curious ordinary · @curiousordinary
2959 followers · 803 posts · Server mas.to
In #JapaneseFolklore rokurokubi are a type of #yokai appearing as regular women but with the ability to extend their necks to extraordinary lengths (or sometimes completely detach) so their heads can wander around without their bodies. Most rokurokubi just scare people rather than being dangerous. It is believed they were once real women who were transformed into yokai as a result of either a curse or punishment. I have written more about them here: https://www.curiousordinary.com/2023/06/rokurokubi.html
#folklore @folklore
#folklore #yokai #japanesefolklore
Remy Dean 🏴☠️ · @remydean
97 followers · 186 posts · Server me.dm
'Supernatural Scrolls' - exploring the spooky #art & #folklore that has recorded the surreal world of #yokai for centuries, from woodblock to celluloid ...
my article published in Signifier: https://medium.com/signifier/supernatural-scrolls-69dda85e03d2?sk=fa5d889e65483be0773faca10e6b3a2b
"...as with fairies, there’s an immense variety of yōkai & their tales are inextricably woven into the cultural history of Japan."
curious ordinary · @curiousordinary
2955 followers · 801 posts · Server mas.to
In Japanese folklore there is a yokai tree known as jinmenju. It has flowers that look like human heads. If you laugh at the tree the heads will laugh back. However, if you make them laugh too much, they will wilt and fall off before bearing their face-shaped fruit.
#JapaneseFolklore #yokai #folklore #Japan @folklore
🎨Shigeru Mizuki
#japan #folklore #yokai #japanesefolklore
The Yokai Guy (Matthew Meyer) · @matthewmeyer
529 followers · 36 posts · Server mstdn.jp
Any fans of the Cat in the Hat? Well, gotoku neko will make you think twice about letting your cat put anything on its head.
Read more at https://yokai.com/gotokuneko
You can help support my effort to share yokai online at https://patreon.com/theyokaiguy
#yokai #japan #folklore #cats #art #illustration #mastoart #mythology #妖怪
#妖怪 #mythology #mastoart #illustration #art #cats #folklore #japan #yokai
curious ordinary · @curiousordinary
2937 followers · 798 posts · Server mas.to
In #JapaneseFolklore it is believed that when using timber pillars to construct a building it's important to avoid sakabashira (reverse pillar). This occurs when pillars are placed upside down (opposite to way the tree was facing when living) and can cause all sorts of problems including fires and great misfortune for the building's residents. In some reports, leaf spirits appear from the pillar to take revenge by making noises & scaring inhabitants out of their wits.
#yokai #folklore @folklore
#folklore #yokai #japanesefolklore
Joachim Heijndermans · @joaheijndermans
65 followers · 179 posts · Server mas.toFinal countdown. 30 days until my next book is released. Beautiful Beasts 2: Cove of the Fisherman's Wife comes out September 30th.
Smutty, spicy horror with a sengoku jidai setting. Find it here: https://joaheijndermansart.wordpress.com/beautiful-beasts-nsfw-18/beautiful-beasts-2-cove-of-the-fishermans-wife/
#erotica #monsterfucking #ebook #novella #yokai
#yokai #novella #ebook #monsterfucking #erotica
The Yokai Guy (Matthew Meyer) · @matthewmeyer
529 followers · 36 posts · Server mstdn.jp
How do you stop a stone shishi from coming to life and dancing?
Find out on my Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/shishi-iwa-88586259
For just $1 per month, you'll get weekly yokai stories, including many that have not been told for over a hundred and fifty years!
#yokai #fukui #japan #folklore #art #illustration #妖怪 #福井 #獅子
#獅子 #福井 #妖怪 #illustration #art #folklore #japan #fukui #yokai
The Yokai Guy (Matthew Meyer) · @matthewmeyer
529 followers · 36 posts · Server mstdn.jp
The Yokai Guy (Matthew Meyer) · @matthewmeyer
528 followers · 31 posts · Server mstdn.jp
What is going on with this yokai? Read my latest patrons-only folktale from Fukui Prefecture on my Patreon!
#福井 #妖怪 #illustration #art #japan #fukui #folklore #yokai
Geek Or Die ! on Radio 666 🎸🎮🎬 · @champertphil
94 followers · 2100 posts · Server mastodon.top
On tape dans la PAL. Gagnant du jour : DEMON DAYS de l'artiste nippone Peach Momoko. Très belle appropriation de l'univers Marvel avec les contes et légendes issus de la culture populaire japonaise. Très original et surtout très très beau. Très belle édition grand format chez @paninicomicsfra. Chaudement recommandé si vous ne l'avez lu.
🌕🌕🌕🌕🌘
#comics #manga #yokai #oni #marvel #japon #cultureJaponaise
#comics #manga #yokai #oni #marvel #japon #culturejaponaise
The Yokai Guy (Matthew Meyer) · @matthewmeyer
528 followers · 31 posts · Server mstdn.jp
Do you enjoy eating and sleeping? Do you find yourself putting on weight for no reason? Does your snoring set off car alarms?
You might have a supernatural sickness known as nebutori: https://yokai.com/nebutori/
Support yokai.com on Patreon -> https://patreon.com/theyokaiguy
#art #illustration #妖怪 #folklore #japan #yokai
DoomsdaysCW · @DoomsdaysCW
1369 followers · 18067 posts · Server kolektiva.socialJapan. Possibly Honshu? 10 days from now. Something will happen? #MotherNature isn't happy. #Yokai #Oni
The Yokai Guy (Matthew Meyer) · @matthewmeyer
521 followers · 29 posts · Server mstdn.jpToday is the last day to see Echizen Kidan at the Fukui Prefectural Library!
The Yokai Guy (Matthew Meyer) · @matthewmeyer
521 followers · 29 posts · Server mstdn.jp
I've got another yokai bug today to haunt your nightmares.
Learn all about the tsutsugamushi, and never go to sleep again: https://yokai.com/tsutsugamushi/
#yokai #japanese #folklore #japan #bug #parasite #虫 #妖怪 #art #illustration #mastoart
#mastoart #illustration #art #妖怪 #虫 #parasite #bug #japan #folklore #japanese #yokai
The Yokai Guy (Matthew Meyer) · @matthewmeyer
516 followers · 24 posts · Server mstdn.jp
What would you do if you found a 6-foot-long hair extension on your roof?
Find out what a certain Okabe Kōhaku did in this special story for patrons-only: https://www.patreon.com/posts/yane-no-ue-no-87866657
#art #illustration #yokai #hair #japan #folklore
The Yokai Guy (Matthew Meyer) · @matthewmeyer
516 followers · 24 posts · Server mstdn.jp
Kairos Chimera · @kairoschimera
7 followers · 31 posts · Server piaille.fr
#japon #japan #yokai #podcast #myth #folklore
Je vous invite à découvrir ce podcast si, comme moi vous êtes amateur de mythologie et folklore japonais. Il s'appelle La Librairie des Yokais et est disponible sur beaucoup de plateformes. Ici le lien spotify :
https://tinyurl.com/3hkayrzb
#japon #japan #yokai #podcast #myth #folklore
The Yokai Guy (Matthew Meyer) · @matthewmeyer
511 followers · 16 posts · Server mstdn.jp
The liver is a very important organ, so all kinds of suffering can ensure if it gets infected with a yokai.
Which of the following liver worms is the scariest?
https://yokai.com/kannoju/
https://yokai.com/kizetsunokanmushi/
https://yokai.com/tonshinokanmushi/
Get more yokai at https://patreon.com/theyokaiguy
#yokai #folklore #妖怪 #japan #japanesefolklore #腹の虫 #art #illustration #MastoArt #parasite #liver
#liver #parasite #mastoart #illustration #art #腹の虫 #japanesefolklore #japan #妖怪 #folklore #yokai
ArtofMaquenda · @Maquenda
846 followers · 200 posts · Server meow.social
Amanita Panther
New friendddd :D
#Amanitamuscaria #Pantheramanita #Amanita #mushroom #yokai #Panther #Bigcat #Animalart #fantasyart #mastoart #Furry
#amanitamuscaria #pantheramanita #amanita #mushroom #yokai #panther #bigcat #animalart #fantasyart #mastoart #furry
ArtofMaquenda · @Maquenda
845 followers · 198 posts · Server meow.social
Panther Amanita yokai sketch :3
#Mushroom #amanita #yokai #Mastoart #digitalart #sketch #animalart #furry
#mushroom #amanita #yokai #mastoart #digitalart #sketch #animalart #furry