Kumamoto (city, prefecture)
badger; Eurasian badger (Meles meles); anaguma castle (defensive opening)
polar bear (Ursus maritimus)
dried bear's gallbladder (used in traditional Chinese medicine)
onikuma; monster resembling a large bear that steals livestock
pilgrimage to the three main Kumano shrines
three main Kumano shrines (Kumano Hongu Taisha, Kumano Nachi Taisha, Kumano Hayatama Taisha)
Ursa Major (constellation)
Hodgson's hawk eagle (Nisaetus nipalensis); mountain hawk-eagle
uncultured but well-intentioned person; your average nice guy; Joe Blow; Joe Bloggs
pilgrimage to the three main Kumano shrines
Ainu bear-sacrifice festival; Iomante
black rat (Rattus rattus); roof rat
Ainu bear-sacrifice festival; Iomante
bear-sacrifice ceremony; ritual killing of a bear
dried bear's gallbladder (used in traditional Chinese medicine)
kami of the three main Kumano shrines
three main Kumano shrines (Kumano Hongu Taisha, Kumano Nachi Taisha, Kumano Hayatama Taisha)
Golden Bear (highest prize at the Berlin International Film Festival)
Silver Bear (award at the Berlin International Film Festival)
clownfish (Amphiprioninae spp., esp. the yellowtail clownfish, Amphiprion clarkii); anemone fish
clownfish (Amphiprioninae spp., esp. the yellowtail clownfish, Amphiprion clarkii); anemone fish
crested honey buzzard (Pernis ptilorhynchus); Oriental honey buzzard; pern
Japanese hornbeam (Carpinus japonica)
common vervain (Verbena officinalis); common verbena
Berchemia racemosa (species of flowering plant related to buckthorn)
Japanese carpenter ant (Camponotus japonicus)
Korean raspberry (Rubus crataegifolius)
Dryopteris lacera (species of wood fern)