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Onmyōdō

阴阳道 zh 陰陽道 ja 음양도 ko

Traditional Japanese esoteric cosmology and divination based on the Chinese philosophies of wuxing and yin and yang, introduced into Japan at the beginning of the 6th century

  • Dated from 6th century CE
Japanese Crest Abe no Seimei Hann
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