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The Yokai Guy @KaiKai Yokai Festival in Uzumasa

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Folks! 👹 This weekend (10/26) is the Great Night Parade and Great Mononoke Ichi at Toei Kyoto Studio Park! 🎃⛩️👺 Celebrate Halloween Kyoto-style with 100+ yokai among the scenic Edo period film set. I'll be there, and so should you!

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The Yokai Guy @KaiKai Yokai Festival in Uzumasa

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4 months

明日から展示が始まる！ 👹🖼️

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How many Japanese mermaid species can you name? If you back my #Kickstarter for The Palace of the Dragon King, you'll never again be embarrassed with no answer when someone asks you this! Join now -->

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4 years

When rain falls while the sun shines, it is said that a kitsune is getting married nearby. They cause localized rain to keep stupid humans inside and prevent them from witnessing the ceremonies. Read more: Support yokai:

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2 years

Yajo are aquatic, reptilian women who live in the mountains of Fukuoka and love to wrestle. Be careful, though: they have a strong, offensive smell that will rub off on you if you wrestle them! Read more: Support my work at …

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5 years

It's Setsubun! Also known as the day when you throw dried beans a demons! How much do you know about this holiday? You can read about its ancient origins at

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What has two small legs, eight large legs, dresses like a priest, and asks riddles? 🦀 Read to find out! 🦀 (Hint: if you guess wrong, it will eat you.) 🦀 Did you survive?? 🦀 Support my work at

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7 months

Have you ever met somebody who seemed just a bit... strange? You just might have been talking to a fox in disguise! Learn all about strange foxes at And don't miss your chance to join my latest project on Backerkit!

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4 years

Aaaand we are live! The Fox's Wedding is now funding on Kickstarter! Click here to sign up:

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2 years

明けましておめでとうございます！ Happy New Year! 2023 is the year of the rabbit in Japan. One of the best-known folkloric rabbits is the one who lives in the moon. You can read about the folklore surrounding this cute little bunny at

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2 years

Kōrai no bōzu are yokai who sit by the water's edge, playing their moon guitars and singing the popular songs of the day. What would a kōrai no bōzu sing today? Read more at Support me at

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4 years

This yokai is no big deal... it's just a giant, 12 km long stingray. Big enough that people think it's an island. It creates massive waves and whirlpools, sucking ships down to the bottom of the sea. Read more: Be a yokai patron:

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4 years

Launching in just a few days: my fourth yokai book, The Fox's Wedding! Visit the Kickstarter preview page to sign up for a notification:

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3 years

The foxes are preparing for their wedding at the Otaki shrine in Echizen, Fukui.

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1 year

It's #幽霊の日 or "Ghost Day" in Japan! How many Japanese ghosts can you name? You get 1 point for each of the ghosts below, and 1 point for every other ghost you can think of from memory! Visit to learn more about Japanese ghosts and monsters!

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5 years

Plenty of yokai have healing powers. They appeared during times of plague and pandemic and told people to print their image in the newspaper, hang it in their homes, and look at it every day for protection. Also wash your hands and don't cough on people!

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1 year

Day 2 of Mononoke Ichi begins! #モノノケ市

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6 years

There is none who dies Who does not fall into hell しにくる人のおちざるはなし

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6 years

Happy New Year! Don't remember which animal is this year's zodiac? No worries, the kotobuki has you covered. It is a celebratory yokai made up of all 12 Chinese zodiac symbols! #yokai #newyear

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8 months

While kitsune are usually associated with Shinto and the god Inari, silver and gold foxes (known as ginko and kinko, or gingitsune and kingitsune) are servants of Dakini, a Buddhist goddess. Learn more at and

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5 years

新年あけましておめでとうございます！ Happy New Year, yokai lovers! 2020 is the year of the mouse. Boars are out, mice are in! But you never go out of style if you're a yokai who embodies all 12 zodiacal creatures! Lucky chimeras like this were popular in the Edo Period.

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令和時代にもまだまだ新しい妖怪が現れますよ！今日福井県越前町に行って、今年の１０月に見つかったばかり竜宮の使いの絵を見せてもらってきました。２百年前の書物が捨てられず、こんなに綺麗に保存されていて、すごいと思いました！古い蔵の中には、どんだけすごい宝物が残っているでしょうか。

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7月５日～１４日に福井県越前市ふるさとギャラリー叔羅で妖怪画を展示します。ぜひ見に来てください！

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3 months

July 26 is Yūrei no Hi, or "Ghost Day" in Japan! Who or what is your favorite ghost? #幽霊の日

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2 months

Attention yokai lovers! Going to Japan this fall? You're going to want to plan a trip to Toei Kyoto Studio Park, because from September through December, the park is transforming into a yokai city! The event starts 9/14 and runs through 12/8. More information coming soon!

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2 years

Yaotome & torikabuto: bird tsukumogami that enjoy making music and dancing. What is not to love about these two? Read more: Become a yokai patron:

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4 years

Yokai toads can carry spears and spit rainbows. They're also big enough to swallow you whole. These guys are not messing around. 🐸 🐸 Support my work:

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1 year

It's Mononoke Ichi time! #モノノケ市

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2 years

There's only a few days left in 2022, the year of the Tiger. has several tiger yokai (I can only post four though). What's your favorite tiger yokai?

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3 years

The Ōji Inari Shrine is famous for kitsune. It is the head shrine for all kitsune in the Kantō Region. On New Year’s Eve, kitsune gather in Ōji to make wishes for the new year. The people of Edo observed the lights to predict the new year’s fortune.

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1 year

Yesterday was so busy I didn't have a chance to post, but I'm looking forward to another great day at the Fushimi Yokai Sake Festival! #モノノケ市

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1 year

November is a great time to enjoy fall foliage and yokai!

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5 years

Kiko are powerful spirit foxes which serve the god Inari, and the third highest rank in kitsune society.

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3 years

Everyone's talking about how sesshō seki split yesterday, and wondering it that means Tamamo no Mae is back. But let's not forget it was smashed once long ago, scattering pieces of her all across Japan, giving rise to osaki →

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3 years

Some yokai teach us a valuable lesson like not to overfish, or use excessively cruel methods to catch food. Iwana bōzu is one of these. I wonder if people will listen to his message... Read more: Be a patron:

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4 years

Every year on New Year's Eve, all the foxes in Kanto pay a visit to the Oji Inari Shrine, in Kita City, Tokyo. Farmers and merchants used to forecast the year's fortune based on how many kitsunebi they could see. Read more:

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1 year

Be careful when walking under willow trees. The ghost of a yanagi onna might wrap the branches around your throat and choke you to death! Read more:

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The Yokai Guy @KaiKai Yokai Festival in Uzumasa

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4 years

Where are these kitsune going? 🦊🔥

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6 years

This tidbit of folklore has been in the news recently. The folkloric version of oarfish are known as jinja hime:

Sightings of rare fish in Japan spark fears of natural disasters

Recent sightings of a rare, serpent-like sea creature — which in Japanese lore, is thought to be a harbinger of natural disasters — have sent Japan’s social media into a frenzy. “This...

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1 year

Thanks to everyone who stopped by at this month's #モノノケ市 yokai festival! I have so much respect for the costumed yokai who braved the heat to put on such a great performance!

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6 months

Mononoke Ichi start!! It's almost time for the night parade of 100 demons! #モノノケ市

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The Yokai Guy @KaiKai Yokai Festival in Uzumasa

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4 years

Fukuro mujina is the most Christmas yokai of all.

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4 years

Open wide and say "glurglurglurgl!" Do you know who do fish go to see when they are sick? Ika no Kōan serves as one of the physicians to the dragon king of the sea. Read more: 🦑 🦑 💦 💦

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3 years

In Japan, the 8th day of the 2nd month was "kotoyoka," traditionally a time of purification. Naturally, it has given rise to a number of yokai based on these traditions. Be careful tonight if you don't want mikari baba to "borrow" one of your eyes!

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2 years

1/16 in Japan is known as "Hatsu Enma." Today marks the end of New Year's rituals. A day off is given to public officials here on earth, and also in the underworld! The lids of hell's boiling cauldrons are removed so demons and tormented souls can have a day off. #地獄の釜の蓋

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4 years

As you know, kitsune change their shape by placing a relevant object on their heads...

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2 years

How much of a shellfish are you? If you answered "extremely shellfish" or "ridiculously shellfish," you might be a yōkai. 🦪 Read about the most extreme shellfish you can possibly be at 🦪 Support yokai at

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The Yokai Guy @KaiKai Yokai Festival in Uzumasa

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1 year

福井県立図書館の @bibliophilism さんとコラボして、福井県（今回は特に嶺北エリア）で起こった怪異を紹介するイベントの絵を描きました❗️ 福井ゆかりの作家さんの怪談作品なんかもありますよ。８月２３日までやっていますので夏休みに是非見に来てください。👺

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5 years

After 1000 years of age, a kitsune transforms into a tenko. It's funny to think of yokai evolving in the same way that pokemon do, but it happens!

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4 years

Strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government. 🎎 🎎

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3 years

When the sea swirls like a comma, stay out of the water. The severed heads of wicked samurai might be dancing about just below the waves! Read more: Support my work:

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1 year

When it starts to feel like fall, you might find chestnut burrs all over the ground. You might also run into a chestnut burr yokai called igabō! Read more at Books available at !!

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2 years

July 26th is "Yūrei no hi" (幽霊の日) or "Ghost Day." On this day in 1825, "Tōkaidō yotsuya kaidan" premiered at the Nakamura-za theater in Edo, introducing the world to Oiwa. 👻👻 Personally I think every day is a fine day to celebrate ghosts, but I happy Yūrei no Hi anyway!

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Yokai lovers! Toei Kyoto Studio Park's "KaiKai Yokai Festival" runs September through December! I will be there on Opening Weekend (9/14, 15, 16) and a few other weekends this fall. More event info here:

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1 year

It's Mononoke Ichi time!!!! #モノノケ市

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1 year

Folks! A-Yokai-A-Day for 2023 is here! I'll be sharing #ayokaiaday each day this month, and I hope you'll join me in reading these tales, and creating or sharing your own yokai artworks! Today's tale is here:

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3 years

3/14 in Japan is "White Day." How many white yokai can you think of?

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1 year

A preview of some really cool stuff coming soon... See more at my Patreon!

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5 years

Ever hear a strange POP sound deep in the mountains? It could be that the gods are angry and are exploding mice.

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The Yokai Guy @KaiKai Yokai Festival in Uzumasa

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4 years

Kamiike hime is a giant talking fish who appeared off the coast of Nagasaki and predicted a cholera outbreak in the 19th century before sinking back into the ocean. Read more: Support my art:

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The Yokai Guy @KaiKai Yokai Festival in Uzumasa

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2 years

Have you ever seen a wave that looks like a shape? How about one that looks like a dragon... complete with horns and eyes? 🌊 Read more about namija at 🌊 Get new yokai every week in your inbox by becoming a patron at

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Kaijin are aquatic people who appeared out of the sea in Nagasaki around the 17~18th century. The land-dwelling humans tried to establish communications, but their languages were mutually unintelligible. Read more: Support yokai:

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5 years

Seeing amabie everywhere? Read more about the current amabie trend on social media here:

A Healing Spirit From 19th-Century Japan Is Back to Face COVID-19

Artists are bringing back Amabie, a 'yōkai' associated with protection from disease.

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9月27日発売のマジック：ザ・ギャザリング『ダスクモーン：戦慄の館』トークンプレゼントキャンペーンにて、《玩具》と《宝物》のトークンを描きました！よろしくお願いします！ #mtgjp #MTGDuskmourn

マジック：ザ・ギャザリング

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【お知らせ】 9月27日より、対象の量販店やコンビニにて〈マジックはじめよう！〉キャンペーン開催！ ▶ 対象店舗で『ダスクモーン：戦慄の館』のプレイ・ブースター3パックを購入して、妖怪絵師描き下ろしのトークンをゲットしよう！ #mtgjp #MTGDuskmourn

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5 years

No oni were actually harmed in the making of this painting.

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6 years

Today's yokai! Here are seven samurai you might not want to meet on a dark road.

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2 years

Good morning Sakai-shi!

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5 years

Candles disappearing? Feeling a sudden craving for fried foods? Sprouting a fluffy tail? If any of those sound like you, it might be the work of an evil fox!

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2 years

Crabs are supposed to have more than six legs, right? 🦀 Also they don't have big grinning smiles, black tusks, or blue lips. 🦀 And I'm pretty sure they don't have googly eyes. 🦀 But that's what I've got for you today! Read about kani oni at

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What terrors lurk in the deep of the Sea of Japan? Look over the edge of your boat, and it may be the last thing you do... Read about the kagewani: Support at

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October is here, and that means #ayokaiaday ! I'll be sharing an entire story this month, one page per day. Today's post is an introduction to the story. Read it here: And don't forget to share your own yokai every day this month using #ayokaiaday

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4 years

Where are our kitsunebi headed today? Anyone recognize this famous historic house?

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Iwana bōzu, akugyo, Ohatsu, & kingyo no yūrei #夏待ちの人魚達

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2 years

Merry Christmas to all, from ! Thanks for reading this year!

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2 years

What would you do if you suspected a pretty girl was actually a kappa? Feed her? Befriend her? Trick her? I'll bet you wouldn't do what these farmers did... Read the full story at Get more yokai at

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4 years

Mood:

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3 years

🐅 2022 is the year of the tiger! So it's only fitting that our first yokai of the year be a tiger-themed yokai! 🐯 Read about torakoishi: Support yokai on Patreon:

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Mark your calendars! "Yōkai 101: Exploring the Thrill of Japanese Folklore" takes place this month, featuring yours truly alongside author & yokai professor Michael Dylan Foster! Sponsored by the Japan Society of Northern California

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Learn more about the Servants of Ryūgū Poster that's a part of my latest #Kickstarter on today's update! Imagine how much combined protection from epidemics you'll get from 26 different prophetic mermaids on a single giant poster!

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2 years

People often ask if there are "good" yokai. Of course there are! Even though they may be a little unsettling, plenty of beneficial yokai exist. Kameosa is just one example: 🏺💦 Get more yokai:

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The final Mononoke Ichi of the year! What a beautiful day for a yokai festival! #モノノケ市

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3 years

Picking fruit from the tree can be really fun. But if you're not careful, it might get you instead! Read about today's yokai, yamanashi no kai, at

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4 years

In December of 1857, a bird predicted a coming epidemic. Those who shared its image and gazed upon it morning and night would be spared from this suffering. Share me: Support yokai at #ヨゲンノトリ

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6 years

What a coincidence! My next yokai painting will be Suzuhiko Hime, and I just happened to bump into Suzuhiko Hime at today's Mononoke Festival!

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The Yokai Guy @KaiKai Yokai Festival in Uzumasa

@matthewmeyerart

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日本の妖怪クリエイターのみなさんへ。アマビエマスクを作っているか、作っている人を知っているという人がいたら是非教えてほしいです。アメリカの博物館から問い合わせがあって、博物館でアマビエのマスクを紹介させてほしいということでした。詳細については私にメッセージください。

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@matthewmeyerart

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This is Sato, a mermaid from Nagasaki. You can find Sato on my "Servants of Ryugu" poster, part of my #Kickstarter for my new book, The Palace of the Dragon King, crowdfunding now:

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@matthewmeyerart

2 years

Would you marry an octopus? What if it was a really good cook? New yokai: Support me on Patreon:

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The Yokai Guy @KaiKai Yokai Festival in Uzumasa

@matthewmeyerart

4 years

Meet Ohatsu from Akamatsu Pond in Tottori Prefecture. Who doesn't love beautiful dragon women? 🐉 🐉

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The Yokai Guy @KaiKai Yokai Festival in Uzumasa

@matthewmeyerart

5 years

ぜひ参加してください！

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@matthewmeyerart

4 years

Ever wonder how ranchu goldfish get their unique shape? There's a brutal and bloody story behind this unique mutation. Learn more at Support my yokai work:

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@matthewmeyerart

2 years

What do you call an octopus with only one leg? Yazaimon, of course! 🐙 Find out why at 🐙 You can support my yokai work at

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The Yokai Guy @KaiKai Yokai Festival in Uzumasa

@matthewmeyerart

11 months

"Enchanted by Yokai Monsters" will be rebroadcast on NHK World (online) next week. Don't miss it!

Enchanted by Yokai Monsters: Matthew Meyer / Yokai Illustrator - Direct Talk | NHK WORLD-JAPAN

Japan-based illustrator Matthew Meyer has drawn over 500 varieties of yokai―supernatural creatures from Japanese folklore. We ask him about his fascination with the phenomenon of yokai.

www3.nhk.or.jp

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@matthewmeyerart

5 years

A-Yokai-A-Day: Has this ever happened to you? You go out to your woodshed to get some logs, only to find that a gigantic yokai head has moved in. What would you have done in this situation? #ayokaiaday

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The Yokai Guy @KaiKai Yokai Festival in Uzumasa

@matthewmeyerart

2 years

The moment you've been waiting for is here. The Fox's Wedding is now available in paperback format! ‍🦊🔥🦊🔥🦊🔥🦊🔥🦊🔥🦊🔥🦊 Get it from Amazon here:

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The Yokai Guy @KaiKai Yokai Festival in Uzumasa

@matthewmeyerart

4 years

Exciting stuff coming soon...

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4 years

Amabie fireworks!

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アマビエの花火が上がった!!!(笑)

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@matthewmeyerart

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On April 8, 1819, a wonderful fish appeared off the coast of Nagasaki Prefecture. It had a very important message for mankind. 🧜‍♀️ Read her message at 🧜‍♀️ If she were around today, I'm sure she'd say to support me on Patreon at

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The Yokai Guy @KaiKai Yokai Festival in Uzumasa

@matthewmeyerart

6 years

I made it to the Miyoshi Mononoke Museum Grand opening! @monofes344

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@matthewmeyerart

5 years

I know it's really hot out, but just in case you were thinking about going swimming...

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The Yokai Guy @KaiKai Yokai Festival in Uzumasa

@matthewmeyerart

5 years

A-Yokai-A-Day: the conclusion of Ino Mononoke Roku. It's been a wild 31 days for us, and a wild 30 days for Heitaro. Thanks to everyone for reading and for keeping up with Heitaro's story every single day! #ayokaiaday

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