Illustrated yokai folktales

Guhin

狗賓

Yokai

In the mist-shrouded mountains of Akō, where cedar trees pierced the sky and rivers sang their lullabies, there lived a...

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Goryō

御霊

Yokai

In the misty twilight of autumn, when the wind whispers secrets through the pines, a village lay shrouded in unease. The...

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Gashadokuro

がしゃどくろ

Yokai

In the depths of winter, when snowflakes fell like feathers from the dark sky, travelers avoided the desolate path that...

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Gangi-kozō

岸小僧

Yokai

In the sleepy fishing village of Katsuragi, where the misty dawn rose over the tranquil waters, there lived an elderly f...

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Gaki

餓鬼

Yokai

In the shadowed alleys of a small rural town, where cherry blossoms bloomed pale and sparse in the spring, there lived a...

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Gagoze

元興寺

Yokai

In the misty hours before dawn, when the temple's lanterns flickered with a soft, ethereal glow, the novice Kaito would...

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Futakuchi-onna

二口女

Yokai

In a small village nestled between two great mountains, there lived a woman named Otohime. She was known for her thrifti...

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Eritate-goromo

襟立衣

Yokai

In the mist-shrouded mountains, where the wind whispers secrets to the trees, there lived a young tengu named Kaito. His...

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Enenra

煙々羅

Yokai

In the village of Akakawa, where the mountains dipped into the misty valleys, there lived an old monk named Kaito. He wa...

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Dorotabō

泥田坊

Yokai

In the sleepy village of Akakawa, where rice fields stretched as far as the eye could see, there lived a young farmer na...

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Dodomeki

百々目鬼

Yokai

In the village nestled between two great mountains, there lived a young merchant named Hiroshi. He was known for his cun...

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Datsue-ba

奪衣婆

Yokai

In the twilight hours when shadows stretched across the Sanzu River, an old woman stirred from her stone seat. Her bony...

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Daitengu

大天狗

Yokai

In the mist-shrouded realm of Mount Hiei's sacred crags, where wind whispers secrets to the ancient stones, there dwelle...

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Daidarabocchi

ダイダラボッチ

Yokai

In the twilight hours, when the last wisps of sunlight had fled beyond the mountains, Daidarabocchi stirred. His massive...

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Chōchinobake

提灯お化け

Yokai

In the sleepy town of Akakawa, where the moon dipped into the rice paddies like a silver scythe, there lived an elderly...

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Cho Hakkai

猪八戒

Yokai

In the mist-shrouded mountains of old Japan, where the cypress trees whispered secrets to the wind, and the snowflakes d...

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Buruburu

ぶるぶる

Yokai

In twilight's hush, where trees stood sentinel along the forest's edge, there lived an old man named Kaito. He was a rec...

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Bunbuku Chagama

分福茶釜

Yokai

In the misty hills of Gunma's mountainside, where cherry blossoms bloomed in the spring and autumn leaves rustled with g...

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Biwa-bokuboku

琵琶牧々

Yokai

In the misty hills of rural Wakayama, where cherry blossoms whispered secrets to the wind, there lived an old man named...

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Binbōgami

貧乏神

Yokai

In a small village nestled between two great mountains, there lived a young apprentice named Kaito. He was tasked with c...

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Betobeto-san

べとべとさん

Yokai

In the village of Akakawa, nestled deep in the mountains of Shizuoka Prefecture, there lived an old woman named O-Kazuko...

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Basan

バサン

Yokai

In the mist-shrouded mountains of Iyo Province, where the wind whispers secrets to the trees, there lived an old woman n...

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Baku

獏

Yokai

In a village nestled in the heart of the mountains, where cherry blossoms bloomed for but a fleeting moment each spring,...

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Bakezōri

化け草履

Yokai

In the quiet hours of dusk, when the sun's warmth had surrendered to the night's gentle breeze, the Okada household woul...

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