Comments on: A-Yokai-A-Day: Oiwa (The Ghost Story of Yotsuya) https://matthewmeyer.net/blog/2010/10/31/a-yokai-a-day-oiwa-the-ghost-story-of-yotsuya/ illustrations, folklore, and blog Sat, 18 Mar 2023 15:56:46 +0000 hourly 1 By: Jess Elliott https://matthewmeyer.net/blog/2010/10/31/a-yokai-a-day-oiwa-the-ghost-story-of-yotsuya/comment-page-1/#comment-37748 Sat, 18 Mar 2023 15:56:46 +0000 http://matthewmeyer.net/?p=6289#comment-37748 Oiwa and Hoichi are my favorite ghost stories from Japan. Love, love, love the artwork of Oiwa. Captures the essence of the tragedy perfectly. Her beauty, angst, the horror. Perfection. I am writing a ghost story novel, Jiko Bukken, set in Kyoto in the 90’s on Kindle Vella. I’m sending my main character, Lulla to a kubuki performance of this story. Will link your page on my landing page as bonus material. Gorgeous page, this.)

]]> By: What Is A Yurei? The Terror: Infamy Draws On A Japanese Legend To Create Its Villain | All UR News en_CA https://matthewmeyer.net/blog/2010/10/31/a-yokai-a-day-oiwa-the-ghost-story-of-yotsuya/comment-page-1/#comment-33844 Tue, 27 Aug 2019 20:26:39 +0000 http://matthewmeyer.net/?p=6289#comment-33844 […] Iemon treats Oiwa to a cavalcade of horrors: Facial disfigurement by poison, rape, and murder. So, Oiwa returns to get revenge. Passerbys recalled seeing a woman with long, black hair pushing Iemon to his death. Oiwa is […]

]]> By: Matt https://matthewmeyer.net/blog/2010/10/31/a-yokai-a-day-oiwa-the-ghost-story-of-yotsuya/comment-page-1/#comment-11649 Sun, 11 Jan 2015 13:45:43 +0000 http://matthewmeyer.net/?p=6289#comment-11649 In reply to anika.

Cool. Thanks a lot for sharing!

]]> By: anika https://matthewmeyer.net/blog/2010/10/31/a-yokai-a-day-oiwa-the-ghost-story-of-yotsuya/comment-page-1/#comment-11633 Sat, 10 Jan 2015 19:48:14 +0000 http://matthewmeyer.net/?p=6289#comment-11633 Scary ! Thought you may like these great ghost stories from India:
http://www.amazon.com/INDIAN-GHOST-STORIES-Saptarshi-Bhattacharyya-ebook/dp/B00ON3L6JO/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1420913327&sr=1-1&keywords=indian+ghost+stories

]]> By: Tori https://matthewmeyer.net/blog/2010/10/31/a-yokai-a-day-oiwa-the-ghost-story-of-yotsuya/comment-page-1/#comment-9872 Fri, 14 Feb 2014 22:33:48 +0000 http://matthewmeyer.net/?p=6289#comment-9872 Japan’s stories are so strange and weird, yet they’re really interesting! . A.

]]> By: Matt https://matthewmeyer.net/blog/2010/10/31/a-yokai-a-day-oiwa-the-ghost-story-of-yotsuya/comment-page-1/#comment-9870 Thu, 13 Feb 2014 13:40:30 +0000 http://matthewmeyer.net/?p=6289#comment-9870 She’s as real as any ghost story… you can visit her grave, which still stands, and the story is world-famous. How much of it is actually true is another question…

]]> By: Alwin Yeoh https://matthewmeyer.net/blog/2010/10/31/a-yokai-a-day-oiwa-the-ghost-story-of-yotsuya/comment-page-1/#comment-9869 Thu, 13 Feb 2014 13:17:29 +0000 http://matthewmeyer.net/?p=6289#comment-9869 wait…it is for real? cuz i thought of using her for my haunted book project… :S

]]> By: Matt https://matthewmeyer.net/blog/2010/10/31/a-yokai-a-day-oiwa-the-ghost-story-of-yotsuya/comment-page-1/#comment-9717 Fri, 05 Jul 2013 15:45:40 +0000 http://matthewmeyer.net/?p=6289#comment-9717 In reply to C. Michael McGannon.

It sure is! Very gruesome stuff!

]]> By: C. Michael McGannon https://matthewmeyer.net/blog/2010/10/31/a-yokai-a-day-oiwa-the-ghost-story-of-yotsuya/comment-page-1/#comment-9716 Thu, 04 Jul 2013 19:12:30 +0000 http://matthewmeyer.net/?p=6289#comment-9716 That…..that is one of the more messed up stories from Japan I’ve read so far…

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