!!!! This book untitled The Night Parade of One Hundred Demons: A Field Guide to Japanese Yokai to be one of several books this best seller in this year, here is because when you read this reserve you can get a lot of benefit in it. First the bad: Everyone interested in Japan should own this book, Reviewed in the United States on December 31, 2016. "The Night Parade of One Hundred Demons" is one of the best when it comes to Japanese Monsterology. This book is well worth the money.
Reviewed in the United States on February 4, 2018, I’m a big myth and folklore fan and had never heard of most of these. Monsters, ghosts, fantastic beings, and supernatural phenomena. When you need more yokai, look no further. Unable to add item to List. Enter your mobile number or email address below and we'll send you a link to download the free Kindle App.
I had more fun writing and researching that book than any other. Since 2008 his work has been focused on Japanese folklore, particularly yokai studies. I definitely recommend it for those looking to learn a little more about them.
It seemed pricy when I saw it listed but I must have all books on this subject.
It appears to be an ideal to yōkai, as three of the primary antagonists of the series (Tamazuki, Hagoromo Gitsune and Abe no Seimei) have sought to create a strong Hyakki Yakō. This book, the product of the author's "yokai a day" art blog, has gorgeous illustrations, and enough information into its subjects to satisfy the yokai enthusiast. Triumph. Agony. If I had one regret about the book it was that the illustrations were in black and white.
Reviewed in the United States on April 19, 2019. Nordic Aliens and the Fairies of Ireland: Through the Wormhole: The Tuatha dé Danan... Japanese: Japanese Is Not That Hard: How to Learn the Japanese Language the Fast an... To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. Anyone who comes across the procession would perish or be spirited away by the yōkai, unless protected by exorcism scrolls handwritten by Onmyōji spell-casters. Yokai, the collective ghost and monsters of Japanese folklore have always held a fascination for me, due in the main to their sheer weirdness. Previous page of related Sponsored Products.
It is said that the spirit who stood at the helm of the night parade of a hundred demons was the supreme commander of all monsters and lord of Pandemonium, Nurarihyon.
[8], https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hyakki_Yagyō&oldid=984770814, Articles containing Japanese-language text, Wikipedia articles needing clarification from May 2019, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 22 October 2020, at 00:36. There's a problem loading this menu right now. Please try again. My wife and I were married in a Shinto shrine. Each listed Yokai is given a very colourful drawing showing what it looks like as well as describing its habits, appearance and possible threat to humans.
He received a BFA in illustration from Ringling College of Art and Design in 2005. WHile navigating online in search of new and exotic Japanese monsters can be a lesson in hunting wild geese, this book collects together both the popular and obscure residents of Japan's folkloric worlds into a simple, highly readable, and well laid out encyclopedia perfect for the scholar or layman.
Yokai Attack! Find all the books, read about the author, and more. This thorough and well researched introduction to the world of yokai is well worth the purchase. The Emotion Thesaurus: A Writer's Guide to Character Expression (Second Edition) (W... Shinto - The Way of Gods: Introduction to the traditional religion of Japan, One Hundred Leaves: A new annotated translation of the Hyakunin Isshu, Bushido: The Samurai Code of Honour: The truth about Japanese Samurai wisdom, The Creative's Curse: Find the Creative Confidence to Walk with Your Demons, The Pleasantries of the Incredible Mulla Nasrudin. 百鬼夜行 ひゃっきやぎょう.