Collection: Ayako and Mujina

Beware the mischievous raccoons!

This is a special story about my grandmother, Ayako, and her encounters with mischievous raccoons in the mountains where she lived in the north of Japan. 

In Japanese folklore, it is said that raccoons can trick people. My grandmother was scared of them, even as an adult. I wanted to keep the folklore alive with this piece. 

The piece tells a story of her encounter with the raccoon as she was foraging walnuts.