挿絵付き妖怪昔話

Abumi-guchi

鐙口

Tsukumogami

In the moonlit hills of Akakawa, where samurai once clashed with honor and steel, an Abumi-guchi stirred. Its tufted bod...

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Abura-akago

油赤子

Yokai

In the quiet hours before dawn, when the moon cast its silvery glow upon the streets of Kyoto, a lone andon lamp flicker...

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Abura-bō

油坊

Yokai

In the fading light of dusk, as the wind whispered secrets to the trees, a lone traveler made her way along the winding...

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Abura-bō

油坊

Yokai

In the depths of summer, when Shiga's mist veiled the lake shores and humid air clung to skin like a damp shroud, it was...

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Akabeko

赤べこ

Animal Spirit

In the village nestled at the foot of the misty mountain, there lived an elderly woodcarver named Kaito. For years, he h...

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Akamataa

アカマター

Spirit

In the heart of the sacred grove of Kaha'au, where ancient trees whispered secrets to the wind, an elderly woman named K...

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Akaname

垢嘗

Yokai

In the depths of autumn, when the misty rain clung to the thatched roofs and the air reeked of damp earth, the villagers...

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Akashita

赤舌

Yokai

In the rural province of Mikawa, where paddy fields stretched as far as the eye could see, a wealthy landowner named Shi...

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Akateko

赤手児

Yokai

In a village nestled at the edge of a dense forest, where the misty dawn air clung to the branches like a damp shroud, t...

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Akki

悪鬼

Oni

In the depths of the mountain village, where the air was heavy with mist and the trees creaked with an otherworldly voic...

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Akkorokamui

アッコロカムイ

Yokai

In the dark of winter's night, when the snowflakes swirled like tiny lanterns around the coastal village, a young fisher...

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Akuma

悪魔

Demon

In the depths of winter, when snowflakes danced in the darkness and the forest trees creaked with an otherworldly sigh,...

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Akurojin-no-hi

悪路神の火

Yokai

In the mist-shrouded hills of Mie Prefecture, where the wind whispers secrets to the bamboo groves, there lived an old m...

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Amamehagi

アマメハギ

Oni

In a small village nestled between the mountains of Ishikawa Prefecture, where cherry blossoms bloomed in delicate pink...

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Amanojaku

天邪鬼

Oni

In the small village of Akakawa, nestled between the mountains and the misty sea, there lived a young apprentice blacksm...

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Amanozako

天逆毎

Kami

In the depths of yonder mountains, where the gods themselves dared not tread, there lived an Amanozako named Kagero. Her...

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Amazake-babaa

甘酒婆

Yokai

In the snow-shrouded streets of a mountain town, where cherry blossoms bloomed in unexpected harmony with frosty nights,...

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Amefurikozō

雨降小僧

Yokai

In the village of Akakawa, where rice fields stretched as far as the eye could see, summer's monsoon had finally arrived...

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Amemasu

アメマス

Yokai

In the depths of Lake Toya's crystal waters, where the misty veil of dawn rises, there dwelled the Amemasu. A creature s...

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Ameonna

雨女

Yokai

In the village of Katsuragi, nestled between two great mountains, a gentle yet mournful rain fell for seven days and nig...

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Amikiri

網切

Yokai

In a small village nestled between two great bays, there lived a humble fisherman named Kaito. His family had been netsm...

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Amorōnagu

アモロナグ

Yokai

On a mist-shrouded evening, when the stars had not yet broken through the veil of night, the villagers of Kaze-no-ura ga...

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Anmo

アンモ

Oni

In the depths of winter, when snowflakes danced in the mountain air and village fires crackled with warmth, there lived...

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Aoandon

青行燈

Yokai

In the autumnal twilight, when the wind whispered secrets through the rice fields, the villagers of Sakura-cho would gat...

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