Folktales
Illustrated yokai folktales
Panel-art retellings from Japanese folklore. Each tale lives on its creature’s page.
3 illustrated stories
Sōgenbi
叢原火
Ghost
In the misty veil of evening, when the lanterns of Sōgen's temples cast flickering shadows on the ground, I chanced upon...
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Suppon-no-yūrei
すっぽんの幽霊
Ghost
In the mist-shrouded valleys of rural Akakawa, there stood an ancient bridge, its weathered stone pilings worn smooth by...
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Shiryō
死霊
Ghost
In the twilight hours, when shadows danced on the forest floor, a lone traveler stumbled upon a village nestled deep wit...
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