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 ...

Kappa is an amphibian “yokai” mythical creature in Japanese folklore that carries water in the depression--or “dish”--on the top of its head. The surest way to beat a kappa in sumo is to ...

Audio-Based Storytelling Makes a Comeback] From podcasts to narrated tours, this episode features companies that are using ...

Half an hour by train from Shibuya (the Tokyo district famed for its chaotic crossing), this lesser-known city may be the ...

Viz Media translator Kumar Sivasubramanian discusses the challenges of approximating Dandadan's pop culture references to ...

Fans of Catherine Deneuve will enjoy seeing her in a moving, universal role, while those curious about Japanese folklore will discover emblematic yōkai figures as unexpected guides to the afterlife.

Set in a cursed, decaying domain haunted by Yokai – supernatural beings from Japanese mythology – Noroi Kago the Grudged Domain tells a gripping tale of survival and transformation. Trapped in this ...

called the Yokai Ark, which will let players travel between three worlds that are all set in different time periods, and feature their own protagonist. While it released in Japan back in 2019 ...

Among them are Kyoto Dangan, in which players can simulate sightseeing in Kyoto, and Yokai ... in folklore studies. “I guess they stimulate a longing for the mysterious world of Kyoto culture.” Add ...