When the yokai realizes she's killed Aira ... the audience endures the memory of a woman fighting against burglars to defend ...

Fukusaki officials are employing these yokai to promote the town's image ... The story tells of a hard-working woman who seemingly never eats, but is discovered to have nightmarish appetites.

A 900-Year-Old New Bride Living in Sagano Kyoto Yokai Map 2: A 400-Year-Old Ice Woman Living on Kirara Slope Kyoto Yokai Map 6: A legend of love that transcends time and space and is revived at ...

The Yokai Ubume was said to be a ghostly woman appearing at night, asking passersby to hold her child under threat of death. We examine how this terrifying figure came to be seen as a sympathetic one.

and for a third time with the Great Yokai War (妖怪大戦争 Yōkai Daisensō) series, which as of 2021 encompasses two theatrical movies, both directed by Takashi Miike. All of the various ...

FUKUSAKI, Hyogo Prefecture—An eerie initiative to transform the hometown of famed folklorist Kunio Yanagita into a haven for “yokai” ghouls is working wonders for local tourism, drawing more ...

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 ...