Folktales
Illustrated yokai folktales
Panel-art retellings from Japanese folklore. Each tale lives on its creature’s page.
11 illustrated stories
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Bake-kujira
化鯨
Yokai
In the misty veil that shrouded the waters off Kōchi's rocky shores, a lone fisherman named Hiroki ventured out into the...
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Bakeneko
化け猫
Animal Spirit
In the village of Kurohime, where cherry blossoms bloomed in every corner and the night air carried the scent of incense...
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Byakko
白虎
Dragon
In the realm of Akakawa, where the sun dips into the horizon and paints the sky with hues of crimson and gold, there liv...
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