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 ...

A: Well, Dracula is a literary character created by author Bram Stoker, but vampires are closer in essence to Japanese yokai because they are from East European folklore. Yokai change their forms ...

Birth of Kitaro: The Mystery of GeGeGe was screened at the Glasgow Film Theatre as part of the Scotland Loves Anime 2024 film ...

FUKUI--Amabie, a folklore sea monster with the power ... in which he is set to introduce 100 types of sea-themed yokai. “Because Japan is an island nation, it has an abundance of sea-related ...

Somehow, this lends credibility. Yet as I explore in my book THE ULTIMATE GUIDE TO JAPANESE YOKAI many of Japan's most famous yokai come from an artist's pen. Let's take a look at some of the most ...

While some are a threat to living things, other yokai can be crucial allies for certain missions. Within Japanese folklore, the kuchisake-onna is a malevolent spirit that takes the form of a woman ...

Yokai are depicted on a ‘Night Parade of ... of many in Pakistan as well and made them familiar with popular Japanese legends. Hamza Khan, one such visitor at the exhibition, told Dawn.com ...

At twilight, a kitsune (fox) and akaname (filth-licking toilet demon) lead a group of excited Tokyoites and visitors around ...

people forgetting about their life after interacting with the yokai is just a recurring trope in Japanese folklore. You may find this in more media inspired by Meiji mithology pic.twitter.com ...

In this episode of YOKAI: Exploring Japanese Folklore, we track down the legend of the ferocious Ushioni, a Yokai with the hulking body of a bull and an ogre-like face. In certain regions of Ehime ...