[bblack]

Eastern dragons can be from Korea, Japan, or China.

I share this mainly to point out the # of toes on a Dragon between Korea, Japan, or China.
*Full Story: http://www.blackdrago.com/easterndragons.htm#diff
This is a fun read so I suggest reading the full story, but here is the part on toes:

The Difference between Dragons
Chinese dragons have five toes. The Chinese believe that all eastern dragons originated from China. They believed that when the dragons flew away, they began to lose toes. The farther and farther the dragons flew, the more toes they lost. So, Korean dragons have four toes, and Japanese dragons have three.

Japanese dragons have three toes. The Japanese believe that all eastern dragons originated from Japan. They also believed that when the dragons began to leave Japan, they gain toes. The farther the dragons went, the more toes they gained. This is why the other dragons have more toes. The breath of Japanese dragons turned into clouds, which could produce rain or fire. Due to a measure upon their heads, they could ascend to Heaven when they chose.

Korean dragons have four toes. The Koreans believe that all eastern dragons originated from Korea. When the dragons left Korea and go toward China, they gain toes. When the dragons leave Korea and go toward Japan, they lose toes.[/b]

[Master Circle]

Thats pretty cool Bryan.

I knew about the different depictions, but had never heard the mythology behind it.
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