https://matthewmeyer.net/blog/2012/10/16/a-yokai-a-day-yosuzume/ illustrations, folklore, and blog Thu, 22 Aug 2024 05:56:28 +0000 hourly 1 https://matthewmeyer.net/blog/2012/10/16/a-yokai-a-day-yosuzume/comment-page-1/#comment-11873 Wed, 04 Mar 2015 19:24:35 +0000 http://matthewmeyer.net/?p=8266#comment-11873 You forgot to include that the Yosuzume’s feathers are said to slip into a travelers eyes and cause blindness

]]> https://matthewmeyer.net/blog/2012/10/16/a-yokai-a-day-yosuzume/comment-page-1/#comment-9617 Wed, 17 Oct 2012 14:25:56 +0000 http://matthewmeyer.net/?p=8266#comment-9617 Yes, there aren’t really any long stories about it — just short folk superstitions. Many yokai are like that, and you have to comb through a number of one or two sentence descriptions to get an accurate picture.

]]> https://matthewmeyer.net/blog/2012/10/16/a-yokai-a-day-yosuzume/comment-page-1/#comment-9616 Wed, 17 Oct 2012 14:19:11 +0000 http://matthewmeyer.net/?p=8266#comment-9616 Whoo! And there it is! I’ve been looking forward to this one so much. This kinda explains why I’ve never found much information about it, none of the tales of it actually go into that much detail, do they? Nevertheless, I’m glad I finally got to see this entry.

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