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Miyuki Aida
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Japonica Publication
May 9
Tracing Japanese Legends: A Train Journey to Izumo
A tale of a sleeper train, folklore, and flavorful…
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Shawn B. Swinger
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Mar 3
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Of Dragon Kings and Demon Centipedes
The myths of Lake Biwa
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DC Palter
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Nov 15, 2023
The Mysterious Connection Between Edgar Allan Poe and Japanese Soccer
“Nevermore” Quoth the Yatagarasu
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DC Palter
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Japonica Publication
Apr 12, 2023
How Rabbits Came to be Counted as Birds in Japanese
The fascinating myth behind this weird quirk of…
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ByLauraPayne
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Japonica Publication
Mar 7, 2023
CONTEMPORARY JAPANESE LITERATURE
Book Review: Where the Wild Ladies Are by Aoko Matsuda
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ByLauraPayne
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Japonica Publication
Mar 1, 2023
The Street of Yokai
Meet Mizuki Shigeru’s characters in Tottori
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ByLauraPayne
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Feb 16, 2023
Discovering the Region Where Japan Began
The prefectures of Shimane and Tottori are Japan’s hub of…
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Wachwurd
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Japonica Publication
Jun 18, 2022
Spirit Oblations (Hanzaki)
(Monstrous Yokai fish and what to get them for New Year!)
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Rebecca Copeland
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Feb 8, 2022
Yamamba: The Japanese Mountain Witch
Or Why Single Old Women Are So Scary!!!
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