Comments on: Happy Tanabata! (and a Yokai) https://matthewmeyer.net/blog/2011/07/07/happy-tanabata-2/ illustrations, folklore, and blog Tue, 07 Jul 2015 14:33:51 +0000 hourly 1 By: Happy Tanabata | FoundOnWeb https://matthewmeyer.net/blog/2011/07/07/happy-tanabata-2/comment-page-1/#comment-12680 Tue, 07 Jul 2015 14:33:51 +0000 http://matthewmeyer.net/?p=6756#comment-12680 […] Tanabata festivals, people, and others, also dress up in lightweight kimonos, called yakuta […]

]]> By: Matt https://matthewmeyer.net/blog/2011/07/07/happy-tanabata-2/comment-page-1/#comment-8670 Thu, 07 Jul 2011 22:04:33 +0000 http://matthewmeyer.net/?p=6756#comment-8670 Kawauso is the Japanese river otter: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_River_Otter
Sadly, they were driven to extinction in the 20th century, though Japaan still refuses to accept that fact.

Yes, cuteness is ubiquitous here, and the most amazing part to me is isn’t just a phenomenon of global culture or materialism. It’s a tradition that it goes back centuries in Japanese art.

]]> By: purple_phoenix https://matthewmeyer.net/blog/2011/07/07/happy-tanabata-2/comment-page-1/#comment-8669 Thu, 07 Jul 2011 21:26:28 +0000 http://matthewmeyer.net/?p=6756#comment-8669 What species of real life otter are these based on? Asian small clawed otter or is there another type of otter running around Japan? With Japan’s obsession with cuteness, it’s a wonder these aren’t Japan’s mascot.

]]> By: Happy Tanabata « FoundOnWeb https://matthewmeyer.net/blog/2011/07/07/happy-tanabata-2/comment-page-1/#comment-8667 Thu, 07 Jul 2011 13:59:45 +0000 http://matthewmeyer.net/?p=6756#comment-8667 […] Tanabata festivals, people, and others, also dress up in lightweight kimonos, called […]

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