Folktales
Illustrated yokai folktales
Panel-art retellings from Japanese folklore. Each tale lives on its creature’s page.
222 illustrated stories
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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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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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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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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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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-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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