Folktales
Illustrated yokai folktales
Panel-art retellings from Japanese folklore. Each tale lives on its creature’s page.
8 illustrated stories
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Sa Gojō
沙悟浄
Yokai
In twilight's hush, where mist-shrouded mountains met the waters of old, there dwelled a creature feared by all who sail...
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Sagari
さがり
Yokai
In the depths of Kyūshū's forests, where the moonlight filtering through the trees painted dappled shadows on the ground...
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Sakabashira
逆柱
Yokai
In the mist-shrouded hills of old Kaga Province, where the sacred mountains whispered secrets to the wind, there stood a...
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Samebito
鮫人
Yokai
In the twilight hour when sea and sky entwined, Samebito waded onto the shore of a forgotten village. His deep green-bla...
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Sarugami
猿神
Yokai
In the mist-shrouded mountains of old, where wild boar roamed free and cedars pierced the sky, there lived a terror beyo...
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Satori
覚
Yokai
In the mountains where the sun dipped into the valleys, there lived an ascetic named Kaito. For years, he had meditated...
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Sazae-oni
栄螺鬼
Yokai
In the whispering winds that caressed the shores of Akashi, where sea and sky converged in a perpetual dance, there live...
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Sunekosuri
すねこすり
Yokai
On certain nights, when rain pattered against the thatched roofs and mist swirled about the fields, a traveler named Kai...
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