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▪️Folklore▪️Myth▪️Magic▪️Art▪️ Sharing Japanese and supernatural folklore, mythology, yokai, culture and art. Also love books, cats, crows and trees. http://linktr.ee/curiousordinary
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If you see this, post a skeleton 🎨Utagawa Kuniyoshi, ca. 1844.

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hotpot party for Cat Day #猫の日　 #yokai

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Hu Xian, or fox spirits, hold a fascinating place in traditional Chinese #mythology and folklore. These enchanting creatures cultivate immortality and can transform into beautiful humans. The Xuanzhongji notes that at fifty, a fox can become a woman; by one hundred, 1/3

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Fushimi Inari Taisha in Kyoto.⛩️ #DailyInari #Shinto #torii #Japan

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If you love cats, Studio Ghibli films, and lots of weirdness, you should definitely check out 'The Cat Returns.' It is a bizarre but magical tale that includes talking cats, nocturnal cat parades, and an entire kingdom of cats that act like humans. #Caturday #cats #anime

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'Neko/Cat' - Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1841. #Caturday #ukiyoe #JapaneseArt

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Today in Japan it's #NationalCatDay! 🎨'Popular Cat Song Ball' - Utagawa Kuniyoshi. #Caturday #ukiyoe #JapaneseArt

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Wow. I just took a look at Pinksky. If Bluesky is Twitter, Pinksky is your Bluesky account reformatted as Instagram. This is ingenious! pinksky.app/profile/yoka...

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With the false legs and the help of a stagehand, the disguise is complete, legs, arms, and all! Our little mermaid makes her debut as an oiran today. Congratulations! -> matthewmeyer.net/blog/2021/10/19/a-yokai-a-day-hakoiri-musume-page-18

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February 22 is Japan’s National Cat Day! (2/22 or “ni-ni-ni” sounds just a little like “nyan nyan nyan”—Japanese for “meow meow meow.”) Celebrate cat day with the RJL podcast.

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The loss of two beautiful trees near my house got me thinking about how to persevere in trying times. blog.hirokoyoda.com/p/flying-plu...

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'Cat Crossing to Eat' - Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1840. #Caturday #ukiyoe #JapaneseArt

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Modern Chinese heist dramas owe their most iconic tropes to an ancient trickster god! Dongfang Shuo, a mortal who outwitted immortals, became China's patron saint of thieves. This historical figure from the Han Dynasty didn’t just steal the Queen Mother’s immortal peaches—he did it three times, 1/2

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My latest article is all about tanuki. There are folktales, photographs, a film recommendation and some very bizarre ukiyo-e prints. I hope you enjoy it. open.substack.com/pub/curiouso... #JapaneseFolklore #yokai

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Fushimi Inari Taisha in Kyoto. #DailyInari #Shinto #torii #Japan

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'Azalea' - Ohara Koson, ca. 1930s. #JapaneseArt #shinhanga #flowers

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#FolkyFriday

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In Japan, festivals to celebrate the appearance of sakura (cherry blossoms) occur in spring and are known as hanami. Sakura were a favourite subject of Japanese woodblock prints so I thought I'd put together a virtual hanami (flower viewing) thread for #FolkyFriday today. Please enjoy. 1/5

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#FolkyFriday

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'Flower and Cricket' - Utagawa Hiroshige, originally in Edo era, this print was made ca.1930s. #JapaneseArt #ukiyoe #flowers

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Work in progress

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Kaori Someya is one of my favourite Japanese artists. She doesn't post here much but I recommend following her @someyakaori.bsky.social and I'm hoping that will change. Her work is truly exquisite. #JapaneseArt

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#FolkyFriday #JapaneseFolklore

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#FolkyFriday #JapaneseFolklore

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My latest article is all about tanuki. There are folktales, photographs, a film recommendation and some very bizarre ukiyo-e prints. I hope you enjoy it. open.substack.com/pub/curiouso... #JapaneseFolklore #yokai

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'Bell-flower and Dragonfly' from an untitled series of large flowers by Katsushika Hokusai, ca. 1833-34. #JapaneseArt #ukiyoe #flowers

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Kyoto ♥️ #Japan

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In Japanese mythology, the god Susanoo married Kushinadahime, but they had a rather unusual courtship. It all started after Susanoo was expelled from the heavens after his terrible behaviour towards his sister Amaterasu. As he wandered on the earthly plain he came across a couple... #FolkyFriday 1/4

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