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Japanese Dragon Meaning
Dragons are recorded in civilizations all over the world. In different cultures, the image of dragons is different. In western culture, the image of dragon is usually negative. Westerners believe that the dragon can spout fire from its mouth, which has a strong aggressiveness and is the incarnation of the devil. So in western culture, there are often brave knights to destroy the dragon, and then win and peace. But contrary to western culture, dragon is a symbol of auspiciousness, courage and justice in Asia. The dragon also appears in many fairy tales of Eastern countries. In the East, the dragon is still a symbol of imperial power, until today, the dragon is still respected by people.
Like Chinese dragons, Japanese dragons usually have claws, but they have no wings. They are snake like animals. In Japan, the dragon is the God of water, which controls the weather and the sea, and has the ability to make the sky rain at any time. Around temples in Japan, you can often see statues of dragons, often with water spouting from their mouths.
CHINESE DRAGON & JAPANESE DRAGON
China and Japan are close neighbors, so they have exchanges in culture, history, politics, economy and other fields. As a civilized country with a history of more than 5000 years, China has also delivered a lot of excellent materials and culture to Japan. Among them…
