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Dragons feature prominently in East Asian folklore & mythology. They have different characteristics to the fire breathing dragons found in the west. In Asia dragons are considered auspicious & represent vitality & power. They are also connected to the weather.
#WyrdWednesday
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#WyrdWednesday
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In this thread I will share some of my earlier threads with dragon info and tales from #JapaneseFolklore. In Japan, dragons are known as wani and feature in many folktales. Firstly, here is some info about wani.
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One of my favourite tales is about the goddess Benzaiten and her encounter with a five headed dragon off the coast of Kanagawa. This tale first shows the dragon as a villain, but then later as a protective guardian.
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Happy "Owl Day"!🦉🙌
when the owl hoots
how many are left?
wildflowers
ふくろふよ鳴ばいくらの草の花
-Issa (小林一茶), 1810.
#OwlAwarenessDay #InternationalOwlAwarenessDay #owls #フクロウ #Japan #ukiyoe #浮世絵
Image thanks🙇♂️ - ukiyo-e.org & harashobo.com
when the owl hoots
how many are left?
wildflowers
ふくろふよ鳴ばいくらの草の花
-Issa (小林一茶), 1810.
#OwlAwarenessDay #InternationalOwlAwarenessDay #owls #フクロウ #Japan #ukiyoe #浮世絵
Image thanks🙇♂️ - ukiyo-e.org & harashobo.com
Through a play on words, in Japan owls have come to be celebrated as bringers of luck and relievers of suffering.
🦉'Fukurō' (梟 'owl') can be broken down into homonyms for...
🍀'luck comes' (福 'fuku' /来 'ku' /郎 'rō').
🤕'without hardship' (不 'fu' /苦労 'kurō').
#Japan #梟
🦉'Fukurō' (梟 'owl') can be broken down into homonyms for...
🍀'luck comes' (福 'fuku' /来 'ku' /郎 'rō').
🤕'without hardship' (不 'fu' /苦労 'kurō').
#Japan #梟
Owls make a regular appearance in Beniya Miyake's (紅谷三宅 @beniyamiyake) annual line-up.
Last autumn's creations were known as "owls that bring good fortune" (幸運を呼ぶミミズク)🦉😋
➡️beniyamiyake.raku-uru.jp
➡️instagram.com/beniya_miyake/
#wagashi #和菓子 #フクロウ #梟 #紅谷三宅
Last autumn's creations were known as "owls that bring good fortune" (幸運を呼ぶミミズク)🦉😋
➡️beniyamiyake.raku-uru.jp
➡️instagram.com/beniya_miyake/
#wagashi #和菓子 #フクロウ #梟 #紅谷三宅
The mesmerising driftwood sculptures of Japanese artist Nagato Iwasaki.
All of the figures are part of an interconnected work that Iwasaki calls simply ‘Torso’ and each have undergone a painstaking process of construction over the past 25 years.
“Gathering bits of wood from here and there, like an insect building a nest, I create sculptures” says the artist in one of his few interviews. Driftwood of just the right shape and size to mimic a human collarbone or the curve of a pelvis
💸HAPPY SHICHIFUKUJIN DAY✨
Today is 'Shichifukujin-no-hi' (七福神の日), a day dedicated to the '7 Gods of Fortune'. Mostly this is to do with wordplay.
One reading of July 27th could be...7 = 'shichi' シチ / 2 = 'fu' フ / 9 'ku' = ク. Together = 'shichifuku' (七福).
#七福神の日
Today is 'Shichifukujin-no-hi' (七福神の日), a day dedicated to the '7 Gods of Fortune'. Mostly this is to do with wordplay.
One reading of July 27th could be...7 = 'shichi' シチ / 2 = 'fu' フ / 9 'ku' = ク. Together = 'shichifuku' (七福).
#七福神の日
In the Muromachi period the first pilgrimage to the Seven Gods of Fortune began in Kyōto. From here similar pilgrimages popped up all across Japan.
The Kyōto Shichifukujin Mairi (都七福神まいり) is typically undertaken at the New Year, or on the 7th day of the month.
#Japan #京都
The Kyōto Shichifukujin Mairi (都七福神まいり) is typically undertaken at the New Year, or on the 7th day of the month.
#Japan #京都
1) 🎣EBISU-JINJA (えびす神社)🐟
Ebisu (恵比寿) is the god of business prosperity, successful crops and abundance. He is patron of fishermen (he's typically depicted in a fisherman costume, with fishing rod & large fish) and workmen, & is possibly the most popular of the 7 gods.
Ebisu (恵比寿) is the god of business prosperity, successful crops and abundance. He is patron of fishermen (he's typically depicted in a fisherman costume, with fishing rod & large fish) and workmen, & is possibly the most popular of the 7 gods.
July 26th is known as 'Yūrei-no-hi' (幽霊の日 'Ghost Day'). On this date in 1825 the famous play 'Tōkaidō Yotsuya Kaidan' (東海道四谷怪談) premiered. It is arguably Japan's most famous ghost story, telling of Oiwa's (お岩さ) supernatural revenge.
#Yūreinohi #幽霊の日 #Japan
#Yūreinohi #幽霊の日 #Japan
Kyōto has its fair share of ghost stories, but I'll leave you in the hands of these wonderful people to tell you all about Edo's Oiwa (お岩さ).
👻@matthewmeyerart
👻@ZackDavisson
👻@curiousordinary
#Japan
👻@matthewmeyerart
👻@ZackDavisson
👻@curiousordinary
#Japan
👻THE GHOST & THE CANDY STORE🍬
In celebration of 'Yūrei-no-hi', here's Kyōto most famous ghost story.
Established in 1599, the candy shop Minato-ya Yūrei Kosodate-ame Honpo (みなとや幽霊子育て飴本舗) is thought to be the store featured in the legend of the 'Child-rearing Ghost'.
In celebration of 'Yūrei-no-hi', here's Kyōto most famous ghost story.
Established in 1599, the candy shop Minato-ya Yūrei Kosodate-ame Honpo (みなとや幽霊子育て飴本舗) is thought to be the store featured in the legend of the 'Child-rearing Ghost'.
Hey, you finally woke up! You hit your head pretty hard there!
What's that? Dune trailer? Xbox series S? Global pandemic? What are you talking about? Hurry up and look at these new screens for Pocky and Rocky!
What's that? Dune trailer? Xbox series S? Global pandemic? What are you talking about? Hurry up and look at these new screens for Pocky and Rocky!
My goodness, these little characters are so CHARMING!! Look at how cute and SERIOUS they look!
Even from behind, on a small pixel grid, this is an absolutely beautiful rendition of a Komainu (狛犬) statue! That's right, this game is RICH with beautiful real life cultural and historical references!
#PockyAndRocky #奇々怪界
#PockyAndRocky #奇々怪界
Mi querida @_Elena_Merino_ me ha pedido que hable en su podcast de una de mis obsesiones: los yōkai, criaturas legendarias de #Japon que son algo loco, terrible y maravilloso.
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¡ABRO MEGAHILO #YOKAI para que veáis mi interpretación gráfica y contaros curiosidades! ¡Ahí vamos!
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¡ABRO MEGAHILO #YOKAI para que veáis mi interpretación gráfica y contaros curiosidades! ¡Ahí vamos!
Kappa (河童): Viven en los ríos y son antropófagos, así que cuidado. Tienen una concavidad llena de agua en la parte de arriba de su cabeza. Si te encuentras uno, salúdale a la japonesa. Debe devolverte el saludo. Se le caerá el agua y perderá su fuerza.
Ah. Al kappa le gustan más los pepinos que la carne humana, así que conviene llevar alguno encima o dejar alguna ofrenda de ellos de vez en cuando.
(A partir de ahora, verás que cada pieza tiene dos vistas, humana y yōkai. Luego lo explico).
(A partir de ahora, verás que cada pieza tiene dos vistas, humana y yōkai. Luego lo explico).
