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In #JapaneseFolklore the kappa is one of the most well-known #yokai but less well-known is the belief that when the seasons change they can transform from scaly water dwelling creatures into hairy mountain spirits. More info in the thread below.
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🎨Matthew Meyer
In #JapaneseFolklore , yogen no tori is a bird of prophecy that resembles a two-headed crow with one white head and one black head. They have the ability to speak, and appear as messengers of the gods to deliver important information to humanity...
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'Dancing Frogs Under Full Moon' - Tokuriki Tomikichiro, ca. 1950s.
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In Shinto, the patron deity (kami) of academics, scholarship and learning is Tenjin. In Japanese history, Sugawara no Michizane was a successful government official in the late 9th century. He was also a renowned poet and scholar. In the early 10th...
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