Japanese folklore answers to the term minkan denshō (民間伝承, "transmissions among the folk"?) and its study of folkloristics or minzokugaku (民俗学?). Folklorists also employ the term minzoku shiryō (民俗資料?) or "folklore material" (民俗資料) to refer to objects and arts they study.
What was follows is a survey of various areas considered under folklore in Japan. Emphasis will naturally be placed on folklore with regional colors, since widely accepted popular practice will enter into Japanese culture at large.
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