Yōkai

An English-language encyclopedia of yokai

Japan-based illustrator Matthew Meyer has drawn over 500 varieties of yokai―supernatural creatures from Japanese folklore. We ask him about his fascination with the phenomenon of yokai.

In this episode of YOKAI: Exploring Hidden Japanese Folklore, we seek out a mermaid-like yokai, the Himeuo. In the early 19th century, it was said to have appeared in the ocean off Nagasaki Prefecture, one of Japan's few locations of foreign trade at the time. It reportedly warned of the outbreak of illness, but guided that...

In Japan, strange phenomena are said to be the work of creatures known as yokai. Their legends continue to be told in regions all over the country, and relate diverse local histories. One is the Zashiki Warashi, who brings good fortune to households, but signals decline when it leaves. Its tale conveys the harsh environment...

The International Research Center for Japanese Studies maintains several large online databases of information on yokai and Japanese folklore. This is one of them: a collection of hi-res scans of emaki (picture scrolls) depicting all sorts of different yokai....

I made this magazine as a place to discuss and share Japanese folktales, ghosts, monsters, demons, and so on. There are a few small yokai communities on other social networks, so I thought kbin could use one too.

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