Travels to Mythic Japan: Folklore, Ghost Stories, & History that Influences Modern Japan

Name: Travels to Mythic Japan: Folklore, Ghost Stories, & History that Influences Modern Japan
Start: 2026-05-30T14:00:00-07:00
End: 2026-05-30T15:00:00-07:00
Location: 35 NW Nye St, Newport, OR, United States, Oregon 97365

Schedule

Sat May 30 2026 at 02:00 pm to 03:00 pm

UTC-07:00

Location

35 NW Nye St, Newport, OR, United States, Oregon 97365 | Newport, OR

Is Japan on your travel bucket list? Step back in time to Medieval-Era Japan, to learn the spine-tingling origins to the folklore and ghost stories that still inspire film, manga, anime, and books today. Learn of the historic sites that remaining standing, and of the influence they hold on modern Japan. Natalie Jacobsen, author of GHOST TRAIN, a folk-horror set in 1877 Kyoto, will share about her experience living in Japan, the superstitions and tales that influenced her writing, and how you can walk the paths of samurai and emperors of the past to this day.