Shuten-dōji

demon from Japanese folklore
Person oni Q986527
Shuten-dōji
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Shuten-dōji

Summary

Shuten-dōji is an oni[1]. He draws 565 Wikipedia views per month (oni category, ranking #1 of 6).[2]

Key Facts

  • Shuten-dōji's father was Yamata no Orochi[3].
  • A child of Shuten-dōji was Kidōmaru[4].
  • Shuten-dōji's image is recorded as SekienShuten-doji.jpg[5].
  • Shuten-dōji is recorded as male[6].
  • Shuten-dōji's instance of is recorded as oni[7].
  • alcohol consumption is named after Shuten-dōji[8].
  • Shuten-dōji's killed by is recorded as Minamoto no Yorimitsu[9].
  • Shuten-dōji's Commons category is recorded as Shuten-dōji[10].
  • Shuten-dōji's residence is recorded as Ōeyama[11].
  • Shuten-dōji's residence is recorded as Ōeyama[12].
  • Shuten-dōji's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0n53c16[13].
  • Shuten-dōji's manner of death is recorded as homicide[14].
  • Shuten-dōji's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as biography/Shuten-doji[15].
  • Shuten-dōji's name in kana is recorded as しゅてんどうじ[16].
  • Shuten-dōji's time period is recorded as Heian period[17].
  • Shuten-dōji's NicoNicoPedia ID is recorded as 酒呑童子[18].

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Origins and Family

Shuten-dōji's father was Yamata no Orochi[3].

Personal Life

A child of Shuten-dōji was Kidōmaru[4].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Shuten-dōji include Dōjigiri[19], a tachi[20], in Japan[21].

Why It Matters

Shuten-dōji draws 565 Wikipedia views per month (oni category, ranking #1 of 6).[2] He has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] He is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]

Entities named for him include Dōjigiri[19], a tachi[20], in Japan[21].

FAQs

Who were Shuten-dōji's parents?

Shuten-dōji's father was Yamata no Orochi[3].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [4] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [19] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [20] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [21] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [22] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [23] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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