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In Japanese folklore, nobusuma (also known as Tobikura) are bats that live to very old age & then transform into yokai. They eat nuts & fruit like regular bats but

In #JapaneseFolklore, tanuki are a #yokai known for their shapeshifting ability & magical powers. #Ukiyoe artist Kuniyoshi famously depicted tanuki using their expandable scrotums for weightlifting practice, shop signage, fishing

St James's Park, London.(My photo).#trees #treelove #travel #London 'Woodland Landscape' - William Trost Richards, 1860.#art #trees #treelove 'Forest Path' - Fujita, 1992.#ukiyoe #art #trees #treelove Forest in the Scot

In Japan there is a folktale about 80 brothers who set out to visit a princess to seek her hand in marriage. On the way they met an injured rabbit

As a child, one of my favourite books was this pop-up version of Cinderella. I spent hours imagining myself walking up and down the stairs of the ballroom. I thought

In Japanese mythology, Izanagi and Izanami are primordial deities said to have created the islands of Japan. They undertook a sacred wedding but soon after, Izanami died giving birth to the

In Tokyo there is a statue of Hachiko the faithful dog near the busy Shibuya crossing. Legend goes that after the dog's owner died unexpectedly he continued to wait for