Namazu catfish

Traditional Japanese catfish (Namazu) tattoo flash painted using Liquitex Inks

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In Japanese mythology, the Namazu or Ōnamazu is a giant catfish who causes earthquakes. He lives in the mud under the islands of Japan, and is guarded by the god Kashima who restrains the catfish with a stone. When Kashima lets his guard fall, Namazu thrashes about, causing violent earthquakes. It is believed by some that the origin of the story is the notion that catfish can sense the small tremors that happen before many earthquakes, and are more active at such times

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Maori legend tells of Papatuanuku, mother earth, carrying an unborn baby named Ru, who at times kicks and stretches, as babies do. Japanese legend tells of a giant catfish named Namazu, on whose back the islands of Japan sit. The catfish is subdued by a demigod named Kashima, who wields a rock which keeps Namazu in its place. Every so often, though, Kashima is distracted and Namazu flails about. Although these two legends are distinctly different, the result is frighteningly the same…

I forgot about this fellow. Namazu, is the giant catfish that lives beneath the islands of Japan, thrashing about, and causing great earth quakes. He is also a symbol of rectification, and still used today on the earthquake warning system. Of course, that is just one of my many favorites of Japan...

"Japanese Namazu-e Earthquake Woodblock Print Catfish Rare Edo period Japanese namazu-e (earthquake fish picture) woodblock print featuring a giant human-like catfish receiving punishment after being found guilty by a judge for causing the Ansei earthquake of 1855."

Namazu tattoo. Mudras Tattoo. Almería.

While most catfish are harmless--well, apart from the ones that sting--in Japanese mythology giant catfish were believed to be the cause of earthquakes. These giant Namazu (鯰) lived in the mud under Japan. They were guarded by the god of thunder Kashima who kept them in check with a large stone. Of course, it