For the Japanese, summer is when the border between the real world and the spirit world becomes weak, and the legendary yōkai ...

Yokai.com is a comprehensive encyclopedia with information on hundreds if not thousands of creatures from Japanese folklore, from well-known creatures like kappa and kitsune to more niche spirits ...

In ancient Japan, that uncanny "something" was thought to be "yokai ... kappa are green in color, but that is because ukiyo-e artists in the Edo Period happened to draw them in green, while ...

In Japanese folklore, the child-sized Kappa, or ‘river child’ occasionally jumps out of its watery lair to pull pranks, as well as attacking women. Some tales even claim the Kappa pulls people ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...