Contemporary Japanese matsuri photography in the lineage of Mika Ninagawa, Rinko Kawauchi, and Kishin Shinoyama. Cinestill 800T tungsten warmth, paper lanterns aglow, the western sky still tinged blue. Yatai smoke, indigo yukata, vermilion goldfish — yokai standing among the lively crowd at the same temperature as the humans around them.
Suzu-hiko-hime
SOO-zoo-HEE-koh-hee-meh
Ao-andon
AH-oh AHN-dohn
Biwa Bokuboku
BEE-wah BOH-koo-BOH-koo
Hyōtan Kozō (Gourd Boy)
HYOH-tahn koh-ZOH
Fire-Quenching Crone
hee-KEH-shee-bah-bah
Ashinaga Tenaga (Long-Legs and Long-Arms)
ah-shee-NAH-gah teh-NAH-gah
The Woman of Ikebukuro
ee-keh-BOO-kroh no OHN-nah
Tsurube-bi (Bucket Fire)
TSOO-roo-beh-bee
Abe no Seimei
AH-beh noh SAY-may
Meat-Sucker
NEE-koo-soo-ee
Tengu
Tengu
Heiroku
HAY-roh-koo
Hiyori-bō (Fair-Weather Monk)
hee-YOH-ree-boh
Kappa
KAH-pah
Rokurokubi
ROH-koh-ROH-koo-bee
Cat Maiden
NEH-koh-moo-SOO-meh
Zashiki-warashi
za-shi-ki-wa-ra-shi
Kameosa
KAH-meh-OH-sah
Kudan (Prophetic Human-Cow Yokai)
koo-DAHN
Hashihime (Bridge Princess)
HAH-shee-HEE-meh
Karakasa-kozou
KAH-rah-KAH-sah koh-ZOH
Accompanying Hyōshigi
oh-KOO-ree hyoh-SHEE-ghee
Suzaku (Vermilion Bird)
Suzaku
Nurikabe
NOO-ree-KAH-beh
Fuguruma Yōhi (Letter-Carriage Enchantress)
FOO-goo-ROO-mah YOH-hee
Jinja-hime
jinja-hime
Jorōgumo (Enchanting Spider)
jo-ROH-goo-moh
Paper Dance
KAH-mee-mai
Hitotsume-kozou
hee-TOH-tsu-meh koh-ZOH
Nure-onna
nure-onna
Brushing Shoulders with Yokai: The Reiwa Everyday
The hidden everyday through a special lens: Yokai are right beside you.
Maya KIN Guardian Spirits
Yōkai portraits as outdoor guardian deities
浮世絵
歌川国芳・北斎風 木版画
水墨画
墨一色 + 朱印 — 静謐・余白美
Yokai TCG Cards
A yokai deck reworked as TCG-style cards, with element colors, ornate frames, and attack-ready poses.
百鬼夜行絵巻
古典絵巻の一場面 — 大和絵
戦闘姿勢
戦う妖怪 — 緊張感 + 朱紅の妖気
静寂
瞑想・休息 — 月光と霞