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The Masked Visitors of Akita: A Year-End Seasonal Ritual Called Namahage

As we’re in the final weeks of 2025, we found it fitting to highlight and discuss the awesome Japanese year-end tradition called Namahage.

#JapanTrip #Namahage #Akita

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Plotting the Prince: Shōtoku Cults and the Mapping of Medieval Japanese Buddhism Plotting the Prince: Shōtoku Cults and the Mapping of Medieval Japanese Buddhism - Kindle edition by Carr, Kevin Gray. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading Plotting the Prince: Shōtoku Cults and the Mapping of Medieval Japanese Buddhism.

Interesting reads:

Prince Shotoku's Commentary on the Srīmala Sutra - amzn.to/4ouyFnW

Plotting the Prince: Shōtoku Cults and the Mapping of Medieval Japanese Buddhism - amzn.to/43Z5hPm

Nara's best-kept secret: Chōgosonshi-ji.

This historic mountain temple is the site of Prince Shōtoku's “mitsu-tora (three tigers) miracle.” It’s a beautiful peaceful, easy-to-reach retreat on Mt. Shigi.

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#JapanTemples, #NaraJapan, #KansaiTravel

The Book of Japanese Folklore: An Encyclopedia of the Spirits, Monsters, and Yokai of Japanese Myth: The Stories of the Mischievous Kappa, Trickster Kitsune, Horrendous Oni, and More Amazon.com: The Book of Japanese Folklore: An Encyclopedia of the Spirits, Monsters, and Yokai of Japanese Myth: The Stories of the Mischievous Kappa, Trickster Kitsune, Horrendous Oni, and More: 9781507221914: Matsuura, Thersa, Wang, Michelle: Books

Recommended:
The Book of Japanese Folklore: An Encyclopedia of the Spirits, Monsters, and Yokai of Japanese Myth - amzn.to/48oTJHq

Yokai: Shigeru Mizuki's Supernatural Parade - amzn.to/4o3MU2I

Monsters, Ghosts, and Demons: An Introduction to Japan’s Yokai (妖怪)

In this we discuss yōkai and the extensive work of Toriyama Sekien’s Gazu Hyakki Yagyō (Night Parade of a Hundred Demons)

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The Complete Lady Snowblood(The Criterion Collection)

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Classic. Up there with Kuroneko as a personal fave from Kaneto Shindo.

Recommended reads:
* Classical Weaponry of Japan: Special Weapons and Tactics of the Martial Arts - amzn.to/4nY8w0x
* Arms and Armor of the Samurai: The History of Weaponry in Ancient Japan - amzn.to/3JO2Bgw

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Grace and Lethality: The Dual-Purpose Weapons of Old Japan

Join us as we learn how Japan’s most unassuming tools became instruments of precision, control, and power.

#EdoPeriod #SamuraiHistory #KoryūBujutsu #Kusarigama #Naginata

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Tsukioka, Y. & Yamamoto Engraver. (1888) One Hundred Aspects of the Moon: Received Back into Moon Palace - Bamboo Cutter from "Tale of the Bamboo Cutter". Japan, 1888. Tokyo, Japan: Akiyama Buemon, -03-26. [Photograph] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2021668957/.

Blood and Moonlight: Haunting Visions at the Twilight of Ukiyo-e

Dive into the world of Tsukioka Yoshitoshi's ukiyo-e art, exploring Japan's shift from feudalism to modernity. #UkiyoE #JapaneseArt #TsukiokaYoshitoshi #woodblockprint

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The Hauntingly Beautiful: Red Spider Lily of Japan

Lycoris radiata, known in Japan as higanbana (彼岸花, ひがんばな) and in the West as the red spider lily or equinox flower, is as eerie and fascinating as it is beautiful.

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