Miyazono recounts Japanese myth in George Town mural


Takayuki Miyazono, 33, painting the story of an Okinawan folklore on a wall in an alley at the back of Stewart Lane, Penang. The Star/Lim Beng Tatt/ 05 Feb 2014.

GEORGE TOWN: There is a new wall painting in town and this time, it tells a folk tale from a far-flung island in Okinawa, Japan.

Located at an alley on Stewart Lane here, the mural by Japanese backpacker Takayuki Miyazono depicts the story of Kigimuna, which are mischievous, fairy-like spirits that inhabit large banyan trees.

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