Things that go bump in the night. Folklore. Cryptids. Ghost stories. Nihongo Legends. Welcome back to 13 Days of Otakutober 2025. This fine night, I will be sharing with you another installment of Nihongo Legends. Today, we’ll be focusing on a classic, one that Star and I have even used in a short film project; … More Day 6 of Otakutober 2025: Nihongo Legends- Aka Manto
Hello and welcome back to Hotsui Matsuri! Today we’re going to be returning to another installment of Nihongo Legends! And for today we’re going to be talking about another Japanese folklore creature. Today we’re talking about the legend of the Tengu. The Tengu is one of the most popular Japanese creatures of legend. Known for … More Hotsui Matsuri: Day 4- Nihongo Legends- Tengu
Knock three times and say the name. Hello and welcome back to 13 Days of Otakutober! And welcome back to another installment of Nihongo Legends. Today, for our spooky season legend, there were many to pick from. But we thought, what better legend than the one we’ve mentioned several times this Otakutober? Today class will … More Day 7 of Otakutober: Knock Thrice – Nihongo Legends- Hanako san
Hello all and welcome back to Hotsui Matsuri! We’re on day five out of six so we’re in the homestretch now. Today’s post is highlighting yet another (non-anime) culture topic as we explore the realm of Nihongo Legends. A few days ago, Star introduced you all to the wonderful and quirky world of yokai, so … More Day 5 of Hotsui Matsuri 2024: Nihongo Legends – Akuma
Hello all and welcome back to Hotsui Matsuri day 6! Can you believe we only have one more day to go? Hope you were around the other day to talk about shrine gods! Today, we’re going to have a blog filled with something else that we all love — foxy lads and foxy ladies. And … More Nihongo Legends: Foxy Lads & Ladies – Kitsune in Anime
No. We are not talking about scary ghosts–that is reserved for Otakutober. Today we’re talking about all of the friendly ghosts and spirits that make for some really beautiful stories. Not to mention it’s around the time of Obon Festival right now and Obon is all about honoring the spirits of the deceased, so I … More Nihongo Legends: Anime About the Dearly Departed
Rays of sunlight shine down onto you like a warm gentle touch. You feel the wind gently against your face, your yukata shifting every so slightly with the breeze. The sound of chattering comes from the long row of festival stalls… Welcome everyone to Hotsui Matsuri! For the next six days we’re going to be … More Happy Hotsui Matsuri!
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