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
Welcome to another day of Hotsui Matsuri 2025! This is my, Star, favorite part of Japanese legends. It’s what makes legends into tangible things because some of these items have been located and stored in sacred places all over Japan. In this post, I’ll be talking about my favorite, the Japanese Imperial Regalia Yata no … More Hotsui Matsuri 2025: Day 3- Nihongo Legends-Holy Objects
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
Welcome back to another day of Hotsui Matsuri! To add to our Nihongo Legends collection, this year we’re bringing up Yokai! Which is an ever growing list within Japanese folklore. Yokai by definition are creatures of the spirit world born from many things in many shapes and sizes. So let’s dive in! To some, Yokai … More Day 3 of Hotsui Matsuri 2024: Nihongo Legends – Yokai
Hey! Welcome to the 11th day of Otakutober 2023! When we were coming up with the list of Otakutober posts I found myself asking why I hadn’t mentioned one of Japan’s most famous ghosts yet. So without further ado, here she is, the much the legend! The story of the ring actually starts in Himeji … More Day 11 of Otakutober: Nihongo Legends – Shoulda Put a Ring On It! – Inspirations of The Ring
Hey! Welcome to another day of Hotsui Matsuri! I wanted to write a little piece about these mystical objects in Japanese folklore since they are sprinkled in a lot of anime and japanese media. Many of my favorites come from classic tales like The Tale of the bamboo-cutter, where a bamboo-cutter and his wife raise … More Day 3 of Hotsui Matsuri: Nihongo Legends-Sacred Weapons
Some people call them tricksters, others say they are ogres, and some yet liken them to angels instead. What mysterious creature do I speak of today? The Nihongo Legend of a yokai depicted as humanoid creatures with red faces, long noses, and avian wings. The creature I speak of is none other than the infamous … More Day 2 of Hotsui Matsuri: Nihongo Legends-Tengu
Hey! Welcome to the first day of Otakutober! And we’ve decided to start this year off with one of our series of blogs that’s all about the myth, legends and folklore of Japanese culture. Weirdly enough, we hadn’t done Urban legends before, so, no time like the present! Let’s talk about the ghosts teens use … More Day 1: Nihongo Legends- Urban Legends
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