https://matthewmeyer.net/blog/2013/10/15/a-yokai-a-day-kasha/ illustrations, folklore, and blog Mon, 24 Oct 2016 21:34:53 +0000 hourly 1 https://matthewmeyer.net/blog/2013/10/15/a-yokai-a-day-kasha/comment-page-1/#comment-13787 Mon, 24 Oct 2016 21:34:53 +0000 http://matthewmeyer.net/?p=8964#comment-13787 […] image found – http://matthewmeyer.net/blog/2013/10/15/a-yokai-a-day-kasha/ […]

]]> https://matthewmeyer.net/blog/2013/10/15/a-yokai-a-day-kasha/comment-page-1/#comment-9806 Tue, 22 Oct 2013 23:30:17 +0000 http://matthewmeyer.net/?p=8964#comment-9806 […] As to where makura-gaeshi come from, there are many theories. Often times they are associated with ghosts — particularly the ghosts of children who died in the particular room haunted by the makura-gaeshi. However, many have also been attributed to magical tanuki or saru (monkeys) due to those yokai’s love of pranks, while others have even attributed this spirit to the act of a kasha! […]

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