#onyudo

A bunch of kaijune drawings

Well, Shou isn’t so alone this year. He has his housemate/employer, Ahka to enjoy the festivities with him along with the wild procession of Yokai! I know Hyakki Yagyo happens during the summers, but I think Yokai would find any excuse to party! Wow! I finished on time! With hours to spare. I never thought I could paint such a spectacle in my life! Getting lost in the process is rather exhilirating! I may have left some mistakes here and there though XD Well, Happy New Year everyone! May we strive to improve in our own ways and pace :)

[Yesterday’s] #ayokaiaday is onyudo! A giant monk that stands in front of you and becomes even more giant until you fall ill or break your neck from looking up at it. Sometimes he’s just a really big guy, sometimes he’s a shadowy person-shaped mass, sometimes he has a long neck as seen here. This onyudo is an artist card I painted a long long time ago. It’s based on giant mechanical puppet used in a festival in Yokkaichi in Mie prefecture. I learned about it from a wonderful website on Japanese culture called Pink Tentacle. It stopped updating in 2011 but despite being seemingly abandoned, the URL hasn’t expired. Can websites be yokai? Here’s the link if you’re curious: http://pinktentacle.com/2007/08/giant-mechanical-o-nyudo-doll/ #onyudo #yokai #japanesemonster #folklore #artistcard #insaart ＃妖怪 https://www.instagram.com/p/CVhcnvWrCfa/?utm_medium=tumblr

Each August in the city of Yokkaichi in Mie prefecture, a giant mechanical effigy of Onyudo, a legendary Japanese monster, is paraded through the streets during the Grand Yokkaichi Festival. The mechanized puppet, said to be the largest karakuri ningyo in Japan, stands between 6.3 and 9 meters (20 to 30 feet) tall depending on how far its neck is extended. The giant Onyudo wows spectators by swinging its arms, bobbing its head around on its long neck, moving its eyes and mouth, and sticking out its tongue as it is wheeled through the streets to the accompaniment of taiko drums.

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