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chriswoodyard.bsky.social
#FolkloreThursday In Japanese folklore, eating the flesh of a ningyo, or mermaid, grants eternal life and youth. It was also said that Ningyo blood will cure any wound.

Boxwood ningyo netsuke, Tadayoshi, 19th century
collections.mfa.org/objects/19902
Japanese carved brown wood image of a mermaid with sleeked back hair streaming behind her and a hand on her scaly tail.
February 19, 2026 at 1:37 PM
fishnbacon.bsky.social
Betta fish/koi ningyo #cupidcats #closedspecies
December 4, 2025 at 1:15 AM
hellgoonette.bsky.social
🩷 Mimo Ningyo 🤍
Gwenpool - Marvel
fansly.com/mimo_ningyo
December 17, 2024 at 11:53 PM
sugarydolly.bsky.social
Ningyo Hime
April 3, 2026 at 12:52 AM
coolboxart.bsky.social
Ningyo no Rakuin / PlayStation / NEC Interchannel / 2000
July 25, 2026 at 10:21 AM
bacchaeophanim.bsky.social
Remade my futakuchi-ningyo joel outfit
#PorcelainMade
May 25, 2025 at 2:53 AM
spacetwinks.bsky.social
it being themed around mermaids reminds me that one of the few PS1 games i'm still dying for a translation of is Ningyo No Rakuin, a horror tactical RPG
the front cover to PS1 game Ningyo No Rakuin, featuring a mermaid wrapped up in water the back cover to PS1 rpg Ningyo No Rakuin a screenshot of ningyo no rakuin, featuring several enemies guarding a woman tied up on a cross another screenshot of ningyo no rakuin, featuring the characters confronting various monsters
February 5, 2026 at 9:15 PM
thefluffmother.bsky.social
Ningyo
Amabie
#Yokai
October 24, 2024 at 4:53 AM
thefluffmother.bsky.social
evolution of ningyo and art style
#Yokai
March 21, 2026 at 10:55 PM
vkeimvs.bsky.social
VIDOLL ヴィドール「Ningyo/人魚」
April 26, 2025 at 11:01 PM
maitian689art.bsky.social
2024.5
Vocal – Sakurai Atsushi

Based on the song BUCK-TICK - Ningyo -mermaid-
and the Cosmic Dreamer TOUR concert

#mermay #fanart #jrock #BuckTick #SakuraiAtsushi
May 23, 2026 at 7:24 AM
curiousordinary.bsky.social
In #JapaneseFolklore mermaids are called ningyo. Unlike western mermaids that have a human torso with a fish tail, ningyo have the body of a fish with a human head.
#FolkyFriday #yokai
curiousordinary.bsky.social curious ordinary @curiousordinary.bsky.social · Oct 20
In #JapaneseFolklore mermaids are known as ningyo. Unlike European mermaids, they look more like fish than humans and are considered far more monstrous than beautiful. In some cases they are believed to foretell the future. Their flesh is said to give eternal life but...
#FolkloreSunday #yokai
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Japanese ukiyo-e print depicting a creature with the body of a fish and a human head with two small horns and long black hair.
June 13, 2025 at 12:18 PM
thefluffmother.bsky.social
redone ningyo page for #mermay
#yokai #yokaipicturebookproject
May 17, 2026 at 7:06 PM
1pervydwarf.bsky.social
Here’s the Ningyo npc. 🐟
July 13, 2026 at 2:56 PM
unamewsing.bsky.social
just coming to me now that the japanese word for "mermaid" (人魚, ningyo) is phonetically similar to the word for "doll" (人形, ningyō)
September 24, 2026 at 12:11 AM
maitian689art.bsky.social
2024.5
Guitar – Hoshino Hidehiko

Based on the song BUCK-TICK - Ningyo -mermaid- 　
and the Yumemiru Uchuu TOUR concert

#mermay #fanart #jrock #BuckTick #HoshinoHidehiko
May 21, 2026 at 6:04 AM
mariakono.bsky.social
And Marina (Ningyo)!
September 20, 2026 at 11:32 PM
yokaiparade.bsky.social
I saw a ningyo!
merman/ningyo in museum display museum placard explaining that Japan made these creatures for export to the west
September 21, 2026 at 7:56 PM
jrlpixels.bsky.social
#Sumi-e #Digital #Art #Japanese #Yokai #Mermaid #Ink #Japan #Ningyo #Gyotaku #Watercolor #Painting #Folklore
May 16, 2026 at 3:06 PM
katsushikahokusai.bsky.social
Ningyo https://www.wikiart.org/en/katsushika-hokusai/ningyo
Ningyo
September 15, 2026 at 8:50 AM
velwyn.bsky.social
for @twingoddessminis.bsky.social june release & also my contribution to #mermay, a koi betta inspired ningyo (japanese mermaid yokai)

#dnd #dndart #3d #zbrush
May 25, 2026 at 2:05 AM
hootvt.bsky.social
A commi on discord! A kyoto ningyo doll alive.

#hootart
August 20, 2026 at 2:50 AM
maitian689art.bsky.social
2024.5
And I also made members individually
Drums – Yagami Toll

Based on the song BUCK-TICK - Ningyo -mermaid-
and the Cosmic Dreamer TOUR concert

#mermay #fanart #jrock #BuckTick #YagamiToll
May 19, 2026 at 9:58 AM
chaputranslations.bsky.social
IT'S COMING!

I'm stoked to announce the upcoming English translation patch for the PS1 Lovecraft-inspired horror RPG "Ningyo no rakuin", now named "The Curse of Ogaeritō"!

ETA? When It's Done™ (soon!)

Stay tuned for more updates!

#NingyoNoRakuin
#FanTranslation
#PS1
#Retrogaming
February 7, 2026 at 8:37 PM
curiousordinary.bsky.social
In #JapaneseFolklore mermaids are known as ningyo and they also have prophetic abilities.
More info in thread 👇
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#FolkyFriday #yokai
curiousordinary.bsky.social curious ordinary @curiousordinary.bsky.social · Oct 20
In #JapaneseFolklore mermaids are known as ningyo. Unlike European mermaids, they look more like fish than humans and are considered far more monstrous than beautiful. In some cases they are believed to foretell the future. Their flesh is said to give eternal life but...
#FolkloreSunday #yokai
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Japanese ukiyo-e print depicting a creature with the body of a fish and a human head with two small horns and long black hair.
January 24, 2025 at 12:43 PM