Nightmare Eater

Exploration Stage: Bamboo Grove
From: Naoko
Description: To free Tetsuo’s feelings, we should turn to the strongest ones, and they will free the rest. Let’s start with kindness. I realized how kind Tetsuo was when I told him about my nightmares. He gave me his talisman, a netsuke-baku. Please examine it.
Completed: This figurine depicts baku, the "nightmare eater." As a child, Tetsuo suffered from bad dreams. His friend gave him a netsuke-baku, and the nightmares stopped. After learning about my bad dreams, Tetsuo gave it to me. By using his netsuke-baku, I will draw upon Tetsuo’s kindness!