This such an incredible post!!! I learned so much, laughed quite heartily, and was fascinated by and appreciated so much the range of visual examples!!!
That tanuki soup folktale gave me the spooks! Great find. Do you know the eccentric family? It's set in Kyoto and about a family of shapeshifting tanuki. It is a novel turned into an anime. The anime is quite interesting, full of Kyoto, and I think you would enjoy it! https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Eccentric_Family
That anime sounds really cool, I love all the folklore connections. I can't seem to find anywhere that I can stream it here in Australia but I'll keep looking. Otherwise perhaps I can try and buy the DVD version. Thanks for the recommendation.
Not tanuki related but do you know Natsume Yujincho? ( Natsume book of friends ) It's full of yokai and very nostalgic bittersweet feel. I watched it loads when I was learning Japanese haha.
Such a great fun read! And absolutely loved Pom Poko
Thank you so much for reading, and your comment. I'm really glad you enjoyed it!
This such an incredible post!!! I learned so much, laughed quite heartily, and was fascinated by and appreciated so much the range of visual examples!!!
Thank you so much for commenting to let me know, I really appreciate your kind words. And I'm so glad you enjoyed it. 🙂
That tanuki soup folktale gave me the spooks! Great find. Do you know the eccentric family? It's set in Kyoto and about a family of shapeshifting tanuki. It is a novel turned into an anime. The anime is quite interesting, full of Kyoto, and I think you would enjoy it! https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Eccentric_Family
Thank you for reading. 🙂
That anime sounds really cool, I love all the folklore connections. I can't seem to find anywhere that I can stream it here in Australia but I'll keep looking. Otherwise perhaps I can try and buy the DVD version. Thanks for the recommendation.
Oh I see...maybe it's not available yet...
Not tanuki related but do you know Natsume Yujincho? ( Natsume book of friends ) It's full of yokai and very nostalgic bittersweet feel. I watched it loads when I was learning Japanese haha.
Enjoyed reading this 😁 Lovely collection of photos btw.
Thank you for reading and for your comment. I'm so glad you enjoyed it. 🙂