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Kevin O'Shea
@madformaple.bsky.social
Canuck 🇨🇦 living in Asia. Podcaster 🎙️ Supernatural Japan Podcast 👺 - inquiry education, travel, doodles/cartoons, photography 🇯🇵 Currently based in Malaysia 🇲🇾, soon China 🇨🇳!
Some Kobe, Japan memories. Fire truck 🚒 fun. Took this photo while on a field trip to the local forest station in Nada-ku back in 2015. #Kobe #Japan #Kansai
November 17, 2025 at 8:29 AM
Snow ⛄️ in the mountains around #Xian #China this morning. Winter is here!
November 17, 2025 at 8:22 AM
Monday morning commute to work times!!

Ahead by a Century music.apple.com/jp/album/ahe...

Feeling very #Canadian and Mellow! 🎶
November 16, 2025 at 11:23 PM
First time in 6 years. A toque on my head!! It's cold 🥶 here! It's kinda fun!
November 16, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Japan’s Cute Ghosts:  Haunted Lanterns and Shoes 🏮

LISTEN TODAY - Supernatural Japan

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#Japan #yokai #ghosts #folklore #Japanese
November 16, 2025 at 12:24 PM
It's getting a little...brrrrrr outside!
November 16, 2025 at 12:22 PM
I found a shopping mall today here in #Xian #China that forgot to change its seasonal decorations!! #HalloweenInNovember
November 16, 2025 at 9:12 AM
Popcorn 🍿 from a street vendor! Made right there. About $2.50 Canadian!! #yummy
November 16, 2025 at 9:11 AM
Now watching the Kendama World Cup live from #Hatsukaichi #Japan near #Hiroshima. The competition has been changed from July to November to avoid summer heat. Also more international players available! #kendama -- @jjwalsh.bsky.social
November 16, 2025 at 2:25 AM
Street food stalls in #Xian #China last night .
November 16, 2025 at 2:02 AM
Japan’s Cute Ghosts:  Haunted Lanterns and Shoes 🏮

LISTEN TODAY - Supernatural Japan

Apple Podcasts:
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/j...

AND all other podcast platforms!

#Japan #yokai #ghosts #folklore #Japanese

You'll like this one @curiousordinary.bsky.social
November 16, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Japan’s Cute Ghosts:  Haunted Lanterns and Shoes 🏮

LISTEN TODAY - Supernatural Japan

Apple Podcasts:
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/j...

AND all other podcast platforms!

#Japan #yokai #ghosts #folklore #Japanese
November 15, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Street food in #Xian #China - #cooking up yummy eats outdoors!! #ChineseFood #travel
November 15, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Second week of #boxing done!! 🥊 Our coach almost killed us, but in a good way!!! #fitness @hikosaemon.bsky.social would be proud!!!
November 15, 2025 at 9:21 AM
Blast from the past. Old photo using old Instagram filter. #Sannomiya in #Kobe #Japan. It look much different now with endless construction. Took this maybe 2013? #Kansai #nostalgia
November 14, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Happy Friday!
November 14, 2025 at 9:32 AM
Reposted by Kevin O'Shea
In #JapaneseFolklore, there are two #yokai related to sleep. Kanashibari, which manifests as a type of sleep paralysis, and makuragaeshi, a ghostly spirit that throws around your pillow at night. You can read more about them in the thread below.
#FolkyFriday
In #JapaneseFolklore kanashibari is the term used for sleep paralysis, which can feel like the real and dream worlds are mixing. In past times, this phenomenon was attributed to supernatural forces, and in some cases spirit possession by #yokai, particularly kitsune or tanuki.
#WyrdWednesday
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November 14, 2025 at 8:25 AM
November 14, 2025 at 8:36 AM
Montana shows how Japan could solve its bear crisis | NHK WORLD-JAPAN News www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/... #Japan #bears -- #Japan could learn a lot from what's done in the U.S.
Montana shows how Japan could solve its bear crisis | NHK WORLD-JAPAN News
Police have started bear-culling operations in northern Japan following a surge in attacks. But could authorities be handling the situation better? A trip to Montana offers some answers.
www3.nhk.or.jp
November 13, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Scenes on campus today!!! #Autumn 🍂 #China
November 13, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Reposted by Kevin O'Shea
Autumnal mood
November 13, 2025 at 4:56 AM
November 12, 2025 at 11:32 PM
The almost, but not quite abandoned Mount Oiwa Shrine in Kyoto, Japan. I visited this amazing site last summer with @pjacksonmusic.bsky.social He showed me this very off the beaten path place. Many say it's haunted. We hiked around for a few hours and saw no other people! #Kyoto #Japan
November 12, 2025 at 11:12 PM
November 12, 2025 at 11:11 PM