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Kaibyou – Supernatural Cats of Japan
October 5 @ 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm
MTC 211 • 2nd Floor
Kaibyou – Supernatural Cats of Japan
Zack Davisson, Yōkai Folklorist
All cats are magical but the cats of Japan have their own secrets.
Zack Davisson’s book “Kaibyo: The Supernatural Cats of Japan” explores the magic cats of Japan, from the bakeneko and nekomata, to true folklore behind the ubiquitous “lucky cat” called the maneki neko. Davisson’s presentation, like his book, will illuminate the vast realm of kaibyo, or supernatural cats, with historical and modern cultural context.