Yokai The Old Man Mermaid of Kyoto: A Japanese Legend of Immortality
An Old Man Mermaid Preserved as a Ceremonial Dish, Once Kept by a Kyoto FamilyThis is not the mermaid most people imagin...
Yokai 
Objects & Symbols Another Side of Japan: Summer, Ice, and Everyday Life
An old shaved ice machine, still in use after many summers.Another Side of Japan: Summer at a Small Shaved Ice ShopWhen ...
Myths & Deities Yomotsu Hirasaka — Writing a Letter at the Edge of Worlds
The entrance to Yomotsu Hirasaka, marked quietly, without insistence.Yomotsu Hirasaka is described in Japanese mythology...
Myths & Deities Between Journeys and Myths
– Entering Japan’s World of Yokai and Memory –IntroductionBetween Journeys and Myths is a personal record of placeswhere...
Myths & Deities Kurashiki Bikan Historical Quarter
A quiet journey through Japan’s timeless townscape
Myths & Deities The First Visit of the Year
A quiet ritual at the beginning of timeAt the beginning of the year,many people in Japan make a quiet visit to a shrine....