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The Masked Visitors of Akita: A Year-End Seasonal Ritual Called Namahage

As we’re in the final weeks of 2025, we found it fitting to highlight and discuss the awesome Japanese year-end tradition called Namahage.

#JapanTrip #Namahage #Akita

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Nara's best-kept secret: Chōgosonshi-ji.

This historic mountain temple is the site of Prince Shōtoku's “mitsu-tora (three tigers) miracle.” It’s a beautiful peaceful, easy-to-reach retreat on Mt. Shigi.

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Monsters, Ghosts, and Demons: An Introduction to Japan’s Yokai (妖怪)

In this we discuss yōkai and the extensive work of Toriyama Sekien’s Gazu Hyakki Yagyō (Night Parade of a Hundred Demons)

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The Complete Lady Snowblood(The Criterion Collection)

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Grace and Lethality: The Dual-Purpose Weapons of Old Japan

Join us as we learn how Japan’s most unassuming tools became instruments of precision, control, and power.

#EdoPeriod #SamuraiHistory #KoryūBujutsu #Kusarigama #Naginata

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Blood and Moonlight: Haunting Visions at the Twilight of Ukiyo-e

Dive into the world of Tsukioka Yoshitoshi's ukiyo-e art, exploring Japan's shift from feudalism to modernity. #UkiyoE #JapaneseArt #TsukiokaYoshitoshi #woodblockprint

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The Hauntingly Beautiful: Red Spider Lily of Japan

Lycoris radiata, known in Japan as higanbana (彼岸花, ひがんばな) and in the West as the red spider lily or equinox flower, is as eerie and fascinating as it is beautiful.

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