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Yobai. Yobai (Japanese: 夜這い, "night crawling") was a Japanese custom usually practiced by young unmarried people. It was once common all over Japan and was practiced in some rural areas until the beginning of the Meiji era and even into the 20th century. [10]
Capsules in Tokyo Capsule hotel in Warsaw, Poland.The lockers are on the left of the image, while the sleeping capsules are on the right. A capsule hotel (Japanese: カプセルホテル, romanized: kapuseru hoteru), also known in the Western world as a pod hotel, [1] is a type of hotel developed in Japan that features many small, bed-sized rooms known as capsules.
Japanese-style futon s laid out for sleeping in a ryokan (inn). In green, three shikibuton s per bed; in red, turned-back kakebuton s. The top two futons in each stack are covered in white fitted sheets, matching the pillowslips. A futon is a traditional Japanese style of bedding.
The close-up image of the cat. Nemuri-neko (眠り猫 or 眠猫, "sleeping cat", from nemuri, "sleeping/peaceful" and neko, "cat") is a famous wood carving by Hidari Jingorō (左甚五郎の作) located in the East corridor at Tōshō-gū Shrine (日光東照宮) in Nikkō, Japan. The Japanese sleeping cat is modeled after the famous crouching ...
A kotatsu (Japanese: 炬燵 or こたつ) is a low, wooden table frame covered by a futon, or heavy blanket, upon which a table top sits. Underneath is a heat source, formerly a charcoal brazier but now electric, often built into the table itself. [1] Kotatsu are used almost exclusively in Japan, although similar devices for the same purpose of ...
The name "Mokumokuren" literally means "many eyes" or "continuous eyes". The Mokumokuren is considered by the Japanese to be one of the traditional inhabitants of haunted houses. The only way to remove the spirit from the wall is to patch up the holes in it. Mokumokuren are said to be an invention of Toriyama Sekien.
Baku. (mythology) A baku, as illustrated by Hokusai. Baku (獏 or 貘) are Japanese supernatural beings that are said to devour nightmares. They originate from the Chinese Mo. According to legend, they were created by the spare pieces that were left over when the gods finished creating all other animals. They have a long history in Japanese ...
Are You Sleeping may refer to: the nursery rhyme Frère Jacques; Truth Be Told (2019 TV series), a mystery TV series on Apple TV+ originally titled Are You Sleeping?