polar bear (Ursus maritimus)
Hodgson's hawk eagle (Nisaetus nipalensis); mountain hawk-eagle
Kumamoto (city, prefecture)
pilgrimage to the three main Kumano shrines
common vervain (Verbena officinalis); common verbena
badger; Eurasian badger (Meles meles); defensive opening for shogi
clownfish (Amphiprioninae spp., esp. the yellowtail clownfish, Amphiprion clarkii); anemone fish
black rat (Rattus rattus); roof rat
Three Main Kumano Shrines (Kumano Hongu Taisha, Kumano Nachi Taisha, Kumano Hayatama Taisha)
crested honey buzzard (Pernis ptilorhynchus); Oriental honey buzzard; pern
the average Joe; your average nice guy; Joe Blow; Joe Bloggs
Japanese hornbeam (Carpinus japonica)
pilgrimage to the three main Kumano shrines
Ainu bear-sacrifice festival; Iomante
bear-sacrifice ceremony; ritual killing of a bear
Japanese carpenter ant (Camponotus japonicus)
Berchemia racemosa (species of flowering plant related to buckthorn)
three main Kumano Shrines (Kumano Hongu Taisha, Kumano Nachi Taisha, Kumano Hayatama Taisha)
kami of the three main Kumano shrines
Dryopteris lacera (species of wood fern)