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World Mythology
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World Mythology

World Mythology
Ancient Mythology
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Greek Mythology
Mythology Tattoos
Japanese Yokai
Japanese Art
Japanese Colors
Traditional Japanese
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World Mythology
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World Mythology

World Mythology
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Roman Mythology
Japanese Yokai
Japanese Art
Japanese Urban Legends
Japanese History
Myths & Monsters
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Hyakki Yagyō ("Night Parade of One Hundred Demons") is an idiom in japanese folklore. Sometimes an orderly procession, other times a riot, it refers to an uncontrolled horde of countless numbers of supernatural creatures known as oni and yōkai. As a terrifying eruption of the supernatural world into our own, it is similar (though not precisely equivalent) to the concept of pandemonium in english. One legend of recent vintage states that "every year the yōkai Nurarihyon, will lead all of the...
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Hyakki Yagyō ("Night Parade of One Hundred Demons") is an idiom in japanese folklore. Sometimes...

Hyakki Yagyō ("Night Parade of One Hundred Demons") is an idiom in japanese folklore. Sometimes an orderly procession, other times a riot, it refers to an uncontrolled horde of countless numbers of supernatural creatures known as oni and yōkai. As a terrifying eruption of the supernatural world into our own, it is similar (though not precisely equivalent) to the concept of pandemonium in english. One legend of recent vintage states that "every year the yōkai Nurarihyon, will lead all of…

Art And Illustration
Yuko Shimizu
Japanese Horror
Japanese Mythology
Japanese Painting
Japan Art
Japanese Prints
Ukiyoe
Art Reference
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Japanese Drawings
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Japanese Art
Fantasy Character Design
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Japanese Mythology
Japanese Folklore
Japanese Urban Legends
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An explanation of Yokai, and how they are important in Japanese Culture.
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Yokai

An explanation of Yokai, and how they are important in Japanese Culture.

Japanese Mythology
Japanese Folklore
Arte Horror
Horror Art
Mythological Creatures
Mythical Creatures
Japanese Urban Legends
Japanese Yokai
Japanese Monster
David Jean
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The Muramasa sword in japanese folklore is a sword known as cursed and demonic. Muramasa being a...
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The Muramasa sword in japanese folklore is a sword known as cursed and demonic. Muramasa being a...

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Jazzystudios
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An Island of Monsters from Japanese Folklore
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An Island of Monsters from Japanese Folklore

Max Campbell writes about the photographer Charles Fréger’s “YOKAINOSHIMA,” in which he catalogues the monsters, or Yokai, of Japanese folklore.

Hayao Miyazaki
Charles Freger
Moon Goddess Art
Exposition Photo
Magazine Japan
Japanese Festival
Japanese Folklore
Scary Monsters
Principles Of Art
Takeda
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Thriller Thursday
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Thriller Thursday

Mythical Creatures Art
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Japanese Mythical Creatures
Mythological Monsters
Myths & Monsters
Sea Monsters
Legends And Myths
Arte Obscura
Nychos
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Zashiki Warashi - Japanese Folklore
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Mythical Creatures From Around The World That Live In And Around The Home (Our 8 Illustrations)

If like us you’d love your very own house-elf, there’s actually a good chance that you might already have one.

Japanese Mythical Creatures
Mythological Creatures
Fantasy Creatures
Mask Japanese
Japanese Yokai
Tattoo Japanese
Scary Legends
Legends And Myths
Japanese Mythology
Julie Dylingowski
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Takiyasha the Witch and the Skeleton Spectre Postcard
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Takiyasha the Witch and the Skeleton Spectre Postcard

Takiyasha the Witch and the Skeleton Spectre Postcard Takiyasha the Witch and the Skeleton Spectre, by Utagawa Kuniyoshi Mitsukuni defying the skeleton spectre invoked by princess Takiyasha 歌川国芳 (Utagawa Kuniyoshi, 1798 - 1861) Keywords: Gashadokuro, Ghosts of Japan, Ukiyo-e prints by Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Japanese Art Styles
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Watch popular Japanese folklore videos

Experience the haunting legend of Yuki Onna in this beautiful poem. Watch the full video to hear the tale in its entirety and see stunning visuals that bring it to life. https://youtu.be/jVLFFLm0qyE Join me on a journey into the heart of Japanese folklore. [Background Music] Maestro Tlakaelel - Jesse Gallagher
Bright Phone Case with wild Tiger inspired by Japanese folklore paintings
Witness the creation of the world through old stories of Japanese mythology and folklore. Fall asleep with 12 Shinto gods and goddesses: Izanagi, Izanami, Kagutsuchi, Amaterasu, Susanoo, Tsukuyomi, Ame-no-Uzume, Raijin, Fujin, Inari, Kitsune and Ukemochi - as you follow their joys and sorrows across mystical mountains, rivers, and valleys of ancient Japan.