The son of the yokai Toga and the human Izayoi, Inuyasha might look like a teenager, but he's actually over 200 years old. Though being half-yokai might sound like a benefit, for Inuyasha it ...

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In Obama, Fukui Prefecture, there is a legend about Yaobikuni, a nun who lived until she was 800 years old after eating the flesh of a mermaid.” He continued: “When I look into one yokai ...

a Yokai that resembles an old man but with a voice like a weeping infant. It's said to lure passersby into lifting it up, then suddenly become so heavy that it crushes them to death. By traveling ...

The popular store is filled with various collections of Japanese books, including literature from the Edo Period (1603-1868), ukiyo-e prints, old maps, and materials related to “yokai” monsters.

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 ...