{"id":9983,"date":"2026-07-15T20:16:49","date_gmt":"2026-07-15T11:16:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thegoodcatscratch.com\/?p=9983"},"modified":"2026-07-16T12:33:50","modified_gmt":"2026-07-16T03:33:50","slug":"yokai_tokyo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thegoodcatscratch.com\/ja\/2026\/07\/15\/yokai_tokyo\/","title":{"rendered":"\u6771\u4eac\u306b\u6f5c\u3080\u3001\u590f\u306e\u5996\u602a\u305f\u3061"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"9983\" class=\"elementor elementor-9983\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bff214e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"bff214e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-05bd4e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"05bd4e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"http:\/\/thegoodcatscratch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/thegoodcatscratch_yokaiarticle-1-1024x576.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-10003\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/thegoodcatscratch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/thegoodcatscratch_yokaiarticle-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/thegoodcatscratch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/thegoodcatscratch_yokaiarticle-1-300x169.jpg 300w, http:\/\/thegoodcatscratch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/thegoodcatscratch_yokaiarticle-1-768x432.jpg 768w, http:\/\/thegoodcatscratch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/thegoodcatscratch_yokaiarticle-1-1536x864.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/thegoodcatscratch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/thegoodcatscratch_yokaiarticle-1-18x10.jpg 18w, 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elementor-size-default\">\u6771\u4eac\u306b\u606f\u3065\u304f\u3001\u590f\u306e\u5996\u602a\u7d39\u4ecb<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a660e8b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a660e8b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Introducing Tokyo&#8217;s Summer Yokai<br \/><!-- notionvc: 1c2d1a9c-fe39-4c1f-a2c8-e5f3e5f8483a --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac82b54 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ac82b54\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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notionvc: feac0a32-1833-4f6b-a453-c9d39d86ec73 --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c32e5ac elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c32e5ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Summer is arriving in Tokyo. In this city, once known as &#8220;Edo,&#8221; people possessed a unique wisdom for enduring the intense heat long before the era of air conditioning. That wisdom was the culture of <em>Kaidan<\/em> (ghost stories) and <em>Yokai<\/em> (monsters\/apparitions) told in the dead of night.<\/p>\n<p>To the people of Edo, ghosts and yokai were not merely objects of fear. Instead, they weaponized their own physical reactions\u2014that sudden &#8220;shiver&#8221; running down the spine upon hearing a scary story\u2014as a clever tool to cool down during the sweltering summer. Gathering by drafty wooden lattices to indulge in <em>Hyakumonogatari<\/em> (The Game of One Hundred Ghost Stories), extinguishing candles one by one, or listening to ghostly tales at the <em>yose<\/em> (traditional comic theaters). Intentionally imagining eerie presences to conjure a chilling breeze was both a major form of entertainment and a daily custom of the time.<\/p>\n<p>This tradition offers modern travelers a fresh way to experience Tokyo. Rather than simply hitting the usual tourist spots, we can touch the memories of the city by tracing the very stories our ancestors created to beat the heat. Even today, if you wander through areas holding historic place-names, you can still feel the quiet breath of these yokai\u2014at once endearing and frightening\u2014born from the summer heat. Here is a guide to the summer yokai ready to refresh the minds of anyone visiting Tokyo in the coming season.<\/p>\n<p><!-- notionvc: 4aefcf17-1680-49c5-af14-e4cf431bced0 --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-917d734 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"917d734\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd0fc49 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bd0fc49\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\u3010\u6d45\u8349\u30fb\u9685\u7530\u5ddd\u3011\u5ddd\u306b\u6f5c\u3080\u5996\u602a\u305f\u3061\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b79990e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b79990e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Asakusa &amp; Sumida River\u3011The Yokai Lurking in the Waters<!-- notionvc: 17e0946b-89db-47f0-8ea3-d7856502b0d0 --><br \/><!-- notionvc: 1c2d1a9c-fe39-4c1f-a2c8-e5f3e5f8483a --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae1ba52 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ae1ba52\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u590f\u306b\u6771\u4eac\u3092\u8a2a\u308c\u308b\u306a\u3089\u3001\u8ab0\u3082\u304c\u4e00\u5ea6\u306f\u8db3\u3092\u904b\u3076\u6d45\u8349\u3002\u305d\u306e\u508d\u3089\u3092\u3086\u3063\u305f\u308a\u3068\u6d41\u308c\u308b\u9685\u7530\u5ddd\u306f\u3001\u6dbc\u3092\u6c42\u3081\u308b\u753a\u8846\u3067\u6700\u3082\u8cd1\u308f\u3063\u305f\u5834\u6240\u3067\u3057\u305f\u3002 \u5915\u66ae\u308c\u3068\u3068\u3082\u306b\u5ddd\u9762\u3092\u6e21\u308b\u98a8\u3001\u591c\u7a7a\u3092\u5f69\u308b\u82b1\u706b\u3002\u3057\u304b\u3057\u3001\u3072\u3068\u305f\u3073\u967d\u304c\u843d\u3061\u3066\u5ddd\u9762\u306b\u6fc3\u3044\u9727\u304c\u7acb\u3061\u8fbc\u3081\u308b\u3068\u3001\u6c34\u8fba\u306f\u4e00\u6c17\u306b\u300c\u7570\u754c\u300d\u3078\u3068\u59ff\u3092\u5909\u3048\u3001\u305d\u3053\u306b\u4f4f\u307e\u3046\u5996\u305f\u3061\u304c\u76ee\u3092\u899a\u307e\u3057\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<!-- notionvc: f10162e3-7b6a-427d-b3f2-72f12f266acd --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ce9850 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9ce9850\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Asakusa is a destination that nearly every traveler visits at least once during a summer trip to Tokyo. Flowing gently alongside it, the Sumida River was once the most bustling hub for townspeople seeking a reprieve from the heat.<\/p>\n<p>A gentle breeze brushing across the water at twilight, and fireworks illuminating the night sky\u2014yet, once the sun dipped below the horizon and a thick mist rolled over the river, the waterfront instantly transformed into an &#8220;otherworld,&#8221; waking the specters that dwelled within.<\/p>\n<p><!-- notionvc: adadf42e-e5df-4133-a185-f50ea94a48a8 --><br \/><!-- notionvc: a0af0966-9419-4cf3-bbc8-c992c90de2f3 --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4fba413 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4fba413\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"http:\/\/thegoodcatscratch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/thegoodcatscratch_yokaiarticle_kappa-1024x576.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-9989\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/thegoodcatscratch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/thegoodcatscratch_yokaiarticle_kappa-1024x576.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/thegoodcatscratch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/thegoodcatscratch_yokaiarticle_kappa-300x169.jpg 300w, http:\/\/thegoodcatscratch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/thegoodcatscratch_yokaiarticle_kappa-768x432.jpg 768w, http:\/\/thegoodcatscratch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/thegoodcatscratch_yokaiarticle_kappa-1536x864.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/thegoodcatscratch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/thegoodcatscratch_yokaiarticle_kappa-18x10.jpg 18w, http:\/\/thegoodcatscratch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/thegoodcatscratch_yokaiarticle_kappa-600x338.jpg 600w, http:\/\/thegoodcatscratch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/thegoodcatscratch_yokaiarticle_kappa.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16a5836 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"16a5836\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\u6d45\u8349\u306e\u6cb3\u7ae5\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cce5cf7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cce5cf7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Kappa of Asakusa<!-- notionvc: 5e1ea9a7-8715-4a9a-80d9-2c6590e5bb97 --><br \/><!-- notionvc: 1c2d1a9c-fe39-4c1f-a2c8-e5f3e5f8483a --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ec3c95 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7ec3c95\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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\u672c\u6765\u306a\u3089\u76f8\u5bb9\u308c\u306a\u3044\u306f\u305a\u306e\u602a\u7570\u3068\u4eba\u9593\u304c\u3001\u624b\u3092\u643a\u3048\u3066\u8857\u3092\u4f5c\u3063\u3066\u3044\u304f\u3002\u81ea\u3089\u306e\u672c\u80fd\u3068\u81ea\u7136\u306e\u30d0\u30e9\u30f3\u30b9\u3092\u4fdd\u3061\u306a\u304c\u3089\u751f\u304d\u308b\u6cb3\u7ae5\u306e\u59ff\u306b\u306f\u3001\u8abf\u548c\u3092\u91cd\u3093\u3058\u308b\u65e5\u672c\u306e\u7cbe\u795e\u6027\u304c\u7f8e\u3057\u304f\u53cd\u6620\u3055\u308c\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002<!-- notionvc: 8daaa4bd-8f24-4c0a-b649-1281c50e63ac --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42b70a6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"42b70a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The <em>Kappa<\/em>\u2014whose legacy still warmly lingers today in local place-names like the &#8220;Kappabashi Kitchen Town&#8221;\u2014is Japan\u2019s most widely known water spirit. While typically feared as terrifying monsters that drag humans into the water, the kappa woven into Asakusa\u2019s history are depicted as companions to mankind. This stems from a legend from the Edo period: when flood control projects in the area were failing, the kappa of the Sumida River would appear night after night to help with the construction, ultimately saving the town from water disasters.<\/p>\n<p>The supernatural and the human, two entities that should otherwise be incompatible, joined hands to build a city. In the image of the kappa\u2014living while maintaining a balance between their own instincts and nature\u2014the Japanese mindset of valuing harmony is beautifully reflected.<\/p>\n<p><!-- notionvc: 4ffef122-c6b8-4484-aca6-168d459bd5df --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac34b8a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ac34b8a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"http:\/\/thegoodcatscratch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/thegoodcatscratch_yokaiarticle_funayuurei-1024x576.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-9987\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/thegoodcatscratch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/thegoodcatscratch_yokaiarticle_funayuurei-1024x576.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/thegoodcatscratch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/thegoodcatscratch_yokaiarticle_funayuurei-300x169.jpg 300w, http:\/\/thegoodcatscratch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/thegoodcatscratch_yokaiarticle_funayuurei-768x432.jpg 768w, http:\/\/thegoodcatscratch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/thegoodcatscratch_yokaiarticle_funayuurei-1536x864.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/thegoodcatscratch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/thegoodcatscratch_yokaiarticle_funayuurei-18x10.jpg 18w, http:\/\/thegoodcatscratch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/thegoodcatscratch_yokaiarticle_funayuurei-600x338.jpg 600w, http:\/\/thegoodcatscratch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/thegoodcatscratch_yokaiarticle_funayuurei.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eefc204 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"eefc204\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\u5927\u5ddd\u306e\u8239\u5e7d\u970a<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8508766 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8508766\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Nature &amp; Gardens<!-- notionvc: deb6bb1f-415f-4c98-91e7-c40c9a88675b --><br \/><!-- notionvc: 1c2d1a9c-fe39-4c1f-a2c8-e5f3e5f8483a --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-08dd3cd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"08dd3cd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u590f\u306e\u591c\u3001\u6dbc\u3092\u6c42\u3081\u3066\u9685\u7530\u5ddd\u306b\u5c4b\u5f62\u8239\u3092\u51fa\u3057\u3066\u697d\u3057\u3093\u3067\u3044\u308b\u3068\u3001\u7a81\u5982\u3068\u3057\u3066\u5ddd\u9727\u306e\u5411\u3053\u3046\u304b\u3089\u59ff\u3092\u73fe\u3059\u306e\u304c\u300c\u8239\u5e7d\u970a\u300d\u3067\u3059\u3002\u300c\u67c4\u6753\u3092\u304f\u308c\u2026\u2026\u300d\u3068\u56c1\u304f\u5f7c\u3089\u306b\u8a00\u308f\u308c\u308b\u304c\u307e\u307e\u67c4\u6753\u3092\u6e21\u3057\u3066\u3057\u307e\u3046\u3068\u3001\u305d\u306e\u67c4\u6753\u3067\u8239\u306b\u6c34\u3092\u6c72\u307f\u5165\u308c\u3089\u308c\u3001\u6c88\u6ca1\u3055\u305b\u3089\u308c\u3066\u3057\u307e\u3046\u3068\u3044\u3046\u3001\u6c34\u8fba\u306e\u754f\u6016\u3092\u8c61\u5fb4\u3059\u308b\u602a\u7570\u3067\u3059\u3002 \u6c34\u5bb3\u306e\u6050\u6016\u304b\u3089\u751f\u307e\u308c\u305f\u5b58\u5728\u3067\u3059\u304c\u3001\u5f53\u6642\u306e\u4eba\u3005\u306f\u305f\u3060\u602f\u3048\u308b\u3060\u3051\u3067\u306a\u304f\u3001\u3042\u3048\u3066\u5e95\u306e\u629c\u3051\u305f\u67c4\u6753\u3092\u8239\u306b\u5e38\u5099\u3059\u308b\u3068\u3044\u3046\u6a5f\u8ee2\u3067\u3053\u308c\u306b\u5bfe\u6297\u3057\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002\u6c34\u3092\u6c72\u3081\u305a\u306b\u56f0\u60d1\u3059\u308b\u5e7d\u970a\u3092\u6a2a\u76ee\u306b\u3001\u8239\u3092\u51fa\u3059\u3002\u6050\u6016\u306e\u306a\u304b\u306b\u4e00\u7b4b\u306e\u30e6\u30fc\u30e2\u30a2\u3092\u6df7\u305c\u8fbc\u3080\u3001\u5f53\u6642\u306e\u4eba\u3005\u306e\u30b9\u30de\u30fc\u30c8\u306a\u77e5\u6075\u304c\u900f\u3051\u3066\u898b\u3048\u308b\u590f\u306e\u602a\u7570\u3067\u3059\u3002<!-- notionvc: d2b5a409-4ec3-436f-a6bd-5c806913d1cf --><br \/><!-- notionvc: aea29a11-632b-4bfc-b300-287f3a6ad92b --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7cc8c84 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7cc8c84\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>On a summer night, while enjoying the cool breeze aboard a <em>yakatabune<\/em> (traditional houseboat) on the Sumida River (historically called Okawa), the <em>Funayurei<\/em> would suddenly emerge from beyond the river mist. &#8220;Give me a ladle&#8230;&#8221; they whisper. If you hand one over as told, they will use it to pour water into your boat until it sinks\u2014a specter symbolizing the raw dread of the water&#8217;s edge.<\/p>\n<p>While born from the terrifying reality of water disasters, the people of the time did not merely cower in fear. Instead, they countered the threat with brilliant resourcefulness: keeping a bottomless ladle on board at all times. They would sail away, leaving the bewildered ghosts completely unable to scoop any water. It is a summer apparition that beautifully showcases the clever wisdom of our ancestors, who managed to inflect even the most terrifying moments with a streak of humor.<\/p>\n<p><!-- notionvc: b40f72bd-5acd-4310-b84f-f7d2d9414cf5 --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a0a1b5d elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"a0a1b5d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-696dda8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"696dda8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\u3010\u672c\u6240\u3011\u4e0b\u753a\u306e\u591c\u9053\u304c\u660e\u304b\u3059\u3001\u81ea\u7136\u3078\u306e\u754f\u6016\u3068\u5149\u306e\u6551\u3044<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b8a501 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7b8a501\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u3010Honjo\u3011The Night Roads of the Shitamachi: Dread of Nature and the Solace of Light<!-- notionvc: c056e782-ad21-440c-ba5d-4cd7109f038a --><br \/><!-- notionvc: 1c2d1a9c-fe39-4c1f-a2c8-e5f3e5f8483a --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-88aaa51 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"88aaa51\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u6d45\u8349\u306e\u9685\u7530\u5ddd\u3067\u591c\u98a8\u306b\u5439\u304b\u308c\u305f\u3042\u3068\u3001\u3055\u3089\u306b\u6771\u3078\u3068\u8db3\u3092\u4f38\u3070\u3059\u3068\u58a8\u7530\u533a\u30fb\u672c\u6240\u30a8\u30ea\u30a2\u3078\u3068\u81f3\u308a\u307e\u3059\u3002\u73fe\u4ee3\u3067\u306f\u6771\u4eac\u30b9\u30ab\u30a4\u30c4\u30ea\u30fc\u304c\u305d\u3073\u3048\u7acb\u3064\u6d17\u7df4\u3055\u308c\u305f\u8857\u4e26\u307f\u3067\u3059\u304c\u3001\u304b\u3064\u3066\u306f\u9759\u304b\u306a\u6b66\u5bb6\u5c4b\u6577\u3068\u9577\u5c4b\u304c\u5165\u308a\u6df7\u3058\u308b\u4e0b\u753a\u3067\u3057\u305f\u3002\u8857\u706f\u306e\u306a\u3044\u672c\u6240\u306e\u591c\u306f\u3001\u6df1\u3044\u95c7\u306b\u5305\u307e\u308c\u3066\u304a\u308a\u3001\u305d\u3053\u3092\u6b69\u304f\u65c5\u4eba\u3092\u60d1\u308f\u305b\u308b\u300c\u672c\u6240\u4e03\u4e0d\u601d\u8b70\u300d\u306e\u5996\u602a\u305f\u3061\u304c\u6f5c\u3093\u3067\u3044\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<!-- notionvc: b450b2fc-e96b-4c7c-ba80-5784ec89f4c7 --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b89b915 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b89b915\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>After catching the night breeze by the Sumida River in Asakusa, stepping further east brings you to the Honjo area of Sumida Ward. While it is now a sophisticated cityscape dominated by the soaring Tokyo Skytree, it was once a <span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" data-token-index=\"1\">shitamachi<\/span> (traditional downtown) where quiet samurai residences and bustling tenement houses coexisted. Deprived of any streetlights, the night in Honjo was wrapped in a profound darkness\u2014a shroud that concealed the yokai of the &#8220;Seven Wonders of Honjo,&#8221; waiting to bewitch passing travelers.<\/p><!-- notionvc: bd204726-d301-4da8-9f5b-243dcbfda0d5 -->\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b0c8cc8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b0c8cc8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"http:\/\/thegoodcatscratch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/thegoodcatscratch_yokaiarticle_Oitekebori1-1024x576.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-9992\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/thegoodcatscratch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/thegoodcatscratch_yokaiarticle_Oitekebori1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/thegoodcatscratch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/thegoodcatscratch_yokaiarticle_Oitekebori1-300x169.jpg 300w, http:\/\/thegoodcatscratch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/thegoodcatscratch_yokaiarticle_Oitekebori1-768x432.jpg 768w, http:\/\/thegoodcatscratch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/thegoodcatscratch_yokaiarticle_Oitekebori1-1536x864.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/thegoodcatscratch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/thegoodcatscratch_yokaiarticle_Oitekebori1-18x10.jpg 18w, http:\/\/thegoodcatscratch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/thegoodcatscratch_yokaiarticle_Oitekebori1-600x338.jpg 600w, http:\/\/thegoodcatscratch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/thegoodcatscratch_yokaiarticle_Oitekebori1.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2fb221f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2fb221f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\u7f6e\u884c\u5800\n<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd972d8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dd972d8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Oiteke-bori (The &#8220;Leave-It-Behind&#8221; 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Suddenly, a low, earth-crawling voice echoes from the dead-silent water: <i data-path-to-node=\"3\" data-index-in-node=\"209\">&#8220;Leave it behind&#8230;&#8221; (Oiteke&#8230;)<\/i><\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"4\">Terrified, you flee back to your house. But when you timidly open your tackle box, you find that every single fish you caught has vanished. This is the mysterious phenomenon of the <i data-path-to-node=\"4\" data-index-in-node=\"181\">Oiteke-bori<\/i>.<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"5\">While this legend is the origin of the everyday Japanese phrase <i data-path-to-node=\"5\" data-index-in-node=\"64\">&#8220;oitekebori&#8221;<\/i> (meaning &#8220;to be left behind&#8221;), this entity never actually harms anyone. Instead, it serves as a gentle warning to humans who try to monopolize the blessings of nature\u2014a reminder of the virtue of &#8220;taking only what you need, and returning the rest to nature.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"6\">It is a yokai that beautifully captures a sense of modesty toward the natural world, transforming what could be a moment of pure terror into a story that ends with a knowing smile.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a7592f5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a7592f5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"http:\/\/thegoodcatscratch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/thegoodcatscratch_yokaiarticle_okuricyouchin-1024x576.jpg\" 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\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8dcf8ee elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8dcf8ee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\u9001\u308a\u63d0\u706f<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c18c413 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c18c413\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" data-token-index=\"0\">Okuri-Chochin (The Guiding Lantern)<!-- notionvc: 22b952f6-bc73-43a0-8294-c54644801504 --><\/span><!-- notionvc: 61dfcec8-aeea-4358-b30e-644ffadf48d6 --><!-- notionvc: 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\u3053\u306e\u63d0\u706f\u306e\u660e\u304b\u308a\u306b\u3064\u3044\u3066\u3044\u304f\u3068\u3001\u6697\u95c7\u306b\u8ff7\u3046\u3053\u3068\u306a\u304f\u7121\u4e8b\u306b\u76ee\u7684\u5730\u307e\u3067\u9001\u308a\u5c4a\u3051\u3066\u304f\u308c\u307e\u3059\u304c\u3001\u5b89\u5fc3\u3057\u305f\u77ac\u9593\u306b\u3001\u63d0\u706f\u306f\u7159\u306e\u3088\u3046\u306b\u6d88\u3048\u53bb\u3063\u3066\u3057\u307e\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002\u305d\u3053\u306b\u306f\u3001\u305f\u3060\u6050\u6016\u3092\u717d\u308b\u3060\u3051\u3067\u306a\u304f\u3001\u95c7\u306e\u5148\u306b\u306f\u5fc5\u305a\u6e29\u304b\u3044\u6551\u3044\u304c\u3042\u308b\u3068\u3044\u3046\u3001\u5f53\u6642\u306e\u4eba\u3005\u304c\u4fe1\u3058\u305f\u4e16\u754c\u306e\u512a\u3057\u3055\u304c\u8868\u73fe\u3055\u308c\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002<!-- notionvc: c1f66354-89c6-4033-a4c8-7e3b9bb32df6 --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-beccf9a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"beccf9a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>When walking and shivering through the pitch-black darkness of a night devoid of light, a warm glow might suddenly pop into existence out of nowhere right before your eyes. This is the <em>Okuri-Chochin<\/em>, a gentle yokai that floats softly ahead to guide you along your night path.<\/p>\n<p>If you follow the light of this lantern, you will be guided safely to your destination without getting lost in the dark. However, the exact moment you feel a sense of relief, the lantern vanishes into thin air like smoke. Rather than simply fueling fear, this specter beautifully captures the inherent kindness of the world as believed by the people of that era\u2014a reassurance that beyond the darkness, a warm salvation always awaits.<\/p>\n<p><!-- notionvc: 0c6232fa-fa8e-4ebf-ade5-6df7a2718162 --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c39a111 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"c39a111\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3630f96 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3630f96\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\u3010\u4e0a\u91ce\u30fb\u4e0d\u5fcd\u6c60\u3011\u590f\u306e\u95c7\u306b\u63fa\u3089\u3081\u304f\u3001\u4e0d\u6c17\u5473\u306a\u7114<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-337fe0d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"337fe0d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u3010Ueno &amp; Shinobazu Pond\u3011An Eerie Flame Flickering in the Summer Darkness<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6200d96 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6200d96\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u672c\u6240\u306e\u6df1\u3044\u95c7\u3092\u629c\u3051\u3066\u3001\u4e0a\u91ce\u306e\u5c71\u3078\u3068\u305f\u3069\u308a\u7740\u304d\u307e\u3059\u3002\u305d\u306e\u9e93\u306b\u5e83\u304c\u308b\u4e0d\u5fcd\u6c60\uff08\u3057\u306e\u3070\u305a\u306e\u3044\u3051\uff09\u306f\u3001\u590f\u306b\u306a\u308b\u3068\u6c34\u9762\u3092\u57cb\u3081\u5c3d\u304f\u3059\u307b\u3069\u306e\u7f8e\u3057\u3044\u84ee\u306e\u82b1\u304c\u54b2\u304d\u8a87\u308a\u3001\u53e4\u304f\u304b\u3089\u4eba\u3005\u306e\u5fc3\u3092\u7652\u3084\u3059\u7279\u5225\u306a\u5834\u6240\u3067\u3057\u305f\u3002<!-- notionvc: 9b63392d-3f96-4d36-ae87-8b708dc59c81 --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-04b02bc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"04b02bc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Passing through the deep darkness of Honjo, we arrive at the hills of Ueno. 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In the summer, beautiful lotus blossoms burst into bloom, completely blanketing the water&#8217;s surface\u2014a special sanctuary that has healed the hearts of people since ancient times. <!-- notionvc: 28268db6-a200-48ad-97d5-21d773827c48 --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d550ab elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5d550ab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"http:\/\/thegoodcatscratch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/thegoodcatscratch_yokaiarticle_huraribi-1024x576.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-9988\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/thegoodcatscratch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/thegoodcatscratch_yokaiarticle_huraribi-1024x576.jpg 1024w, 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data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"> \u4e0d\u5fcd\u6c60\u306e\u3075\u3089\u308a\u706b<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9618324 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9618324\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Furaribi of Shinobazu Pond<!-- notionvc: fcd04294-7a55-48a3-b035-3aa2a674cdea --><br \/><!-- notionvc: 1c2d1a9c-fe39-4c1f-a2c8-e5f3e5f8483a --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fe79201 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fe79201\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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notionvc: 35937b01-4b84-4fb5-b903-4ca0de7f8b60 --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2540583 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2540583\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Shaped like a melancholy bird wrapped in crackling, blazing fireballs, this is a psychedelic yokai that drifts aimlessly across Shinobazu Pond in the summer. While its origins are said to lie in the natural luminescence of wetlands, the artists of the era transformed it into a solitary, breathtakingly beautiful creature.<\/p>\n<p>Bound by nothing as it surrenders itself to the night breeze, its figure serves as the ultimate symbol of freedom. Furthermore, its all-consuming fire acts as a metaphor for &#8220;rebirth&#8221;\u2014resetting bad luck to begin anew. Floating lightly through the night wherever its soul desires, its presence is bound to lift the spirits of anyone taking a stroll through Ueno on a summer night.<\/p>\n<p><!-- notionvc: b43f6666-2448-4e1f-b696-002eeba3f034 --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8135300 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"8135300\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c23c701 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c23c701\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\u590f\u306e\u591c\u306e\u5996\u602a\u5c0f\u8a71<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a7cee3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3a7cee3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Short Supernatural Tales of a Summer Night<!-- notionvc: 08f4ca39-3321-47e6-973d-f0bf902ad6f7 --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a3f1e6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2a3f1e6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"47\" data-end=\"134\">\u3053\u3053\u307e\u3067\u5404\u5730\u306e\u5996\u602a\u3092\u500b\u5225\u306b\u7d10\u89e3\u3044\u3066\u304d\u307e\u3057\u305f\u304c\u3001\u6c5f\u6238\u306e\u4eba\u3005\u306f\u3001\u5f7c\u3089\u304c\u8857\u306e\u88cf\u5074\u3067\u6df1\u304f\u95a2\u308f\u308a\u5408\u3063\u3066\u3044\u308b\u3068\u5642\u3057\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002\u3053\u3053\u304b\u3089\u306f\u3001\u590f\u306e\u95c7\u306b\u96a0\u3055\u308c\u305f\u5996\uff08\u3042\u3084\u304b\u3057\uff09\u540c\u58eb\u306e\u610f\u5916\u306a\u5c0f\u8a71\u3092\u3054\u7d39\u4ecb\u3057\u307e\u3059\u3002<!-- notionvc: 69cac938-908d-43fb-808b-b6f84b5af99f --><br \/><!-- notionvc: 6f4acabb-e6c0-4918-bd7c-ee43157b1b26 --><\/p>\n<p><!-- notionvc: 6f761541-4900-4424-ac14-e1a64847ac42 --><\/p>\n<p><!-- notionvc: 3a0a326c-b7c0-431e-9615-f28772db0346 --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11b6dcf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"11b6dcf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"47\" data-end=\"134\">While we have explored each of these yokai individually, the people of Edo whispered that these creatures were deeply interconnected behind the scenes of the city. Here are a few unexpected stories of these specters, hidden within the summer darkness.<!-- notionvc: eb99da6c-6771-4216-b3c1-e94d9470ffc8 --><br \/><!-- notionvc: 6f4acabb-e6c0-4918-bd7c-ee43157b1b26 --><\/p>\n<p><!-- notionvc: 6f761541-4900-4424-ac14-e1a64847ac42 --><\/p>\n<p><!-- notionvc: 3a0a326c-b7c0-431e-9615-f28772db0346 --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a962b0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9a962b0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"http:\/\/thegoodcatscratch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/thegoodcatscratch_yokaiarticle_baketanuki_bakekitsune1-1-1024x576.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-9997\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/thegoodcatscratch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/thegoodcatscratch_yokaiarticle_baketanuki_bakekitsune1-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/thegoodcatscratch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/thegoodcatscratch_yokaiarticle_baketanuki_bakekitsune1-1-300x169.jpg 300w, http:\/\/thegoodcatscratch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/thegoodcatscratch_yokaiarticle_baketanuki_bakekitsune1-1-768x432.jpg 768w, http:\/\/thegoodcatscratch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/thegoodcatscratch_yokaiarticle_baketanuki_bakekitsune1-1-1536x864.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/thegoodcatscratch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/thegoodcatscratch_yokaiarticle_baketanuki_bakekitsune1-1-18x10.jpg 18w, http:\/\/thegoodcatscratch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/thegoodcatscratch_yokaiarticle_baketanuki_bakekitsune1-1-600x338.jpg 600w, http:\/\/thegoodcatscratch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/thegoodcatscratch_yokaiarticle_baketanuki_bakekitsune1-1.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e1e8226 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e1e8226\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\u6771\u4eac\u306e\u5996\u602a\u5927\u55a7\u5629\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b9e71c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8b9e71c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Great Yokai Battle of Tokyo<!-- notionvc: be0c134d-3a80-4ef1-a364-65b9573b5d88 --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element 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notionvc: 4df2b397-6bf9-4292-87e6-1697b7a56e16 --><!-- notionvc: 6f4acabb-e6c0-4918-bd7c-ee43157b1b26 --><\/p>\n<p><!-- notionvc: 6f761541-4900-4424-ac14-e1a64847ac42 --><\/p>\n<p><!-- notionvc: 3a0a326c-b7c0-431e-9615-f28772db0346 --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a815df1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a815df1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Ueno Hill in the summer\u2014this is the setting of a famous legendary battle between tanuki (raccoon dogs) and kitsune (foxes).<\/p><p>Long ago, the grand commander of Edo&#8217;s tanuki resided on Ueno Hill. He shared a fierce rivalry with a legion of foxes based in the neighboring town of Oji. One sultry summer night, to settle once and for all whose shapeshifting skills were superior, they launched a spectacular illusion battle across the night sky. The foxes besieged the hill with thousands of fireballs, while the tanuki retaliated by conjuring multiple &#8220;fake moons&#8221; in the night sky, throwing the entire town into utter chaos.<\/p><p>To humans, it felt like an apocalyptic terror, but in reality, it was just a stubborn clash of pride between overly competitive yokai. Although the battle ended in victory for the tanuki, it is rumored that the residual energy scattered during the clash continued to drift over Shinobazu Pond ever since\u2014becoming the very true identity of the <em>Furaribi<\/em> we introduced earlier.<\/p><p><!-- notionvc: 2d8a0471-43ac-4d0a-89ea-a3e63c65fef7 --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ca4f79 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"1ca4f79\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f3f6d7b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f3f6d7b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\u6771\u4eac\u306e\u6697\u95c7\u3092\u697d\u3057\u3080<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-02646bb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"02646bb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Embracing Tokyo\u2019s Darkness<!-- notionvc: ede78450-960f-4473-85a0-6fb2c55b5d23 --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7511300 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7511300\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u5149\u3068\u60c5\u5831\u304c\u56db\u516d\u6642\u4e2d\u3042\u3075\u308c\u3066\u3044\u308b\u6771\u4eac\u306e\u591c\u3002\u83ef\u3084\u304b\u3067\u7729\u3057\u3044\u90fd\u4f1a\u3084\u3001\u624b\u5143\u306e\u30b9\u30de\u30db\u3092\u898b\u308c\u3070\u3044\u3064\u3067\u3082\u697d\u3057\u3044\u30b3\u30f3\u30c6\u30f3\u30c4\u304c\u898b\u3064\u304b\u308a\u307e\u3059\u304c\u3001\u590f\u306e\u591c\u306f\u3042\u3048\u3066\u753b\u9762\u3092\u9589\u3058\u3066\u3001\u8857\u306e\u6697\u95c7\u306b\u76ee\u3092\u5411\u3051\u3066\u307f\u308b\u306e\u3082\u9762\u767d\u3044\u304b\u3082\u3057\u308c\u307e\u305b\u3093\u3002<\/p>\n<p>\u9685\u7530\u5ddd\u306e\u6c34\u9762\u3092\u307c\u3093\u3084\u308a\u898b\u3064\u3081\u305f\u308a\u3001\u591c\u306e\u307e\u3061\u3092\u6b69\u3044\u305f\u308a\u3057\u3066\u3044\u308b\u3068\u3001\u304b\u3064\u3066\u6c5f\u6238\u306e\u4eba\u3005\u304c\u305d\u3053\u306b\u898b\u305f\u300c\u5f71\u300d\u304c\u3001\u4eca\u3082\u3059\u3050\u305d\u3070\u306b\u6f5c\u3093\u3067\u3044\u308b\u3088\u3046\u306a\u6c17\u304c\u3057\u3066\u304d\u307e\u3059\u3002\u602a\u7570\u306e\u88cf\u306b\u3044\u308b\u5996\u602a\u305f\u3061\u306e\u30c9\u30bf\u30d0\u30bf\u5287\u3092\u30e6\u30fc\u30e2\u30a2\u6df7\u3058\u308a\u306b\u60f3\u50cf\u3057\u3066\u3044\u305f\u3001\u6614\u306e\u4eba\u3005\u306e\u6c17\u8efd\u306a\u8996\u7dda\u3002\u3075\u3063\u3068\u6dbc\u3057\u3044\u30d3\u30eb\u98a8\u304c\u9996\u7b4b\u3092\u304b\u3059\u3081\u305f\u3068\u304d\u3001\u300c\u3042\u3001\u3044\u307e\u5996\u602a\u304c\u901a\u308a\u904e\u304e\u305f\u306e\u304b\u3082\u300d\u306a\u3093\u3066\u306e\u3093\u3073\u308a\u8003\u3048\u3066\u307f\u308b\u3002\u305d\u3093\u306a\u98a8\u306b\u3061\u3087\u3063\u3068\u4e16\u754c\u3092\u5e83\u304f\u6349\u3048\u3066\u307f\u308b\u3068\u3001\u3044\u3064\u3082\u3068\u306f\u9055\u3063\u305f\u611f\u899a\u306e\u3001\u697d\u3057\u3044\u5834\u6240\u306b\u5909\u308f\u308b\u6c17\u304c\u3057\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p><!-- notionvc: 10aeffea-842a-4e2e-bf8b-ad8d0281d127 --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ee4b8f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5ee4b8f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Tokyo\u2019s nights are perpetually flooded with light and information. Glancing at the glittering, dazzling cityscape or the smartphone in your hand will instantly yield endless entertainment. Yet, on a summer night, there is a distinct charm in intentionally closing your screen and turning your gaze toward the darkness of the city.<\/p>\n<p>As you stare blankly at the surface of the Sumida River or stroll through the streets at night, you begin to feel as if the &#8220;shadows&#8221; the people of Edo once witnessed are still lurking just around the corner. It allows us to adopt the carefree perspective of our ancestors, who imaginatively wove humor into the chaotic antics of the yokai behind these supernatural phenomena. When a sudden, cool draft from between the skyscrapers brushes against the back of your neck, you can idly think to yourself, <em>&#8220;Ah, maybe a yokai just passed by.&#8221;<\/em> By expanding our perception of the world just a little, the familiar city transforms into a playful, entirely different space.<\/p>\n<p><!-- notionvc: 86e33da0-3d68-47af-bae9-96793c303c0b --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f9cbe34 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f9cbe34\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u30a4\u30e9\u30b9\u30c8\u3001\u30ad\u30e3\u30e9\u30af\u30c6\u30fc\u30c7\u30b6\u30a4\u30f3 by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/nissy_tgcs\/?hl=ja\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nissy<\/a><\/p><p><!-- notionvc: 2d8a0471-43ac-4d0a-89ea-a3e63c65fef7 --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f203b79 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f203b79\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-path-to-node=\"3\" data-index-in-node=\"39\">\u80cc\u666f\u306b\u306f<\/span>AI\u3084\u7d20\u6750\u3092\u4f7f\u7528\u3057\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3059.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-febd88e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"febd88e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Illustration &amp; Character Design by<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/nissy_tgcs\/?hl=ja\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Nissy<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78f5312 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"78f5312\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>AI and stock assets were used for the backgrounds.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0cf1a65 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"0cf1a65\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-823a2c1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"823a2c1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e9150b elementor-widget elementor-widget-template\" data-id=\"8e9150b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"template.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-template\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"container\" data-elementor-id=\"8951\" class=\"elementor elementor-8951\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a2e157a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4a2e157a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7cee8867 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7cee8867\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\u203b\u63b2\u8f09\u306e\u753b\u50cf\u304a\u3088\u3073\u60c5\u5831\u306f\u3001\u5404\u516c\u5f0f\u30a6\u30a7\u30d6\u30b5\u30a4\u30c8\u3084\u95a2\u9023\u30e1\u30c7\u30a3\u30a2\u306e\u8a18\u4e8b\u306a\u3069\u3092\u53c2\u8003\u306b\u6574\u7406\u30fb\u7de8\u96c6\u306e\u3046\u3048\u63b2\u8f09\u3057\u3066\u304a\u308a\u3001\u6a29\u5229\u306f\u305d\u308c\u305e\u308c\u306e\u6240\u6709\u8005\u306b\u5e30\u5c5e\u3057\u3001\u5404\u516c\u5f0f\u30a6\u30a7\u30d6\u30b5\u30a4\u30c8\u304a\u3088\u3073\u95a2\u9023\u30e1\u30c7\u30a3\u30a2\u3092\u51fa\u5178\u3068\u3057\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002 \u203bThe images and information published on this site have been organized and edited based on official websites and related media articles. All rights belong to their respective owners, and the sources are credited to official websites and related media.\u200b<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23303d46 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-global elementor-global-7044 elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"23303d46\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6467546b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6467546b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">THE GOOD CAT SCRATCH<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d4ad27 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9d4ad27\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Lifestyle, Art &amp; Tattoo<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38fb736e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"38fb736e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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