I picked up “Strange Japanese Yokai - A Guide to Weird and Wonderful Monsters, Demons, and Spirits” by Kenji Murakami on a whim at Periplus in Narita International Airport right before my flight home.

I have always been interested in Yokai. There are a lot of anime that I enjoyed watching like Gegege no Kitarou, Natsume Yuujinchou, Mononoke, and so on. And because of this fascination, I decided to use

Hey, have you heard of Hanako-san of the Bathroom? Well if you haven't, join me as we knock on the third stall of girls' bathroom, but be sure to bring an exchange or else...

Day 19 - Dbuzz 30 Day Challange - 12182022 Day 19 : What are your feelings about ghosts? There are many many ghosts in Japan. We call them, #Yokai and one of my favorite yokai's is called "Konaki

This piece of Inuyasha x Ayame or InuAya fan art, which is my twenty-seventh submission for my 30 Days of InuAya month, is dedicated to CJMasaNetwork2002, khyfie, and JosephSnap101 who are celebrating

Or, drunken Japanese raccoon-dogs with huge balls

This second version of the death battle meme template belongs to Death-Driver-5000. Furthermore, this is my contribution to this year's Red Ribbon Reviewers' month. Coming up on the show is The Splendid

This piece of Sesshoumaru, Inuyasha, and Ayame fan art is dedicated to WildWolfHipster, snitchpogi12, AyosDesignz, Death-Driver-5000, Advanced-Dorkness, IamFuyori, BrYttBRatt, ConorTheSimpsonsFan, Rannyunny,

TRANSLATION: crazy bones HABITAT: wells DIET: none; it is powered solely by vengeance APPEARANCE: A kyōkotsu is a ghostly, skeletal spirit which rises out of wells to scare people. It is wrapped in a ragged

Hi guys. My busy season continues, but there is a light at the end of the tunnel! I remain hopeful that I can resume posting more often soon. In the meantime, I wanted to share a cool animated gif of yokai

Siete arrivati qui per caso? Ecco qui le parti precedenti... Oppure passate al riassunto :) 21 Century Yokai (prima parte - ITA) 21 Century Yokai (seconda parte - ITA) Riassunto delle parti precedenti

The Torii gates (鳥居) at Fushimi Inari Shrine (伏見稲荷大社) give me one more reason to love historical Japan. These gates date back to 711 A.D., and as a foreigner with only a 250 year old country, 1300 years

Today is a rainy day in Okazaki Japan, and my son is busy making a teru teru bozu doll. What's that? Great question! Let's explore... Teru teru bozu, the magic doll that keeps away rain Kids in the States

Kappas are one of my favorite yokai. Sculpting one was definitely on top of my list. I made this a little while ago and already am thinking about making a new one to change some things.

This is an interpretation of a daruma doll. Here’s a definition of what the daruma doll is based on. Bodhidharma was a Buddhist monk who lived during the 5th/6th century AD. He is traditionally credited

I’ve been noodling around with sculpting for a few years, but finally got around to learning how to mold and cast. These are the results.

So I recently picked up some mobile games again... Magikarp Jump! and Yokai Watch Wibble Wobble (a.k.a. Wibwob) and I must say... I forgot how fun they were! Especially Magikarp Jump... Short post is short.

The Umibōzu is said to live in the ocean and capsize the ship of anyone who dares speak to it. This spirit's name, which combines the character for "sea" with the character of "Buddhist