Folktales
Illustrated yokai folktales
Panel-art retellings from Japanese folklore. Each tale lives on its creature’s page.
4 illustrated stories
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Shiro-uneri
白うねり
Tsukumogami
In the depths of autumn, when the wind whispers through the valleys and the trees don their crimson cloak, a humble merc...
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Setotaishō
瀬戸大将
Tsukumogami
In the heart of Seto, where the misty dawn crept over the hills, there lived a potter named Kaito. His hands had created...
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Kameosa
瓶長
Tsukumogami
In the village of Ashikaga, where the cherry blossoms bloomed like pink and white silk, there lived an elderly potter na...
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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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