She points to such aspects as Susanoo’s use of sake to mollify ... Snakes appear in Japanese folklore in myriad forms: as gods, symbols of raging rivers, and the attendants of Japan’s ...

takes place at Yasakajinja shrine in the city’s Higashiyama Ward because it venerates the deity Susanoo no Mikoto, who composed the first waka poem of 31 syllables, according to Japanese ...