🐾🐈‍⬛Have you ever heard of the Bakeneko⁉️ The Bakeneko not to be mistaken with the Nekomata (cat with a tail split in half), is a monster cat yōkai, Japanese folklore spirit born as a normal feline. Soon beginning to walk on its hind legs thanks to it large tail, as it ages it develops supernatural powers and grows up to the size of a full-grown human! These demon cats are often depicted doing a ritual dance with a napkin on their head. With their shape-shifting abilities turning into humans a

Check out the Bakeneko Festival, a Halloween event in Tokyo where cat lovers dress up as mysterious ‘monster cats’ from Japanese folklore!🐈‍⬛🐾 Would you go? 👀 | TokyoTreat

This is Japan's SUPERNATURAL CAT Festival! Cats are very special in Japan. In addition to being considered good luck, Japanese folklore includes bakeneko (ghost cats). Supposedly these supernatural cats can shape-shift, speak human words, and protect or bewitch humans. I recently attended a Bakeneko Festival and wanted to share it with you! Every October, the Bake-Neko Festival is celebrated in Kagurazaka, a neighborhood in Tokyo. Folks dress up as cats and parade down the street, accompanied by