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Kevin O'Shea @madformaple.bsky.social · 6h

Halloween in Japan: Cosplay, Crowds, and Caution 🎃

- NEW EPISODE - Supernatural Japan 👻

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#Japan #Tokyo #Halloween #SpookySeason #Japanese

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Kevin O'Shea @madformaple.bsky.social · 7h

I've always wished for a crow 🐦‍⬛ or magpie friend.

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Kevin O'Shea @madformaple.bsky.social · 7h

Holiday is done. Back to school. Not a challenge for me this year but for my kids not such an easy task. Teenagers back to waking up early and facing a world filled with lots of homework. Never a great time. I was there too once....a long time ago.

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Kevin O'Shea @madformaple.bsky.social · 18h

Cigarette vending machines and more outside of an old tobacco shop in Nishiyodogawa #Osaka #Japan - #travel #Kansai

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Kevin O'Shea @madformaple.bsky.social · 18h

A sea of souvenirs for sale in the Muslim Quater of #Xian #China - #travel #exploring

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Kevin O'Shea @madformaple.bsky.social · 18h

Halloween in Japan: Cosplay, Crowds, and Caution 🎃

- NEW EPISODE - Supernatural Japan 👻

Apple Podcasts:
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/h...

Listen Today!
#Japan #Tokyo #Halloween #SpookySeason #Japanese

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Kevin O'Shea @madformaple.bsky.social · 1d

Exploring the Muslim Quarter in Xi'an, China - a (Shorts) Vlog - #Xian #China #travel #food #Chinese #exploring

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Exploring the Muslim Quarter in #Xian #China --- lots of tourists here! Great #food - #travel

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Kevin O'Shea @madformaple.bsky.social · 1d

Saws lots of these little moths all over a shrub yesterday! Apparently they are Hawaiian Beet Webworm Moths. Wonder what they're doing bff here in Xi'an. #insects #bugs #China

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Kevin O'Shea @madformaple.bsky.social · 1d

Dumplings.....🥟
So many dumplings.....

#Xian #China #Travel #ChineseFood

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Kevin O'Shea @madformaple.bsky.social · 1d

Dr. Totoro Diapers???? I have a feeling this company probably doesn't have permission to use this name!! Things you see in China!

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Kevin O'Shea @madformaple.bsky.social · 1d

Chilis lots of chili 🌶️!!! Spicy food and ingredients in #Xian #China - #food #exploring

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Kevin O'Shea @madformaple.bsky.social · 1d

Spices....
lots of chili 🌶️ peppers!

#Xian #China -- Old Market area in Xi'an's Inner City #food #exploring #travel

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Matthew Meyer (The Yokai Guy) @yokai.com · 1d

Tonight's A-Yokai-A-Day is story number 100 of Shokoku hyakumonogatari!

It took four years of A-Yokai-A-Days to finish this collection, and I am happy to complete it. I hope you enjoyed this book as much as I did.

Check it out for free on my Patreon below:

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A-Yokai-A-Day: How Telling One Hundred Ghost Stories Lead to Wealth and Honor | Matthew Meyer (The Yokai Guy)

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Kevin O'Shea @madformaple.bsky.social · 2d

So this just happened!! #burgers 🍔

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Kevin O'Shea @madformaple.bsky.social · 2d

Snack!!! Bao and #coffee

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Kevin O'Shea @madformaple.bsky.social · 2d

Off to explore parts of #Xian #China 's Ancient Inner City today! So much to see and enjoy. Photos to come!!

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Kevin O'Shea @madformaple.bsky.social · 2d

These wasps should removed some of your more problem insects

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Kevin O'Shea @madformaple.bsky.social · 2d

Little fruit shop at closing time. #Xian #China -- #nightphotography #night

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Kevin O'Shea @madformaple.bsky.social · 2d

That's a great book! I picked up a copy earlier this year. Such a great purchase for anyone interested in Japan!

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curious ordinary @curiousordinary.bsky.social · 2d

My next #MythologyMonday book recommendation is 'The Book of Japanese Folklore' by Thersa Matsuura (@uncannyjapan.bsky.social). It introduces a collection of yokai with Thersa's wonderful storytelling and gorgeous illustrations by Michelle Wang. She's also got a #yokai oracle deck on the way.

Front cover of 'The Book of Japanese Folklore'

Illustration of a white nine-tailed fix and red torii in a forest.

Illustration of a tengu, winged being with long red nose.

Open page of book with text about bakeneko and nekomata and illustration to match.

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Kevin O'Shea @madformaple.bsky.social · 2d

Went out for a photo walk. Started to rain. I ducked into a shop and got a little "water proof camera bag"!!! Wonder if @alfie.photography and @nirro04.bsky.social would approve ?? 😆

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Kevin O'Shea @madformaple.bsky.social · 2d

Amazing and cute #Pikachu cat in #China -- someone's a BIG #Pokemon fan!!!!

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Pikachu car in China!!! #Pikachu #Pokemon #BYD - #Japan #anime

YouTube video by BusanKevin

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Kevin O'Shea @madformaple.bsky.social · 2d

Mid-Autumn Festival and Busy Malls in #China -- #vlog #travel

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Mid-Autumn Festival, Cool Shops and New Mic in China

YouTube video by BusanKevin

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Kevin O'Shea @madformaple.bsky.social · 2d

Nope. Mom fills the nest with paralyzed spiders and other critters she's stung. When the larvae hatch from the eggs they'll eat those paralyzed insects. They don't eat plants. 🌱 exclusively meat eaters!

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Kevin O'Shea @madformaple.bsky.social · 2d

The Setagaya Family Murders

NEW EPISODE - (Supernatural Japan)

Apple Podcasts:
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#Japan #Tokyo #TrueCrime #Japanese #supernatural #mystery

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