▪️Folklore▪️Myth▪️Magic▪️Art▪️ Sharing Japanese and supernatural folklore, mythology, yokai, culture and art. Also love books, cats, crows and trees. http://linktr.ee/curiousordinaryhttps://bsky.app/profile/curiousordinary.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/curiousordinary.bsky.social/post/3mkqpxac3hk2k'Gold Fish' - Komori Soseki, ca. 1920s. #JapaneseArt #shinhanga30 Apr 2026 23:03 +0000at://did:plc:nmcsr56ct2zzxtl6gi6vdorj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkqpxac3hk2khttps://bsky.app/profile/curiousordinary.bsky.social/post/3mm6aoor6522i'Shirahama Hot Spring' - Fujishima Takeji, ca. 1940. #JapaneseArt #shinhanga19 May 2026 01:33 +0000at://did:plc:nmcsr56ct2zzxtl6gi6vdorj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm6aoor6522ihttps://bsky.app/profile/curiousordinary.bsky.social/post/3mh7yb4hcgk2y'Torii at Fushimi' from the series 'Famous Places in the Capital (Kyoto) - Hasegawa Sadanobu, ca. 1850s. #ToriiTuesday #ukiyoe #JapaneseArt17 Mar 2026 03:01 +0000at://did:plc:nmcsr56ct2zzxtl6gi6vdorj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mh7yb4hcgk2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/curiousordinary.bsky.social/post/3mh7xsnn7lc2yFushimi Inari Taisha, Kyoto. #ToriiTuesday #Shinto #Japan17 Mar 2026 02:53 +0000at://did:plc:nmcsr56ct2zzxtl6gi6vdorj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mh7xsnn7lc2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/curiousordinary.bsky.social/post/3mm67khqbfs2i'Torii Gate at Gion' from the series 'Famous Places of Kyoto' - Hasegawa Sadanobu, ca. 1858. #ToriiTuesday #ukiyoe #JapaneseArt19 May 2026 01:12 +0000at://did:plc:nmcsr56ct2zzxtl6gi6vdorj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm67khqbfs2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/curiousordinary.bsky.social/post/3m6vy7hviws2hThe Japanese creator kami (goddess) Izanami died after giving birth to Kagutsuchi, the god of fire. She retreated to Yomi, the land of the dead leaving her husband Izanagi grief-stricken. Despite his attempt to retrieve her, she remained in Yomi and they were forever separated. #MythologyMonday [contains quote post or other embedded content]01 Dec 2025 08:12 +0000at://did:plc:nmcsr56ct2zzxtl6gi6vdorj/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6vy7hviws2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/curiousordinary.bsky.social/post/3mb4nambiwc2fIn Japanese mythology Fujin is a Shinto wind kami (god) usually portrayed as a fearsome-looking deity sitting on or walking over the clouds and carrying a sack containing the winds. This print depicts Fujin blowing the gust of wind from the huge sack on his back. #MythologyMonday #JapaneseFolklore29 Dec 2025 10:35 +0000at://did:plc:nmcsr56ct2zzxtl6gi6vdorj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mb4nambiwc2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/curiousordinary.bsky.social/post/3mkehid5zds2w'Rain at Enryakuji Temple' - Asano Takeji, 1953. #JapaneseArt26 Apr 2026 02:00 +0000at://did:plc:nmcsr56ct2zzxtl6gi6vdorj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkehid5zds2whttps://bsky.app/profile/curiousordinary.bsky.social/post/3mlrmf7fgl222In #JapaneseFolklore there is a #yokai known as hone onna (bone woman). This yokai occurs when a woman dies but her love for the one she left behind in life continues. She is able to return and be with her lover from beyond the grave. To her lover she appears young and beautiful, like when... 1/214 May 2026 00:57 +0000at://did:plc:nmcsr56ct2zzxtl6gi6vdorj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlrmf7fgl222https://bsky.app/profile/curiousordinary.bsky.social/post/3mlrlqmpt6c22'Crane and Rising Sun' - Soga Shohaku, ca. mid 1700s. #JapaneseArt14 May 2026 00:46 +0000at://did:plc:nmcsr56ct2zzxtl6gi6vdorj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlrlqmpt6c22https://bsky.app/profile/curiousordinary.bsky.social/post/3mlrlmc4boc22'Kanasugi Bridge, Shibaura' - Utagawa Hiroshige, 1857. #JapaneseArt #ukiyoe14 May 2026 00:44 +0000at://did:plc:nmcsr56ct2zzxtl6gi6vdorj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlrlmc4boc22https://bsky.app/profile/curiousordinary.bsky.social/post/3mlrljel2hs22Utagawa Kuniyoshi, 1846 #JapaneseArt14 May 2026 00:42 +0000at://did:plc:nmcsr56ct2zzxtl6gi6vdorj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlrljel2hs22https://bsky.app/profile/curiousordinary.bsky.social/post/3mg4kwq33n22t'Enoshima' from the series 'Thirty-six Views of Mt.Fuji' - Utagawa Hiroshige, 1858. #ToriiTuesday #ukiyoe #JapaneseArt03 Mar 2026 01:00 +0000at://did:plc:nmcsr56ct2zzxtl6gi6vdorj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mg4kwq33n22thttps://bsky.app/profile/curiousordinary.bsky.social/post/3mg4kjkzlc22tSetagaya Hachimangu Shrine, Tokyo. #ToriiTuesday #Shinto #Japan03 Mar 2026 00:52 +0000at://did:plc:nmcsr56ct2zzxtl6gi6vdorj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mg4kjkzlc22thttps://bsky.app/profile/curiousordinary.bsky.social/post/3mlnmltlcgc2x'Tsutaya and Red Gate' - Nishijima Katsuyuki #ToriiTuesday #JapaneseArt12 May 2026 10:51 +0000at://did:plc:nmcsr56ct2zzxtl6gi6vdorj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlnmltlcgc2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/curiousordinary.bsky.social/post/3mkehcjl6es2w'Peach Blossoms at Koshigaya in the Eastern Capital' from the series 'Thirty-six Selected Flowers' - Utagawa Hiroshige II, 1866. From the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston collection. #JapaneseArt #ukiyoe26 Apr 2026 01:57 +0000at://did:plc:nmcsr56ct2zzxtl6gi6vdorj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkehcjl6es2w