What is the origin of the Japanese Kodama? - Mythology & Folklore Stack Exchange
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One of Studio Ghibli's (excellent) films, named Princess Mononoke, has depictions of kodama: In Japanese folklore, kodama are tree spirits that inhabit trees that are older than 100 years. In the
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