#JLMyōkaioftheday : Baku, or the “Dream Eater” ☁️☁️ With a trunk and tusks

#JLMyōkaioftheday : Baku, or the “Dream Eater” ☁️☁️ 

With a trunk and tusks like an elephant, feet like a tiger’s, and tail like an ox’s, the baku is a legendary yōkai that protects people from nightmares, by devouring bad dreams. 

If a person wakes up and doesn’t remember what their dream was, or if they don’t remember having a dream at all, it is said that they must have had a nightmare and that the baku ate it. 

In some areas in Japan, children are even taught to chant “Baku-san, please eat my dreams” if they get scared of nightmares! ✨But be careful though, because asking the help of the baku too much may result in it devouring even your hopes and dreams, leaving you empty inside. #japanloverme Art by @littlemisspaintbrush