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Bakenokawa-goromo - [Kitsune|Tsukumogami] - An enchanted water-moss duck-weed overcoat which was once worn by the most nefarious of Kitsune; Tamama-no-mae. Perhaps, 3000 years after her defeat, the precious jade coat she wore took on her shape and beautiful looks... samkalensky.com/products/bak...
a beautiful lady combs her hair by the pond, theres no trickery a foot at all and certainly no tail and paws at the foot of her kimono. art sticker by samkalensky closeup the lady poses with a flower a color to match her tail~! --i mean eyes... Toriyama sekien (Gazu Treasure Bokuro 1778.) “The Old Chinese tales about a three thousand year old fox who draped itself in water-moss and prayed to the north star to shape-shift into a beautiful woman must refer to this. So I dreamed.” - [Japandemonium illustrated. 2017]
October 2, 2026 at 3:37 PM
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yokai obon dance!

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October 10, 2023 at 6:31 PM
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yokai general store
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October 16, 2023 at 6:23 PM
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yokai takoyaki shop!
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miniature takoyaki shop with yokai enamel pins
October 3, 2023 at 8:11 PM
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yokai ramen stand!

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miniature model of a ramen stand with a nekomata and kitsune enamel pin
October 5, 2023 at 8:47 PM
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enamel pin of a yurei on dying foliage
October 23, 2023 at 5:37 PM
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A-Yokai-A-Day, October 3: How a Maidservant’s Ghost Came to Her Master’s House 👻🍡

My question to you, readers: do you eat the dango or not?

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A-Yokai-A-Day: How a Maidservant’s Ghost Came to Her Master’s House | MatthewMeyer.net
"Ghost paintings"—called yūreiga in Japanese—are a genre of traditional Japanese painting. Some of them are hauntingly beautiful, when they portray a ghost whose story is more pitiable; while other ti...
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October 3, 2026 at 10:00 AM
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Alright everybody, you've been waiting for this all year:

🦊A-Yokai-A-Day starts now!👹

Join me in sharing yokai, ghosts, and kidan every day for the entirety of October. Every day a different story and illustration!

Read today's below:

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A-Yokai-A-Day: The Strange Monk’s Calligraphy | MatthewMeyer.net
Happy October, everyone! Today marks the start of A-Yokai-A-Day, now in its 17th consecutive year! As I mentioned in the previous post, this year's stories come from Mimibukuro, an Edo period work by ...
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October 1, 2026 at 10:10 AM
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Day 2 of A-Yokai-A-Day 2026.

Tonight we'll look at a ghost story—not a scary one but a bittersweet one. 👻

It's nice to know that not all Japanese ghosts are the kind that crawl out of TV sets and twist your face around.

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A-Yokai-A-Day: How the Lingering Spirit of an Old Woman Expressed Her Goodwill | Matthew Meyer (The Yokai Guy)
Greetings yokai lovers! Tonight's story comes from volume 4 of Mimibukuro. Unlike Shokoku hyakumonogatari, which I translated a few years ag
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October 2, 2026 at 11:38 AM
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three kasaobake pins on yellow ginkgo leaves
October 29, 2023 at 6:51 PM
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A-Yokai-A-Day for October 4: The Strange Death of an Actor

A great story with a funny ending. I'd tell you more details but I was made to swear not to reveal them to anyone...

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A-Yokai-A-Day: The Strange Death of an Actor | Matthew Meyer (The Yokai Guy)
Greetings yokai lovers! Tonight's story is one that I quite enjoy. It's much more of a fully narrated and fleshed out story than many of the
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October 4, 2026 at 11:22 AM
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a fox and its favorite food
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a kitsune enamel pin with a piece of inarizushi
October 6, 2023 at 7:31 PM
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Happy Caturday! #ayokaiaday
bakeneko pin on ginkgo leaf pattern paper
October 21, 2023 at 4:29 PM
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yokai christmas tree! too soon? :D
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October 11, 2023 at 5:00 PM
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autumn yokai
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enamel pins of amabie and a blue oni on yellow fall leaves
October 8, 2023 at 6:52 PM
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tanuki shopping for sake for the weekend
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miniature shopping cart with mini sake bottles and a tanuki enamel pin
October 13, 2023 at 7:05 PM
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kitsune pin and pink camellia flower
October 26, 2023 at 6:19 PM
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something more appropriate after yesterday's totally out of season photo :)
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yokai enamel pins frolicking around the stem of a pumpkin
October 12, 2023 at 4:16 PM
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torakoishi!
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October 4, 2023 at 6:18 PM
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waiting for the trick or treaters. happy halloween!
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yokai pins and figures on a porch in the dark
October 31, 2023 at 5:54 PM
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remembering sakura season
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October 17, 2023 at 6:04 PM
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at the tanuki shrine
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October 19, 2023 at 6:41 PM
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kappa pin on goldenrod flowers
October 22, 2023 at 4:20 PM
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thinking back to the summer festival on a cold rainy October day
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October 14, 2023 at 6:11 PM
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Happy Halloween! Tonight's post is the final #ayokaiaday for 2024! Thanks for reading!
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October 31, 2024 at 9:07 AM