It is a yokai that appears from the mountains in the middle of the night and sometimes leaves strange footprints as it skips across the fields with its well-developed feet (I came up with this idea yesterday).

I discovered the mysterious paw prints yesterday.

This is My Bluesky’s post then.

こ〜れは妖怪一本足猫でしょ

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— Kota Nakatsubo (@yakudo-kan.com) 2024年12月8日 15:47

But what are these mysterious footprints?
If anyone can tell me, let me know!

Perhaps this really is a yokai!

Have you heard of Habitat Style?
It has been a hot topic in the rare plant community for the past few years.

It is a gardening style that mimics the environment of the native habitat on a pot.

Dry gardens,” gardens that reproduce the native environment by planting arid-zone plants that can overwinter in the ground, have been popular among Japanese rare plant enthusiasts for some time now.

This can be seen as an even more miniature version of such a garden.
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Sorry, this entry is only available in 日本語.

Shimamura Music, one of Japan’s leading music stores, and I are pleased to announce our second collaboration.
I illustrated two designs for a Japanese pattern guitar strap!
You can read about it on Shimamura Music’s website press release! (Japanese)

If you live somewhere outside of Japan and want my products, there is very important information in red this post.

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Hello.
I made Gecko Hand of Japanese traditional design style.
The Japanese refer to the challenges that must be resolved in order to achieve a goal as “kabe” (walls).
We want to climb that high wall as easily as a gecko. I designed the pattern with this wish in mind.


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