天照大御神 Hepburn: Amaterasu Omikami (lit. "Sky-Shining Great-Honorable-Kami") From: 水木しげるの古代出雲 Hepburn: Mizuki Shigeru no Kodai Izumo (lit. "Mizuki Shigeru's Ancient Izumo")

口裂け女 Hepburn: Kuchisake Onna (lit. "Mouth-Silted Woman")

ゲゲゲの鬼太郎 Hepburn: GeGeGe no Kitarō [lit. "Cackling of Kitarō"] 1) 鬼太郎 Hepburn: Kitarō [lit. "Oni-Boy"] 2) 目玉親父 or 目玉のおやじ Hepburn: Medama Oyaji (lit. "Eyeball Father") 3) ねずみ男 Hepburn: Nezumi Otoko [lit. "Rat Man"] 4) 猫娘 or ねこ娘 Hepburn: Neko Musume [lit. "Cat Girl"] 5) 砂かけ婆 Hepburn: Sunakake Baba [lit. "Sand-Tossing Hag"] 6) 子泣き爺 Hepburn: Konaki Jiji [lit. "Child-Crying Old-Man"] 7) 一反木綿 Hepburn: Ittan Momen [lit. "One-Roll Cotton"] 8) ぬりかべ Hepburn: Nurikabe [lit. "Plastered-Wall"]

がしゃどくろ Hepburn: Gashadokuro (lit. "Rattling-Skeleton")

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Some of My Personal Favorite #Artwork by Famous #Japanese Historian & #Manga Artist, 水木 しげる - Mizuki Shigeru (1922 - 2015)!
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A young boy dressed as the Japanese manga and anime character GeGeGe no Kitarō in a Japanese garden.

Another Halloween from long ago. My son remains a big GeGeGe no Kitarō fan.
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We had just finished reading Lafcadio Hearn's Kwaidan at bedtime, and he wanted to hear more scary Japanese ghost stories. So he asked me to make up a story. He has been a fan of Japanese supernatural since discovering GeGeGe no Kitarō at the age of 3 when we moved to Tokyo.
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