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Pointless for people that have an understanding of yokai
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Yokai museum the art of japanese supernatural beings from yumoto koichi collection is an exceptionally beautiful volume issued by the museum whose name appears in this title and presented by the same expert who published mythical beasts of japan
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The pictures are authentic from the culture and not contempory renditions
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All of these works come from the vast collection of yumoto koichi — yokai researcher professor and former curatorial director of the kawasaki city museum
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The 288 page book is bilingual featuring english translations sidebyside with the japanese text making it doubly useful as a language study tool for anyone looking to practice their japanese or english for that matter
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The descriptions are written with people who are not intimately familiar with yokai in mind so they don’t require much foreknowledge to enjoy and it is primarily a picture book with only small written parts like the tags you would see at a museum on the wall next to a piece
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Chapter 1 picture scrolls – a cast of colorful yokai begins with the oldest known piece of true yokai art the hyakki yagyō emaki scroll attributed to tosa mitsunobu
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Chapter 6 yokai and prayer features a large number of votive cards that feature illustrations of various yokai on them