What is the origin of the Japanese Kodama? - Mythology & Folklore
![What is the origin of the Japanese Kodama? - Mythology & Folklore](https://i.stack.imgur.com/PoqwZ.jpg)
![](https://hyakumonogatari.files.wordpress.com/2012/06/sekienninmenju.jpg)
Jinmenju – The Human Face Tree 百物語怪談会 Hyakumonogatari Kaidankai
![](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/content/dam/films/2020/02/20/spiritedaway_trans_NvBQzQNjv4Bqy-NeinSd1k0h8A7nAmy4Kb6clHe9OWdKZzkSPmyAhUM.jpg)
What on earth is a Totoro? The Japanese folklore behind Studio Ghibli's most magical movies
What are the little white things in Princess Mononoke? - Quora
![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-FS2Dklvt85g/YLNlAuU38MI/AAAAAAAACxY/bCNetINme5QQoMTxlWDXZUjlTmr8Gkl8gCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/1622369536027408-0.png)
Trees in Japanese Folklore
![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-FDhWB2L9pxw/YLNrDMn27FI/AAAAAAAACx8/5jdYdfR273gTpif1Mb30MBAa9t35s1MCACLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/1622371082076731-0.png)
Trees in Japanese Folklore
![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/S7ZEMnsnOXc/sddefault.jpg)
Japanese Folklore Kodama (Tree Sprites)
![](https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0097/4195/9268/files/daruma-tree-spirits2_600x600.jpg?v=1631043010)
Daruma and the Kodama Tree Spirits / Tears of the Forest
![](https://oldworldgods.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/nopperabo1-1.jpg)
Japanese Mythology Creatures: Exploring the Fascinating Beings of Japanese Folklore - Old World Gods
![](http://mingeiarts.com/cdn/shop/articles/daruma-tree-spirits.jpg?v=1631043062&width=2048)
Daruma and the Kodama Tree Spirits / Tears of the Forest
![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-E3UZwoMNBdI/YLNk_koE6wI/AAAAAAAACxU/UXASvU95Mogb1WcmYU5je_WMX78eA197QCLcBGAsYHQ/w1200-h630-p-k-no-nu/1622369531947046-1.png)
Trees in Japanese Folklore