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#JLMyōkaioftheday : Amabie, or the Japanese legendary mermaid.
It has long flowing hair, a mouth that is shaped like a bird’s beak, scales from the neck down, and 3 lower appendages (legs/tails). It is said that seeing one brings good harvest, good sea weather, and a cure to all illnesses in the nearby area.
However, in some cases, it brings the exact opposite, especially when harmed or angered. #japanloverme Art by @littlemisspaintbrush
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Today we celebrate the day they meet again. Happy Tanabata! ✨✨✨ #tanabata art by @littlemisspaintbrush
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#JLMyōkaioftheday : Ōkubi, or giant floating heads in the sky!
Ōkubi are generally harmless, they often like to scare people and blow their hats or umbrellas off.
However, it is said that once an ōkubi appears, it is a sign of an impending calamity, like a storm/hurricane, tsunami, earthquake, or fire.
It is also said that instead of flesh and bones, or a ghostly gas, they are jelly-like and squishy in texture. #japanloverme Art by @chichilittle
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#JLMyōkaioftheday : Tsuchinoko
Tsuchinoko is a mythical creature in Japan that resembles a very fat and short snake. Legend has it that it can talk and likes to lie or make up stories. It is also said that it loves to drink alcohol.
Sometimes, it swallows its own tail to form a round form and “roll around like a wheel”. Imagine seeing a fat round rolling snake!#japanloverme Art by @chichilittle
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#JLMyōkaioftheday : Ame-onna, or “rain woman”. ☔️
If you see a lady with pale skin, ghostly eyes, and long hair, standing in the rain, and holding an umbrella, there’s a chance that she might be an ame-onna.
The ame-onna is said to roam during rainy days, looking for a victim to take to the spirit world with her (get spirited away).
It is said that children are usually taken by the ame-onna, but there are also tales of adult men and women last seen sharing an umbrella with a ghostly lady, never to be seen again. #japanloverme Art by @littlemisspaintbrush
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