Yokai Parade

a little kappa made of japanese fabric

oops, I almost completely missed #folklorethursday ! Here's a little kappa that I made, the best water-dwelling yokai, holding one of its favorite things, a cucumber. Its other favorite thing, of course, is the shirikodama, a mysterious orb that is found in the human butt😅

Our next Shigeru Mizuki release is coming soon! THE DEFINITIVE YOKAI FIELD GUIDE. This was a personal request by Mizuki himself to have it translated, as he felt it was the culmination of his work. @dandq.bsky.social

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we can't really sell you pickles but you can get some yokai here :) YokaiParadeShop.etsy.com

miniature of a traditional japanese pickle shop with a bunch of yokai pins in front

welcome to the new yokai pickle shop!

a plate of heart shaped cookies and yokai pins

happy yokai valentine’s!

Cats to Blame for Octopus Deity Enshrinement Delay

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a model of a traditional shop. two oni stand in front. a nekomata has a big bowl of beans and there are thrown beans all over the ground.

oni out! good luck in!

a pug in an oni hat

happy setsubun!

awww why are the yokai events never when I'm in Japan😩maybe one of you will be luckier🥲

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🫘👋DRIVING OUT DEMONS👹💨

It is time to gather your lucky beans, 'fukumame' (福豆), for Setsubun and the first day of lunar spring is almost here!
Let's drive away misfortune for another year!

🫘👹🚪➡️
"Oni wa soto! Fuku wa uchi!"
🍀➡️🚪😊
"Devils out! Fortune in!"
(鬼は外! 福は内!)

Yōkai: Ghosts & Demons of Japan - Google Arts & Culture Vivid in Japanese art and imagination, yōkai include ghosts, demons, monsters, shapeshifters and other eerie creatures.

I helped work on the yokai exhibition for the Museum of International Folk Art, which they have now put online for everyone to enjoy!

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a miniature Japanese garden. figurines of a tanuki and a kappa are looking at a tree with some (kind of strangely large lol) pink plum blossoms on it

new tanuki and kappa are admiring the plum blossoms

a tanuki figurine at the door of a miniature coffee shop with yokai decor

the new tanuki is visiting the tanuki coffee shop

torakoishi! yokai.com/torakoishi/

a tiny carved wooden tanuki

got a new tanuki

a miniature bakery with yokai shopping at it

yokai are going to the bakery

They raised 3.23 million yen, nearly twice the target amount. That's enough for a new model, and the rest will be spent repairing the old one, which may be installed elsewhere in the town. mainichi.jp/english/arti...

a little kappa made of japanese fabric

I made a little kappa

oh, now that I've taken the photo, someone's going to have to eat those cookies... okay, I think I can handle it😂

Gross Yokai You’ve Never Heard Of 👺

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three yokai pins on a plate with chocolate and vanilla heart shaped cookies

know anyone who needs some yokai for Valentine's Day? We've got you covered yokaiparadeshop.etsy.com

another satisfied customer 💖

Yonkai no Yokai — New Mill Industries The hotel you chose in Tokyo had pretty good reviews, but something seems off. The attendant at the front desk seemed nice enough, if maybe a little anxious. You've checked in and are heading up to yo...

oh, and be sure to check out my game Yonkai no Yokai!

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in case grandma gave you cash for the holidays... ;)

miniature tanuki lined up at a miniature shrine

first shrine visit of the new year

miniature tanuki lined up at a miniature shrine

first shrine visit of the new year

nope! I do now because I read Wikipedia. definitely didn’t know any of that

not sure if I am an average person with a decent understanding of fantasy things but I don’t really know what a brownie is other than that it’s some European folklore thing

sleeping it off 😴