Japanese dragons are diverse legendary creatures in Japanese mythology and folklore. The style of the dragon was heavily influence by the Chinese dragon. Like all other Asian dragons, most Japanese ones are water deities associated with rainfall and bodies of water, and are typically depicted as large, wingless serpentine creatures with clawed feet. The Japanese people still use this depiction of dragons today in their modern media. In the tv show which is in America but originated in Japan, is Dragon Ball Z. Basically this show is guy named Goku who is the strongest man on the planet earth but he is an alien from another planet because his planet was destroyed, in a sense you could say that he is the Japanese version of Superman, but in my opinion he is much better but anyways, back to the dragon. In the show there are seven dragon balls and the author of the show chose that amount solely based on the fable of Goku which he did base this show off of. Really cool how something so successful was taken from the simple idea of a ancient Japanese fable. So when the seven dragon balls are collected they summon the japanese dragon who is known as "Shenron" in the show, and they are allowed to make whatever wish they choose. It can be anything from riches to making someone come back from the dead.
~ The Man Who's A Fan Of Japan
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