{"id":10955,"date":"2011-10-03T15:09:31","date_gmt":"2011-10-03T04:09:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/?p=10955"},"modified":"2011-10-03T15:09:58","modified_gmt":"2011-10-03T04:09:58","slug":"monstrous-tourists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/index.php\/2011\/10\/03\/monstrous-tourists\/","title":{"rendered":"Monstrous Tourists"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>These vintage Japanese bromide cards &#8212; known as <strong>Pachimon Postcards<\/strong> &#8212; were published by Yokopro in the 1970s. They feature &#8220;pachimon kaiju&#8221;, counterfeit monsters that have been painted into scenes of familiar tourist attractions and locations around the world. As imitations of assorted monsters from Japanese TV shows and feature films, <em>pachimon kaiju<\/em> mimic various Toho creations and offer more than a hint of weird critters from the Ultraman franchise. They also seem to me to reference traditional Japanese <em>yokai<\/em> &#8212; monstrous spirits and demons from folklore. Either way, they&#8217;re a wonderful nod to the strange world of Japanese <em>kaiju<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/pachimon10.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10965\" title=\"pachimon10\" src=\"http:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/pachimon10.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"534\" height=\"744\" srcset=\"https:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/pachimon10.jpg 534w, https:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/pachimon10-215x300.jpg 215w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 534px) 100vw, 534px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/pachimon09.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10964\" title=\"pachimon09\" src=\"http:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/pachimon09.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"771\" height=\"510\" srcset=\"https:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/pachimon09.jpg 771w, https:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/pachimon09-300x198.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 771px) 100vw, 771px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/pachimon08.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10963\" title=\"pachimon08\" src=\"http:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/pachimon08.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"540\" height=\"750\" srcset=\"https:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/pachimon08.jpg 540w, https:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/pachimon08-216x300.jpg 216w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/pachimon07.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10962\" title=\"pachimon07\" src=\"http:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/pachimon07.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"523\" height=\"753\" srcset=\"https:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/pachimon07.jpg 523w, https:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/pachimon07-208x300.jpg 208w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 523px) 100vw, 523px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/pachimon05.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10960\" title=\"pachimon05\" src=\"http:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/pachimon05.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"534\" height=\"760\" srcset=\"https:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/pachimon05.jpg 534w, https:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/pachimon05-210x300.jpg 210w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 534px) 100vw, 534px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/pachimon04.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10959\" title=\"pachimon04\" src=\"http:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/pachimon04.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"725\" srcset=\"https:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/pachimon04.jpg 500w, https:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/pachimon04-206x300.jpg 206w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/pachimon03.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10958\" title=\"pachimon03\" src=\"http:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/pachimon03.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"725\" srcset=\"https:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/pachimon03.jpg 500w, https:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/pachimon03-206x300.jpg 206w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/pachimon02.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10957\" title=\"pachimon02\" src=\"http:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/pachimon02.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"725\" srcset=\"https:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/pachimon02.jpg 500w, https:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/pachimon02-206x300.jpg 206w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/pachimon01.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10956\" title=\"pachimon01\" src=\"http:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/pachimon01.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"725\" srcset=\"https:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/pachimon01.jpg 500w, https:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/pachimon01-206x300.jpg 206w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>You can check out plenty more of them <a href=\"http:\/\/maruwoo.web.fc2.com\/pachi_2.htm\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>via <a href=\"http:\/\/www.howtobearetronaut.com\/2011\/09\/pachimon-postcards-1970s\/\" target=\"_blank\">Retronaut<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/pinktentacle.com\/2010\/06\/pachimon-postcards\/\" target=\"_blank\">Pink Tentacle<\/a> and Sean Williams<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>These vintage Japanese bromide cards &#8212; known as Pachimon Postcards &#8212; were published by Yokopro in the 1970s. They feature &#8220;pachimon kaiju&#8221;, counterfeit monsters that have been painted into scenes of familiar tourist attractions and locations around the world. 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