of-Power]

Eros is from greek myths and Cupid is from rome

[@duchi882]

"What would you do if a murderous Demon kept you away from your Lover?" Doom Guy: *In the first age, in the first battle..*

[@gamaactive8278]

*BFG DIVISION INTENSIFIED*

[@rumuelnathanael8043]

*BFG10000 INTENSIFIED*

[@johnwickinyt3017]

*when the shadows first lengthen*

[@HeavenOnHigh]

one stood. Burned by the embers of Armageddon

[@denormative]

"Manicured his head right off" at 3:16 is best picture.

[@goodolryuko9673]

‘What would you do if a murderous demon kept you away from your lover?’ Me: *I would UNO Reverse Card him*

[@sharpythedutchy6548]

i'd try to make friends with the demon... ...why am i like this?

[@edi9892]

Where do I get these powerful magical artefacts?

[@loremipsum980]

Simple. Seduce the demon and make him into your new lover :v

[@shein_3812]

"What would you do, if a demon kept you away from your lover?" Bold of you to assume i'll even ever have one? _Haha_ ha..

[@availablehage]

Lover?

[@shein_3812]

@@availablehage Yez, uhm, yes. I don't know how to respond to this-

[@izaactay6754]

The sad truth

[@karlofernloutagle1031]

you don't have a lover but maybe you have a demon

[@shein_3812]

Karlo Fern Lou Tagle *GASP* Your right!

[@greathoundii6142]

Oni: You will see my son once a month. Gourd-chan: Once a year? Oni: ...Yes. cough sucker cough

[@Jobe-13]

6:35 Interesting how this is a switch. Usually, we would see a dad hating his _daughter’s_ boyfriend. But here it’s the opposite.

[@baNg3kz]

This reminded me of Psyche and Cupid's story when Psyche's sisters convinced her out of jealousy to to find out her husband's identity, which was the very thing she was told not to. Very interesting. Currently binge watching your vids and I love it

[@Linfamy]

Yes, there are many similarities :)

[@Hegemol900]

In Fact, this is quite simellar to a lot of greek Legends. Humans seem to tell these Stories a lot.

[@miriga3927]

Same with East of the Sun, West of the Moon.

[@Gruntvc]

"what would you do if a murderous demon kept you away from your lover?" What if the murderous demon is your lover? 🤔

[@Linfamy]

Then you are screwed. Literally?

[@joanhoffman3702]

@@Linfamy Literally AND figuratively!

[@braincellvl.0183]

Bruh, ur content is the best to watch during quarantine...

[@Linfamy]

Woohoo!

[@supercolgemer2661]

Same

[@Nastoustodouious]

Yes it’s true

[@Ms.CringeSwirlz16]

Same over here

[@spanishnavaja]

So much agreement

[@magilunedecelestia]

Fun fact: Vega and Altair, together with Deneb, make the Summer Triangle- an astronomical asterism seen clearly during a season change we know as summer :)

[@Linfamy]

Correct :D

[@jitaru3707]

I love how he is narrating like a regular storyteller but being randomly sarcastic as well

[@peterpaul7156]

Sounds like the cupid and his wife story from greece. nope it most definately is the exact story

[@eh9618]

Yea. It's so similar, except the psyche trying to kill herself while gourd chan doesn't

[@sirkiwi1337]

It starts out like that, but then it's like the Japanese underworld story where that 81st demigod brother had to sleep in a house of bugs then snakes using a magic cloth.

[@antoniovlassa5886]

there's no Cupid in that story, it's Eros, Cupid is the Roman reinterpretation of Eros, stop watching Ted ed, it's full of trash

[@jadefields9020]

@@antoniovlassa5886 this is just like a taiwanese folktale about a native tribesprincess who marriea a snake

[@tubenburbles]

The moment you mention Jennifer Lawrence and Ryan Reynolds, *i lost it-* 🤣🤣🤣 and ONI DADDEH

[@Linfamy]

😅

[@ahmedarafat5433]

This myth has a lot of similarities to the trials of Aphrodite to her son's eros wife

[@izaactay6754]

OoOoOo

[@loyal_makoto9031]

@Yotecai Luz oh god not the ants

[@emilybarclay8831]

What? Literally the only similarities are the presence of a pretty girl who marries a magical man, which is an extremely common myth trope, and a number of trials which are also a very common trope. Gourd-chan isn’t a princess, she isn’t worshipped for her beauty, she isn’t taken to a palace and served by invisible servants, she doesn’t drop oil, there’s no west wind, etc etc

[@joycellinechime246]

In the Chinese version, the story of the Cowherd and Weaver Girl is one of China’s Four Greatest Folktales, and the celebration is known as the Qixi Festival! Interesting to see how different the Japanese version was 😂 I had no idea the stories were a bit different!

[@davidroberts3092]

My name is William and I'm six years old and I really really like your videos can I have one of those cookie things you have

[@snifwa]

Lol I had to do that as a play once!

[@jadefields9020]

@@snifwa the Japanese and korean version of the qixi story has some variations becuse of culture difference but at the end of the day it is pretty much the same i am suprised that this is the real tanabata story

[@amirullfadzli5685]

Me too, I'm surprise that the role of the male and female protagonist are swapped in in the Japanese version One more thing, I literally face palm myself when hearing the part gourd-chan misheard her oni_father-in-law said from one month to one year

[@TheSlipperyNUwUdle]

I feel like I’ve heard this story on the Myths and Legends Podcast. Hmm 🤔

[@crypto66]

The real heroes of the story were those bomb-ass, animal-controlling sleeves.

[@hemidas]

"What would you do, if a demon kept you away from your lover?" Me: "Master Geralt, I have an interesting job for you."

[@gazepreyed]

Toss a coin to your witcher

[@philipearakaki]

No, No, that's Willian, the Weeb version of Geralt from Nioh.

[@dmknight08]

Dude has the absolute best story telling skills. Under-appreciated! I need a lot more of this in my life.

[@Linfamy]

😁👍

[@maikutsukino4743]

My fiancee's (unfortunately deceased March 2013) birthday was July 7th. The version you tell above was not the one that she or anyone that knew her followed. She told me about the Star Festival and the story of Orihime and Hikoboshi. Tanabata for them was more of a romantic event and we wrote our wishes on tanzaku tied to bamboo branches followed by star gazing to see if we could see Vega and Altar. Been doing that every year since I met her over 9 years ago....

[@Big_E_Soul_Fragment]

"What would you do if a murderous demon kept you away from your lover?" Easy. *[Loads BFG 9000 with malicious intent]*

[@eh9618]

*[heavy metal intensifies]* Rip and tear

[@TheRealJeviro]

*slow heavy metal music plays* *gunfire intensifies*

[@WintrBorn]

*[Revs chainsaw]*

[@aryayudha6414]

What would you do if a murderous demon kept you away from your lover? Me: Rip and tear, until it is done.

[@QieQieQuiche]

*HMS Exeter retrofit intensifies*

[@Linfamy]

8:49 evil

[@kattiesotelo8377]

Linfamy spoopy

[@Linfamy]

@@kattiesotelo8377 snoopy

[@mohamadashkar3201]

Intro: what would u do if a demon kept me from my lover DOOM THEME PLAYS LOADS SHOTGUN

[@magilunedecelestia]

5:21 nice sound effect XD

[@holyreaper2550]

Why is the husband of unnamed girl eyes shining ?? And just like every time levitating hands of character

[@Linfamy]

It's supposed to be like... *Ooooh good looking guy with shining eyes* 😅

[@johnhanley9946]

I must've heard the Chinese version of this story then, because the story I heard was about a girl named Orihime, and a guy called Hikoboshi. Orihime's dad was a Kami, and he decides to marry her off to a cowherd named Hikoboshi. So, they marry and fall in love, but then Kami-sama gets mad, because neither one of them does any work any more, Orihime stops weaving every day the way she used to, and Hikoboshi stops doing cow stuff. So, Kami-sama separates them, but Orihime-chan is so sad that Kami-sama decides to let them see each other once a year, on July 7th. 💘💘💘💘👍😁

[@atsukorichards1675]

Yes, same here. I am a Japanese, and I had never heard this story. Well, we learn something every day.

[@PoseidonXIII]

Just binged your entire Japanese Folktales playlist, and it's definitely made me a fan.

[@Linfamy]

Woohoo!

[@amushakya91111]

Here onwards, If I'm ever troubled by anything, I'll wave that piece of cloth that has been under my bed since forever and shout "Amewakahiko's Sleeves". I'm god damn sure that it'll work. Thanks

[@Linfamy]

Please report back the results

[@callmepheebsformyphoebenam8113]

The story is truly a bit similar to Eros/Cupid and Psyche, hihihi. But I love it. Thank you, Linfamy!😁 Especially for making it more entertainment. I'm looking forward for more videos and more folktales. Watching this encourage me to write my books😊

[@Linfamy]

Good luck with your books!

[@jeremydabal9000]

I've spotted eevee 2:33

[@Linfamy]

Good eye :O

[@Inconsolable_Weeb]

Same

[@HageshiiNeko]

It is my favourite myth so far. I love the fact that this one is connected with such a phenomenomon... phemomemon... phenon... cool natural event

[@Shahrezad1]

This reminds me of the story of Eros and Psyche, which is part of the inspiration for Beauty and the Beast (so there are similar themes there too): Marrying a monster who turns out to be a Diety/Royalty, having sisters who aren't willing to sacrifice themselves but then get jealous at the youngest sister's good fortune. In the Eros story they convince her to look at Eros while he slept and try to kill him, but the candle wax burns him and as a consequence he fled and she had to fulfill Aphrodite's quests to be reunited. In BATB they convince her to extend her stay, so that the Beast starts to die and she must rush back and save him. It's always interesting to see when there's an overlap in folktales. I love it. 😊

[@sunglassshinpan1352]

"I set a course just east of Lyra, northwest of Pegasus Flew into the light of Deneb Sailed across the Milky Way..." - Neil Peart; RUSH

[@ninoska.noe.]

This sounds a lot like the Greek story of Eros and psyche… - Disapproving parent - Jealous sisters - Trials so they can see their loved one again…

[@Linfamy]

Who can guess which myth Amewakahiko or Ame-no-wakahiko appears in? 🤔 Quiz winner chosen: Aditya M!! "Amewakahiko was sent before ninigi no mikoto to pacify ookuninushi in izumo." kzbin.info/www/bejne/qHrVgoJsitmogZY

[@HageshiiNeko]

On Your channel it is called "Amaterasu tames the Earth", but i've already seen some good answers in the comments

[@eh9618]

Is it okuninushi?

[@abmong]

@@HageshiiNeko pretty sure you're the first to mention the video name, the others just mentioned the story but not video name.

[@kennynguyen3451]

Poor servant getting eaten by a snake

[@kyoho1270]

THE 'SHE THOT' IS KILLING ME and FEW MINS IN THE VIDEO 'ONI DADDY ' IS MAKING ME GO TO HEAVEN EARLIER

[@billsummy2412]

Love these stories ... They make my day ! Thank you Linfamy :-)

[@Linfamy]

Glad you like, Bill

[@nobunagaoda6605]

Oni Daddy: Mhmmm. These trails are my original ideas. Susano: Hold my sake

[@Yogurt_Boy]

Oni Dearest

[@halg3625]

This has to be my favorite source of Japanese history and folklore. The way you recount these tales and events makes your lessons so much fun to learn! The humor hits every time. Please don't stop making content anytime soon. I do understand if you need time off, here and there. It's worth waiting for. Thank you so much for doing what you do. ❤ P.S. I can never look at Mario's Tanooki suit the same way again. Lol.

[@wendylee1213]

YOU have become my fav story teller! ♥️ The humor 😂 I hope to contribute to your channel soon. And I really want those charms lol.

[@jaechell8401]

phenominominominominominominomin lol has a nice ring to it

[@aissaayaa8956]

GADDD ALL THE JOKESS. I LOVEE HIM. I LOVE LINFAMY

[@user-qz1rw2yy4n]

I really love your vids, very calming and good storytelling

[@warrirornunluv801]

This is like Japanese version of Eros and Psyche with a hint of Jack and the Beanstalk!

[@CoolHistoryBros]

It is interesting to know that Japan has a different folktale for Tanabata, or Qi Xi in Chinese. The Chinese celebrate it as lover's day, like their version of Valentine's day. But in Japan it's a make-a-wish day where they write their wish on a piece of paper and hang it on a tree.

[@kadajsnightqueen]

Apparently if you have two older sisters, letting them know how awesome your life with your unusual and otherworldly loving husband is is a bad idea. This story shares some interesting parallels with the Greek myth of Eros and Psyche and, to a lesser extent, the original tale of Beauty and the Beast. Very cool!

[@latoyathunderstar9585]

I was caught off guard with the transformation of the snake-prince. Oni-baby-daddy is something new. Thank you for sharing this new story myth. One of my favourite festivals. 🍶

[@Linfamy]

😁👍

[@musiclover01ization]

Great video, Linfamy. Hope you're staying safe.

[@Linfamy]

Still healthy so far. You stay safe

[@adityam9001]

Amewakahiko was sent before ninigi no mikoto to pacify ookuninushi in izumo.

[@adityam9001]

He ended marrying his daughter

[@Linfamy]

Link me the video ;)

[@abmong]

@@Linfamy kzbin.info/www/bejne/qHrVgoJsitmogZY

[@adityam9001]

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[@Linfamy]

@Aditya M YOU WIN! Good job 🎉🎉🎉 Send me an email at linfamy1 @ gmail.com to claim your prize ;)

[@kattiesotelo8377]

Who else caught the eve!! At the castle!!!

[@Linfamy]

;)

[@vincentvooyz]

Same

[@kattiesotelo8377]

Linfamy oh no I have been caught

[@ira3806]

Meeeeeeee!

[@Gamer-lq6zy]

Yeh it finally come thank you for the video linfamy

[@Linfamy]

:D

[@robin_robin5233]

Dude you have been a great change to my life and learning about these things your amazing

[@Linfamy]

Love hearing that people like to learn =)

[@Fenrisson]

"Heavily implying that he would kill her, if he couldn't do them". That's some quality storytelling!

[@helloMerrMerr]

She could not stop shaking *”I cannot stop shaking”* This right here is top tier

[@ellesandralady8596]

Love the video 💛💛

[@Linfamy]

:D

[@jota6041]

I've discovered your channel yesterday,and,i just have to say that i love this channel

[@Linfamy]

Woohoo!

[@TrineDaely]

"Oblivious to how stories work." These little bits make my day.

[@SanaTT]

4:34 this is just too good 😂😂

[@maryhodge1874]

I love your climbing sound effects. Ba doop , ba doop, ba doop

[@supercolgemer2661]

I found your channel in my reccomendation..that means im a new subscriber!

[@Berries20]

DUDE that was almost like Psyche and Eros's story! I can't believe this was probably way older but less known

[@anton_zim]

You killed me with the "heavily implied" joke

[@loveablethea]

I’m watching this for my project- very informational

[@Linfamy]

Nice. Good luck with your project!

[@deborahkogan8742]

So good!

[@edm6508]

"How much did this god have to suffer just to stay with his wife" Myth of okuninushi

[@user-du8wu1ym7e]

The legend of "Shokujo(Vega) And Kengyuro(Altair)" was in "19 old poems" summarized in "Selections of Refined Literature " in the Age of Han Chinese. Tanabata is a festival of chinese origin and Chinese transmission to begin with, but the Tanabata festival of China and Tanabata of Japan are treated as quite different things without being equated.

[@stewartmeetball3417]

Thank you for making quarantine a little bit less Boring thank you linfamy

[@waynejacksongalloway3768]

Thanks for the smiles today🤓

[@Linfamy]

:D

[@morsch2028]

2:26 let me guess... She was born out of a Gourd, ya know, cause Japanese mythology does this thing where a lot of people are born out of Fruits/Veggies.

[@Linfamy]

Hah wrong

[@morsch2028]

@@Linfamy I know... But she might as well have been born out of a gourd.

[@rubbish_cheese8783]

Linfamy,did you read my mind?Cause I was looking forward to know the story Tanabata and here I am.

[@Linfamy]

I did read your mind 😲

[@RoseBleueDuRosierSec]

Oh, I really like this tale, thanks for the video!

[@Linfamy]

Thanks for watching! :D

[@inane103]

I really love your work, I know I'm late to see these.. Honestly, I just love how you animate and describe.. add a little laugh... absolutely hilarious and informative. I actually started watching all the videos, after the 9 tail fox story.. hehe.. keep up. Love from India.

[@TheShadowChesireCat]

This seems seriously reminiscent of Eros & Psyche. I do love it when cultures come up with similar ideas.

[@teriotesamantha8621]

This is one of my favorite Japanese stories

[@Linfamy]

:D

[@MrKIMBO345]

Great content even though we are living in the quarantine.

[@Linfamy]

Good luck with quarantine!

[@gh-ik3jp]

Thank you for entertaining us during the Apocalypse it has been difficult.

[@Readun]

So, I’m finally early. I HAVE TO SLEEP THOUGH WHY???

[@Linfamy]

LIFE iS NOT FAIR

[@Jds_7]

Will there be a video about Portuguese people discovering Japan ? And then the same thing about Dutch people trading with Japan ?

[@myalabettina2802]

i love your vids

[@TajiriOli]

As always very funny and interesting :)

[@madambutterfly1997]

a house with wild eevee in it. i wanna live there. and i want all eeveelutions as well even for types they're too lazy to make like dragon and bug

[@sunglassshinpan1352]

"How much for the little 'goil'? "What?!" "Your women, I want to buy your women! Sell me your children!" - Jake Blues 🎵🎤😎

[@multi3667]

Damn the day I decided to watch this it turned out to be tanabata, happy tanabata and thanks for all the videos, I've been watching all of them from the oldest :)

[@Sandra.Molchanova]

Awwww, it's one of my favorite festivals, what with the summer, the bamboos and star-crossed lovers (literally)... I somehow missed the demon part though 😯

[@mrgopnik5964]

This really reminds me of the story about Eros and Psyche

[@sunglassshinpan1352]

"Her husband had to explain the 'ho' thing!"

[@justlife7356]

Im back yaaay keep it up linfamy your doing great 🙏

[@Linfamy]

wb!

[@justlife7356]

@@Linfamy wb? Whats does that mean

[@justlife7356]

@steve gale ooooooh ok thanks

[@justlife7356]

Thanks

[@NoreenTCatis]

this reminds me so much of the greek myth with psyche and cupid which is neat. I love your vids. they're fun to watch I hope you're doing fine within this pandemic good sir. love from the Philippines.

[@magilunedecelestia]

6:56 Dragon Daddy: I’ll turn you into a seat handle Gourd-chan: okay Also Gourd-chan: Why do I hear boss music?

[@ilfriner1287]

In the mythology of Amaterasu trying to tame the earth, ame no wakahiko, descends to earth where he falls in love with a eathling and betrays Amaterasu. He then proceeds to get killed because the arrow he shot reaches Amaterasu when she was talking to another god. One of the god ordered that arrow that if ame no wakahiko has betrayed them,let it strike him dead. And strike him it did. But as for the insect controlling cloth, it appears in the mythology with susano and his son in law.

[@mewwershan8791]

6:11 is my favorite part of this

[@murasacchi]

I don't know if there's this version of the story of tanabata! I only knew the cowherd and the weaver story a.k.a Orihime and Hikoboshi at first. It's interesting to hear another version of the tanabata story!

[@lexiwexiwoo]

This reminds me a lot of the story of Psyche and Eros. Daughter volunteers to be handed over to a supposedly awful beast as a sacrifice, horrible beast turns out to be an awesome powerful dude but their relationship has stipulations (Eros told Psyche she could never see him, only ever being with her in complete darkness) but because of the incessant & rude comments of their bitter & jealous sisters (trying to point things out that the girl was fine with but somehow because her sisters bring it up, she realizes how sketchy it all looks and begins to let curiosity get the better of her) , our female half of the couple is talked/nagged into doing the 1 thing she can never do because if she did, the relationship would have to end. The man is brokenhearted and they are separated. Then, in an effort to fix what she broke, the woman has to prove herself through seemingly impossible tasks given to her through a parent of her boo (for Eros & Psyche, she had to contend with Aphrodite, yikes). During these tasks, she receives help from powerful forces which inevitably gets her to her man and they're together at last.