Costumed participants dressed as Japanese folklore creatures known as yokai parade through Tokyo's Ueno Park, recreating the ...

Sixth Yokai] Makura-gaeshi - Pillow Turner -1. Yokai Name: Makura-gaeshi (Pillow Turner)2. Classification: Dream Yokai3.

Minamoto no Raiko, the hero of yokai extermination.One autumn day, Raiko visited Rendaino with Watanabe no Tsuna and ...

The Kuchisake-Onna is a Yokai described in Gifu in the 1970s who requests affirmation of her beauty, then reveals a disfigured mouth. We interview locals to learn the background of her appearance.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A cavalcade of creatures from Japanese folklore come alive in "The Great Yokai War: Guardian," a hugely enjoyable ...

Just in time for Halloween, Folio Society is releasing a 200-page trove of supernatural Japanese folklore tailor-made for booklovers.

Part of the annual Koenji Fest, the Parade of One Hundred Yokai will welcome over 250 performers dressed up in yokai spirit ...

Manga artist and folklorist Shigeru Mizuki’s “Yokai: Shigeru Mizuki’s Supernatural Parade” is a survival guide of the creepier corners of Japan, now made accessible to English-speaking audiences ...

Beginning with 2008’s “Yokai Attack!,” translators Hiroko Yoda and Matt Alt have been on a quest to bring an aspect of Japanese culture that has lurked in the shadows to the world at large.

While walking a mountain trail at dusk or stepping into a dimly lit old house, people often feel something in the air, in the lengthening shadows, on the back of their necks--something absent in a ...

Viewers of My Undead Yokai Girlfriend Season 1 are wondering how many episodes are in the series and when each new episode comes out. The series is a compelling package of mystery, adventure, and ...

GameSpot may receive revenue from affiliate and advertising partnerships for sharing this content and from purchases through links. Yokai powers are the most significant addition to the combat system ...