Illustrated yokai folktales

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 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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Aobōzu

青坊主

Yokai

In the mountains where the cherry blossoms bloomed white as snow, there lived a young boy named Kaito. He was always fas...

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Aonyōbō

青女房

Yokai

In twilight's hush, where shadows danced upon the walls of Akakawa Manor, a lone figure sat amidst the silence. Her skin...

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Aosaginohi

青鷺の火

Yokai

In the mist-shrouded hills of rural Akakawa, where cherry blossoms bloomed with eerie silence, there lived an elderly he...

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Arikura-no-baba

有倉の婆

Yokai

In the misty mountains of Akaishi, where the air was sweet with cherry blossoms and the trees whispered secrets to the w...

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Ashiaraiyashiki

足洗邸

Yokai

In a small village nestled between two great cedar trees, there stood an old manor known as Ashiaraiyashiki – the Washin...

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Ashimagari

足曲がり

Yokai

In days long past, when misty dawn crept over the mountains of Ōita, a young traveler named Kaito set out to find his wa...

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Ashinagatenaga

足長手長

Yokai

In the depths of Shikoku's rugged coast, where sea spray danced with moonlight, two gentle giants wandered the shoreline...

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Asobibi

遊火

Yokai

In the depths of Kōchi's rural heart, where rice fields swayed like golden seas under the summer sun, and forested roads...

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Ato-oi-kozō

後追い小僧

Yokai

In the mist-shrouded hills of Akakawa village, where cedars swayed like sentinels and cherry blossoms bloomed with an et...

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