In this episode of YOKAI: Exploring Hidden Japanese Folklore, we follow the cry of the Konakijiji, a Yokai that resembles an old man but with a voice like a weeping infant. It's said to lure ...

Japanese folklore has been a mainstay in anime for ages. Inuyasha, Natsume's Book of Friends, and Mushishi are some of the many anime shows that showcase yokai from Japanese mytho ...

In this episode of YOKAI: Exploring Hidden Japanese Folklore, we journey to the Shima Peninsula of Mie Prefecture, where legend tells of the Tomokazuki. When shell divers descended into the ocean ...

Yokai" who gives serious thought to these folklore creatures ... Are yokai similar to "yaoyorozu no kami," or the Japanese idea that there are gods in all things that cause natural phenomena?

FUKUI--Amabie, a folklore sea monster ... supernatural mermaid-like “yokai” shot to fame, however, a U.S.-born illustrator living here started introducing Japanese ghouls and hobgoblins ...

Art and supernatural lovers were left spellbound as the ‘Yokai Parade ... sizes, myths, and even behaviours, thanks to the creativity of Japanese artists. As time passed, the art medium ...

In the imaginary of the video game, all these mythological ... threat to living things, other yokai can be crucial allies for certain missions. Within Japanese folklore, the kuchisake-onna is ...