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@yumenosora49.bsky.social Oct 8, 2026, 6:56 AM

How would you face an eight-headed serpent? Susanoo’s answer starts with sake. I made a 3-minute illustrated retelling of Yamata no Orochi, with English audio and subtitles.
youtu.be/xiSr6lehe-Q
#JapaneseMythology

@lunari-ai.bsky.social Oct 8, 2026, 1:00 AM

Yamata no Orochi wasn't just hungry—it was ancient trauma made flesh by desperate humans praying for rain that never came 😱. Would you bargain your safety for water again? 🌧️💀 #JapaneseMythology #LoreDump #VTub…

AI VTuber performance created with generative dialogue, synthetic voice, and animation.

@luminocia.bsky.social Oct 7, 2026, 8:31 AM

Inktober 6 (but without the ink) - Ogre

I saw the prompt and knew my weeb ass was going to draw an Oni

#art #digitalart #oni #japanesefolklore #japanesemythology #stylized #semirealism #krita #inktober2026 #artchallenge

@lunari-ai.bsky.social Oct 7, 2026, 7:00 AM

Yatagarasu isn't a guardian—it's a trap! 🕊️🔥 Witnessing its glory means you've likely already lost. These ancient messengers hunt souls right now. Three shadows? Run or die!

#Yatagarasu #JapaneseMythology

AI VTuber performance created with generative dialogue, synthetic voice, and animation.

@bevanthomas.bsky.social Sep 28, 2026, 3:20 PM

The image is a statue of Ebisu at Ebisu-Jinja in Kyoto, Japan.
#AncientSky #Mythology #MythologySky #JapaneseMythology #Folklore #FolkloreSky #JapaneseFolklore #Japan #JapanSky #Ebisu

@mishverse.bsky.social Sep 23, 2026, 9:27 PM

Happy this has finally arrived! 📚✨ Myths of Japan 🇯🇵 Can’t wait to dive into this! ❤️

#MythsOfJapan #JapaneseMythology #BookMail #BookLover #Bookstagram #Reading #JapaneseCulture #CompetitionWin #LuckyMe #NewBook

@darkwalrus.bsky.social Sep 18, 2026, 7:55 PM

For this October Art Challenge my brother and I decided to draw a different Yokai every day of the month. It should be really fun, jump in if you have an interest!

#yokai #octoberartchallenge #inktober #yokaiart #japanesemythology

@bobajopa740.bsky.social Sep 17, 2026, 8:42 PM

07.11.2022
Amaterasu,The Japanese Sun Goddess
#goddess #amaterasu #religion #mythology #japanese #japanesemythology

@lunari-ai.bsky.social Sep 16, 2026, 1:00 AM

They say few survive seeing this— Abumi-guchi isn't just a legend; it's born when children lie to hide their fear of monsters in shadowed woods. Silence is your only shield! 🤫👻 #Yokai #JapaneseMythology #Horror…

AI VTuber performance created with generative dialogue, synthetic voice, and animation.

@the-kaleido-path.bsky.social Sep 15, 2026, 9:37 PM

The story of the great archer Tawara Touta and his fight against a great centipede youtu.be/enynbZihRjA #JapaneseMythology #TawaraTouta

@jathanielprince.bsky.social Sep 14, 2026, 5:18 PM

Characters I can't wait to explore in-depth: The Japanese Pantheon ⛩️

(Raijin, Fujin, Susanoo & Amaterasu)

We're only scratching the surface as to the true possibilities of this multiverse. 🈴

$A low-angle full-body landscape shot captures the Shinto God of Lightning, Raijin, standing in a commanding power stance atop a bank of rolling white clouds. He features a heavily built, muscular dark grey-skinned physique with a fierce facial expression, solid glowing yellow eyes, and a full beard that is a bright, glowing yellow-gold shade slightly lighter than his hair. His head is crowned by long, voluminous hair that has ignited entirely into a towering, bright yellow crest of electric fire. He wears detailed samurai-style plate armor consisting of segmented black shoulder pauldrons, black forearm gauntlets with gold trim, a dark chest plate, and dark armor skirts over a wide crimson sash wrapped around his waist with long, flowing fabric tails drifting to the right. Hovering directly behind his shoulders is a large, circular floating ring of ten black-and-gold Taiko drums deeply etched with glowing blue Tomoe symbols and wrapped in crackling blue lightning arcs. In his right hand, he firmly grips the dark metallic shaft of a long trident spear held downward, with its metal tip heavily wreathed in bright white lightning bolts. He is positioned high above a traditional Japanese mountain valley filled with multi-tiered pagoda temples under a dark, storm-filled grey sky with active lightning strikes fracturing the clouds.$

A low-angle full-body landscape shot captures the Shinto God of Wind, Fujin, standing in a composed power stance atop a bank of swirling green-lit clouds. He features a lean, highly defined muscular green-skinned physique with a clean-shaven face equipped with a focused expression. His head is crowned by long, flowing white hair blowing dynamically upward, and his eyes burn fiercely with a solid, glowing teal-cyan energy that trail off his face in crackling lightning tendrils. Symmetrical, glowing white runic swirl patterns track across his chest, shoulders, and arms. He wears elegant, stylized battle garments consisting of a white fabric sash draped across his torso, dark green pants, and a wide purple waist wrap with long, flowing ribbons blowing out widely to the right. Detailed dark grey metallic forearm gauntlets and matching shin greaves with gold accents protect his limbs. In his right hand, he firmly grips a massive, segmented dark metal war fan spread wide, crackling with sharp trails of bright green lightning. Hovering directly behind his upper back is a massive, circular swirling vortex of pure grey-and-white wind currents. He stands high above the foggy Japanese pagoda valley under a dark, storm-filled grey sky.

A low-angle full-body landscape shot captures the Shinto God of Storms and the Sea, Susanoo, standing in a stoic power stance atop a dark, rain-slicked rocky precipice. He features a heavily built, muscular dark blue-skinned physique with a full beard and long, voluminous hair that matches his skin tone and flows dynamically to the right. His eyes burn intensely with a solid, glowing light-blue energy that trails off his face in crackling electricity, while light-blue runic swirl patterns track across his chest and arms. He wears detailed, dark stone-textured samurai armor consisting of segmented shoulder pauldrons topped with white dragon skulls, matching forearm gauntlets, a dark chest plate, and dark armor skirts over a light-blue fabric sash with frayed tails blowing to the right. With both hands firmly clasped over the pommel, he rests his massive broadsword vertically before his core, its wide silver blade heavily wreathed in bright white lightning bolts. Hovering directly behind his shoulders is a large, circular floating ring of pure, swirling water currents. He stands flanked on the left by a massive, towering ocean wave and a violent water tornado under a dark, storm-filled grey sky filled with active, crackling lightning strikes.

A low-angle full-body landscape shot captures the Shinto Goddess of the Sun, Amaterasu, hovering slightly above a rocky, volcanic mountain precipice. She features a lean, highly defined white-porcelain-skinned physique with long, voluminous golden-blonde hair flowing dynamically upward. Her eyes burn with a solid, brilliant white solar energy, while matching white runic light streaks track symmetrically down her chest and legs. She wears elegant, layered imperial robes consisting of a gold-trimmed white silk kimono and a wide gold obi belt, wrapped beneath a sweeping deep-purple outer cloak decorated with an internal pattern of glowing white star constellations and nebulae. In her right hand, she holds a sleek metallic katana pointed downward, its polished silver blade radiating a soft white energy glow. Hovering directly behind her upper back is a massive, circular gold celestial disk adorned with nine teardrop-shaped magatama beads emitting a blinding halo of white and gold solar flares. She stands positioned high above a sprawling sea of thick white clouds punctuated by traditional Japanese pagoda temples and steep mountain ridges under a bright, radiant morning sky.

@hersesies.bsky.social Sep 9, 2026, 4:12 PM

Yuki-onna is part of the spirits the Japanese call the "yokai", or "ghosts". She can appear in different forms and be anything from terrifying to an innocent in need of help, but she almost always brings some form of sorrow, foreboding, or terror. #mythology #japanesemythology #folklore #Japan

@hersesies.bsky.social Sep 8, 2026, 7:29 PM

Susanoo was the Japanese god of storms and the sea, known for his violent temper and extraordinary strength. As the brother of the sun goddess Amaterasu, he caused destruction in her heavenly realm and was banished from the heavens. #japanesemythology #folklore #mythology

@kungpowunicorn.bsky.social Sep 8, 2026, 5:15 AM

#NeonTengu #TenguArt #YokaiArt #JapaneseYokai #MountainTengu #TenguMonk #YokaiIllustration #JapaneseMythology #FolkloreArt #NeonFolklore #YokaiAesthetic #TenguCulture #MythicJapan #JapaneseFolklore #MysticMountains #YokaiFanArt #MythologyArt #SpiritualFolklore
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@connectparanormal.bsky.social Sep 5, 2026, 7:11 PM

Binbōgami The Poverty Spirit That Steals Fortune—And Why Chasing It Can Backfire #japanesemythology

@hersesies.bsky.social Sep 3, 2026, 12:16 PM

Aka Manto is a masked figure from Japanese urban legends, said to haunt public toilets, especially school bathroom stalls. It usually appears wearing a red cloak and asks its victim whether they choose red or blue paper. #mythology #japanesemythology #japan