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If you are spending time in the garden this summer you might want to keep an eye out for the giant slug #yokai known as namekujira.
#LegendaryWednesday #JapaneseFolklore
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Save the Date : Eröffnung, Freitag, 13.06.2025, 妖怪 / #Yōkai
https://mailchi.mp/8fd65629976b/save-the-date-erffnung-freitag-13062025-ykai?e=dc7e2cc17c
Rather than a ghost, Yosa is referencing a 'kasa-obake' (傘おばけ), an umbrella that has obtained a soul thanks to its old age.
Inspired by the poem, Kyōkadō Toshiyasu created this 'haiku sweet' in 1903. There are hopes the cake will be revived by another store in the future.
...want to read the full version you can find it at Matthew Meyer's excellent yokai site here: yokai.com/uondo/. And if you want to read more about the tale of Urashima Taro, see the thread below.
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Art in first tweet by Matthew Meyer @yokai.com
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Kappa are one of the most well-known #yokai in Japan. But did you know there is also a winged variant known as Hane no Haeta kappa? These creatures have clawed feet and wings instead of arms. They resemble chickens with long wispy feathers. Like...
#LegendaryWednesday
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Fancy a staring contest with a gigantic skull made up of lots of tiny skulls? Considering the lack of actual eyes, it's definitely a weird prospect.
#WyrdWednesday #yokai
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For Love of a Konbini Idol, I Searched for the Kudan
Chapter 61 Released
Hachiman’s Gate (八幡神の市門)
By Nara Moore
Art Mai-sensei
Ume and company meet an old friend at Hachiman’s Gate outside the City of Willow and Ash.
Swallow perched
On plum bough gaily
Pine and kitty trailing
Join Ume & her family as their relationships develop. In a creepy world where “love” never dies
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At: https://www.pixiv.net/novel/series/11417104
https://archiveofourown.org/works/52770025
Artist: https://bsky.app/profile/maisart.bsky.social
Tags: #KonbiniIdol #LGBTQ #LightNovel #QueerFiction #Romance #Sapphic #SapphicRomance #Yuri #Queer #Yokai #Heian #JIdol #Kitsune
In #JapaneseFolklore there is a #yokai known as kamikiri mushi. It's a type of magical insect with razor-sharp hands and beak. They sneak into homes and cut off people's hair while they are sleeping. Some believe that kamikiri attacks are to prevent people unknowingly marrying... #FolkloreSunday 1/2
If you're interested in cats in #JapaneseFolklore and art, I wrote an article recently that includes a collection of #yokai cats, lucky cats and folktales featuring cats. I thought I'd re-share for #Caturday.
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Cats in Japanese Folklore and ...
Yuki-onna
Sakura Kodoma
Inugami
Hanayome-shin or Sakura-hime
While I’m at it! If you’ve drawn any share some #yokai below!
Nurse Uguisu
Kashima-san (Hiroshima varity)
Kitsune
Oni
Kudan and Feisu resu no Josei
Bakaneko
Tengu
Suzume onna & Yosuzume
Title: Konbini Side Dishes: Spicy Curry
コンビニのおかず： 辛いーカレー
Chapter 60.1 Released
Camellia Blooms (サザンカの花)
By Nara Moore
Art Mai-sensei
Like Ume and Shishi, nightmares disturb Kan-chan. It starts as an ecchi fashion show, but not one she can enjoy.
Sly kitten spies
A noble pine.
Longs for warmth
Of Camellia red.
Receives winter bloom.
A Spicy Side Story. Kan-chan is hardly innocent. (Ecchi: NSFW)
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At: https://www.pixiv.net/novel/show.php?id=24830397
https://archiveofourown.org/works/65706496
Artist: https://bsky.app/profile/maisart.bsky.social
Tags: #KonbiniIdol #LGBTQ #QueerFiction #Romance #Sapphic #SapphicRomance #Yuri #Queer #Yokai #Ecchi #Spicy #NSFW #Otherkin #CatGirl
