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Japanese Folklore by Hamsterosis on DeviantArt | Masks has a huge presence in Japanese culture and folklore. You can’t appreciate Japanese culture without exploring and understanding the meaning of their masks. Let’s explore the traditional Japanese masks: Japanese kitsune masks, Japanese oni masks, Japanese tengu masks, Japanese samurai masks, Japanese hannya masks. Not to forget about kabuki masks, demon masks, tengu masks, and cat masks. #JapaneseMasks #JapaneseArt #JapaneseMasksMeaning
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Yesterday I posted the reference and research materials for this #yokai image for @foliosociety #japanesetales book. And here is the final…
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A kodama (木霊 or 木魂) is a spirit in Japanese folklore that lives in a tree (similar to the dryads of Greek mythology). Also known as kodama is the tree itself where one of these.
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“In Japanese Folklore, 'Jikininki' are human-eating ghosts”
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Kitsune on the Wikipedia Kitsune on Yokai.com
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Yuki-onna on Yokai.com Yuki-onna on the Wikipedia
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Halloween is coming up, and with the Frankenstorm on it's way, it's the perfect time to hunker down with some candles and blankets and a good ghost story. Maybe even get your friends together for a hyakumonogatari kaidankai ghost story telling party? If you're planning on telling any ghost stories this year, today's entry should
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