#japanese dark academia

[mournfulroses]

Empress Yamatohime, transl. by Kenneth Rexroth, from Written on The Sky; Poems from the Japanese

[ancientsstudies]

Japan's abandoned places by rj__46bex.

[studydaydreamer]

[proserpinangel]

[marscia]

so many hobbies so little time

[lets-get-lit]

I was always hungry for love. Just once, I wanted to know what it was like to get my fill of it -- to be fed so much love I couldn't take any more. Just once.

- Haruki Murakami, Norwegian Wood

[psykopaths]

One day, you will reach the sea. (2022)

[jmsoiju]

͏ ͏͏͏͏⟡᭄ᬬ CALL . ME . IF . YOU . DARE ☥͙͙͙͙͙͙͙

͏͏͏͏⟡᭄ᬬ 未過濾 : allure de l'inconnu ☥͙͙͙͙͙͙͙

[1cyyminds]

the moon is beautiful isn’t it?

[highlandsorrows]

-Banana Yoshimoto, Kitchen

[itsbrooklynbaby]

Ghibli studio- Kiki's delivery service 🌷

How are you doing angels?

[mournfulroses]

Yosano Akiko, transl. by Kenneth Rexroth, from The Burning Heart; Women Poets of Japan

[ancientsstudies]

Japan by riki_s7_.

[suhaylah]

One Flame to Another (2024) ink on paper, hand-pulled relief print Limited Edition of 6 (available here) Instagram: @ suhaylah.h Shop: suhaylah.bigcartel.com Patreon: patreon.com/suhaylah_h

[proserpinangel]

[escapismsworld]

Incense burner

Iron, gold, lining of silver

c. 19th century

MET Museum

This little praying mantis is fully articulated, meaning its body hinges to move like a real bug. The 19th-century Japanese reproduction resembles incense burners made for samurai. Samurai collected novelty incense burners ranging in whimsical shapes and fantastical forms. Thanks to the export market, reproductions such as this were popularized.