Folktales
Illustrated yokai folktales
Panel-art retellings from Japanese folklore. Each tale lives on its creature’s page.
3 illustrated stories
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Son Gokū
孫悟空
Mythical Creature
In the mist-shrouded mountains of Kiso Province, where cedar forests whispered secrets to the wind, a lone traveler appe...
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Shachihoko
鯱
Mythical Creature
In the mountainside village of Akakawa, where mist swirled around ancient pines and rice paddies shone like silver mirro...
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Hō-ō
鳳凰
Mythical Creature
In the misty dawn of a long-forgotten era, when cherry blossoms bloomed in every corner of the land and the air was aliv...
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