Ep. 46 Yōkai

We are back in the saddle and cooking up some spicy chili! Our beans are of a supernatural kind, more specifically Yokai. These strange, mysterious creatures are from Japanese folklore. Giddy-up cowboy!

 

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Sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Y%C5%8Dkai

https://sites.temple.edu/yuki/yokai/

http://yokai.com/introduction/

https://www.amazon.com/Night-Parade-One-Hundred-Demons/dp/0985218428

https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Manga/GeGeGeNoKitaro

https://yokainosekai.fandom.com/wiki/Y%C5%8Dkai_Types#:~:text=The%20Four%20Sacred%20Beasts.%201%20Dragon%20%28Spring%2FEast%29%20Fearsome,White%20Tiger%20%28Autumn%2FWest%29%20%204%20Tortoise%20%28Winter%2FNorth%29%20

https://yokaitoons.com/index.php/category/yokai-type/tsukumogami/

https://wiki.samurai-archives.com/index.php?title=Bakemono

https://www.learnreligions.com/what-is-animism-4588366#:~:text=Animism%20is%20a%20feature%20of%20various%20ancient%20and,anthropological%20term%20when%20discussing%20different%20systems%20of%20belief.

https://yokai.fandom.com/wiki/Oni

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oni

http://animalia.bio/raccoon-dog

https://mythology.wikia.org/wiki/Tanuki

https://gogonihon.com/en/blog/legend-tanuki-big-bellied-magical-japanese-raccoon-dog/#:~:text=Over%20time%2C%20the%20tanuki%20has%20transformed%20into%20its,its%20head%20which%20was%20once%20a%20lotus%20leaf.