In the world of Dandadan, yokai (or spirits) are a huge facet of the story. Although there do not seem to be supernatural ...

Kunio Yanagita, a scholar and folklorist who has been called the father of Japanese folklore studies, was born in this town of 20,000 people. The town has striking statues of Yokai ( supernatural ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...