The Eerie Costumers Of Japan’s Night Parade of One Hundred Demons

Source: Keiichiro Yasugi (@KeiichiroYASUGI)

Japan and cosplay go hand-in-hand, so it's no surprise that every year the gigantic Halloween celebration in Shibuya (which unfortunately erupted into complete chaos last year) yields a mass of creative costumers.

An often overlooked celebration in Kyoto, however, offers just as as impressive--and possibly more terrifying--assembly of costumes.

On the third Saturday of every October, Kyoto plays host to a recreation of the Hyakki Yagyō (Night Parade of One Hundred Demons), where a massive swarm of Japanese ghouls and monsters are unleashed in pandemonium.

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To recreate the legendary event of yokai invading the human world, Kyoto's Taishogun Shopping Street (which already has dozens of yokai-themed shops and spooky sculptures) welcomes an event called the "Yokai Parade", where hundreds of people dress up in amazing costumes based off of ghastly creatures from Japanese folklore.

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