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April 1, 2020

Close Encounter With An Amabie (Ep. 49)

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An amabie is a Japanese yokai that is said to have predicted a plague and then encouraged people to share its image to protect them from that previously predicted plague. Or something like that.

The amabie has recently been re-remembered all over Japanese social media with people posting their own adorable depictions of that long-haired, beak-faced, three-footed creature and wishing the current plague (Covid-19) to go away.

But that’s not the half of it. Imagine my surprise when I learned of rumors about a mysterious glowing object was appearing just off the coast near my house. A little research and some very good friends and I was able to track down the when and where and sneak over in the dead of night and see what I could see.

Recipe for yummilicious (below) Amabie Weiners here.

amabie weiners

5 comments on “Close Encounter With An Amabie (Ep. 49)”

    1. Ah! I’ve heard so much about Steven Universe. I saw a very early episode back in 2015 when I was studying in Seattle. Unfortunately, we can’t get it here in Japan. My curiosity is piqued!

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Speculative fiction writer, long-term resident of Japan and Bram Stoker Award finalist Thersa Matsuura explores all that is weird from old Japan—strange superstitions, folktales, cultural oddities, and interesting language quirks. These are little treasures she digs up while doing research for her writing.

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