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  1. In #JapaneseFolklore there is a #yokai known as hone onna (bone woman). This yokai occurs when a woman dies but her love for the one she left behind in life continues. She is able to return and be with her lover from beyond the grave. To her lover she appears young and beautiful, like when... 1/2

  2. In #JapaneseFolklore there is a #yokai known as hone onna (bone woman). This yokai occurs when a woman dies but her love for the one she left behind in life continues. She is able to return and be with her lover from beyond the grave. To her lover she appears young and beautiful, like when... 1/2

  3. In #JapaneseFolklore there is a #yokai known as hone onna (bone woman). This yokai occurs when a woman dies but her love for the one she left behind in life continues. She is able to return and be with her lover from beyond the grave. To her lover she appears young and beautiful, like when... 1/2

  4. In #JapaneseFolklore there is a #yokai known as hone onna (bone woman). This yokai occurs when a woman dies but her love for the one she left behind in life continues. She is able to return and be with her lover from beyond the grave. To her lover she appears young and beautiful, like when... 1/2

  5. In #JapaneseFolklore there is a #yokai known as hone onna (bone woman). This yokai occurs when a woman dies but her love for the one she left behind in life continues. She is able to return and be with her lover from beyond the grave. To her lover she appears young and beautiful, like when... 1/2

  6. I've just published a new article about hanami with a gallery of woodblock prints featuring sakura and a little bit about the kami of cherry blossoms and Mount Fuji. 🌸 open.substack.com/pub/curiouso... #JapaneseArt #JapaneseFolklore

    Hanami - Japan's Cherry Blosso...

  7. I've just published a new article about hanami with a gallery of woodblock prints featuring sakura and a little bit about the kami of cherry blossoms and Mount Fuji. 🌸 open.substack.com/pub/curiouso... #JapaneseArt #JapaneseFolklore

    Hanami - Japan's Cherry Blosso...

  8. I've just published a new article about hanami with a gallery of woodblock prints featuring sakura and a little bit about the kami of cherry blossoms and Mount Fuji. 🌸 open.substack.com/pub/curiouso... #JapaneseArt #JapaneseFolklore

    Hanami - Japan's Cherry Blosso...

  9. I've just published a new article about hanami with a gallery of woodblock prints featuring sakura and a little bit about the kami of cherry blossoms and Mount Fuji. 🌸 open.substack.com/pub/curiouso... #JapaneseArt #JapaneseFolklore

    Hanami - Japan's Cherry Blosso...

  10. I've just published a new article about hanami with a gallery of woodblock prints featuring sakura and a little bit about the kami of cherry blossoms and Mount Fuji. 🌸 open.substack.com/pub/curiouso... #JapaneseArt #JapaneseFolklore

    Hanami - Japan's Cherry Blosso...

  11. In #JapaneseFolklore chinouya are a #yokai that look like kind human women with long black hair and very large breasts. They live in rivers near graveyards where children are buried, and come out of the water to nurture the spirits of the dead children in the afterlife by... #PhantomsFriday 1/3

  12. In #JapaneseFolklore chinouya are a #yokai that look like kind human women with long black hair and very large breasts. They live in rivers near graveyards where children are buried, and come out of the water to nurture the spirits of the dead children in the afterlife by... #PhantomsFriday 1/3

  13. In #JapaneseFolklore chinouya are a #yokai that look like kind human women with long black hair and very large breasts. They live in rivers near graveyards where children are buried, and come out of the water to nurture the spirits of the dead children in the afterlife by... #PhantomsFriday 1/3

  14. In #JapaneseFolklore chinouya are a #yokai that look like kind human women with long black hair and very large breasts. They live in rivers near graveyards where children are buried, and come out of the water to nurture the spirits of the dead children in the afterlife by... #PhantomsFriday 1/3

  15. In #JapaneseFolklore chinouya are a #yokai that look like kind human women with long black hair and very large breasts. They live in rivers near graveyards where children are buried, and come out of the water to nurture the spirits of the dead children in the afterlife by... #PhantomsFriday 1/3

  16. In #JapaneseFolklore, tales are told of yonaki-ishi or night-crying stones. These stones cry loudly at night and it is believed to be because they are possessed by a spirit, usually of someone who has been murdered and is seeking revenge. In one story a pregnant woman is... #MythologyMonday 1/2

  17. In #JapaneseFolklore, tales are told of yonaki-ishi or night-crying stones. These stones cry loudly at night and it is believed to be because they are possessed by a spirit, usually of someone who has been murdered and is seeking revenge. In one story a pregnant woman is... #MythologyMonday 1/2

  18. In #JapaneseFolklore, tales are told of yonaki-ishi or night-crying stones. These stones cry loudly at night and it is believed to be because they are possessed by a spirit, usually of someone who has been murdered and is seeking revenge. In one story a pregnant woman is... #MythologyMonday 1/2

  19. In #JapaneseFolklore, tales are told of yonaki-ishi or night-crying stones. These stones cry loudly at night and it is believed to be because they are possessed by a spirit, usually of someone who has been murdered and is seeking revenge. In one story a pregnant woman is... #MythologyMonday 1/2

  20. In #JapaneseFolklore, tales are told of yonaki-ishi or night-crying stones. These stones cry loudly at night and it is believed to be because they are possessed by a spirit, usually of someone who has been murdered and is seeking revenge. In one story a pregnant woman is... #MythologyMonday 1/2

  21. In #JapaneseFolklore there was a strange #yokai phenomenon known as ashiarai yashiki (foot washing manor) where a giant, hairy, bloody, disembodied foot crashed through the roof of a house demanding to be washed. If it was washed it would then disappear only to return again... #MythologyMonday 1/2

  22. In #JapaneseFolklore there was a strange #yokai phenomenon known as ashiarai yashiki (foot washing manor) where a giant, hairy, bloody, disembodied foot crashed through the roof of a house demanding to be washed. If it was washed it would then disappear only to return again... #MythologyMonday 1/2

  23. In #JapaneseFolklore there was a strange #yokai phenomenon known as ashiarai yashiki (foot washing manor) where a giant, hairy, bloody, disembodied foot crashed through the roof of a house demanding to be washed. If it was washed it would then disappear only to return again... #MythologyMonday 1/2

  24. In #JapaneseFolklore there was a strange #yokai phenomenon known as ashiarai yashiki (foot washing manor) where a giant, hairy, bloody, disembodied foot crashed through the roof of a house demanding to be washed. If it was washed it would then disappear only to return again... #MythologyMonday 1/2

  25. In #JapaneseFolklore there was a strange #yokai phenomenon known as ashiarai yashiki (foot washing manor) where a giant, hairy, bloody, disembodied foot crashed through the roof of a house demanding to be washed. If it was washed it would then disappear only to return again... #MythologyMonday 1/2

  26. In #JapaneseFolklore, mokumokuren is a strange supernatural phenomenon occurring when the shoji (paper sliding doors) in buildings get old and damaged. Over time, the holes transform into disembodied eyeballs which peer out at you. While this yokai is not particularly... #MythologyMonday 1/2

  27. In #JapaneseFolklore, mokumokuren is a strange supernatural phenomenon occurring when the shoji (paper sliding doors) in buildings get old and damaged. Over time, the holes transform into disembodied eyeballs which peer out at you. While this yokai is not particularly... #MythologyMonday 1/2

  28. In #JapaneseFolklore, mokumokuren is a strange supernatural phenomenon occurring when the shoji (paper sliding doors) in buildings get old and damaged. Over time, the holes transform into disembodied eyeballs which peer out at you. While this yokai is not particularly... #MythologyMonday 1/2

  29. In #JapaneseFolklore, mokumokuren is a strange supernatural phenomenon occurring when the shoji (paper sliding doors) in buildings get old and damaged. Over time, the holes transform into disembodied eyeballs which peer out at you. While this yokai is not particularly... #MythologyMonday 1/2

  30. In #JapaneseFolklore, mokumokuren is a strange supernatural phenomenon occurring when the shoji (paper sliding doors) in buildings get old and damaged. Over time, the holes transform into disembodied eyeballs which peer out at you. While this yokai is not particularly... #MythologyMonday 1/2