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2 unusual facts about Fūjin


Characters of Final Fantasy VIII

She shares her name with the Japanese god of wind, Fūjin.

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The names of Natsuki's parasites are Fujin and Raijin (named after the Japanese gods of Wind and Thunder).


Characters of Final Fantasy VIII

Edea is one of three character concepts, along with Fujin and Raijin, to have been created before Final Fantasy VIII.

Morita Sōhei

He turned to historical fiction in his later years, with the novel Hosokawa Garashiya fujin (1949–1950), based on the life of the famous Christian convert Hosokawa Gracia.

Silk Road transmission of art

Various other artistic influences from the Silk Road can be found in Asia, one of the most striking being that of the Greek Wind God Boreas, transiting through Central Asia and China to become the Japanese Shinto wind god Fūjin.

Tokugawa Akitake

Tokyo: Chambre de Commerce et d'Industrie Française du Japon, Hachette Fujin Gahōsha (アシェット婦人画報社).


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