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Diane Neill Tincher

Apr 11, 2022

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Japan's Three Great Vengeful Ghosts

Diane Neill Tincher

Taira no Masakado — Japan’s Three Most Infamous Vengeful Ghosts, part 1

Wreaking Havoc in Tokyo from the 10th Century

Jan 2, 2022

A woman in kimono holding a scroll is on the left. A giant skeleton leers over two cowering aristocrats in colorful kimonos in the center.

Jan 2, 2022

Diane Neill Tincher

Emperor Sutoku — Japan’s Three Most Infamous Vengeful Ghosts, part 2

Hell Hath no Fury like an Emperor Scorned

Jan 6, 2022

Emperor Sutoku, clothed in flowing robes with hair blowing upwards and a crazed pale face, stands on an outcropping of rock over a raging sea.

Jan 6, 2022

Diane Neill Tincher

Sugawara no Michizane — Japan’s Three Most Infamous Vengeful Ghosts, part 3

Poet, Scholar, Vengeful Ghost, God of Learning — Michizane is Remarkable!

Jan 15, 2022

Overhead view of the imperial palace meeting hall filled with black smoke, lightning cracking above, the image of a man among the lightning. A man is being tossed out of the hall, another is on the ground, and another is running away.

Jan 15, 2022

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