Folktales
Illustrated yokai folktales
Panel-art retellings from Japanese folklore. Each tale lives on its creature’s page.
42 illustrated stories
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Kitsune
狐
Animal Spirit
In the mist-shrouded mountains, where cedar trees whispered secrets to the wind, there lived a young hunter named Kaito....
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Kitsune-Tsuki
狐憑き
Yokai
In a village nestled between two great rivers, there lived a young woman named Kiyomi. Her family had long been known fo...
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Kiyohime
清姫
Yokai
In the mist-shrouded mountains of Wakayama, where the Dōjō-ji temple stands watch over the valley below, there lived a y...
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Kodama
木霊
Yokai
In the depths of Aokigahara's forest, where mist-shrouded mountains whispered secrets to the wind, there lived a Kodama...
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Kokakuchō
子鶴鳥
Yokai
In the misty mountains of Kiso, where the forests whispered secrets to the wind, there lived a young mother named Hiroko...
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Koma-inu
狛犬
Yokai
In the quiet hours before dawn, when the moon's silver glow still lingered on the mist-shrouded mountains, two companion...
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Konaki-Jijii
子泣き爺
Yokai
In the depths of Awa Province's ancient forests, where mist-shrouded valleys whispered secrets to the wind, there lived...
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Konoha-tengu
木の葉天狗
Yokai
Deep within the heart of Amanohashidate's ancient forest, where the whispering leaves and soft rustling of branches seem...
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Koropokkuru
コロポックル
Yokai
In the depths of the forest, where the sunlight filtering through the canopy above created dappled shadows on the forest...
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Kosode-no-te
小袖の手
Yokai
In the sleepy village of Yagumo, where cherry blossoms bloomed on the edge of town and the mountains whispered secrets t...
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Kuchisake-onna
口裂け女
Yokai
In the fleeting summer breeze that rustled through the bamboo groves, whispers spread of a ghostly apparition seen lurki...
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Kuda-gitsune
管狐
Yokai
In a mist-shrouded village nestled between two great mountains, there lived an elderly kitsune-tsukai named Kaito. His e...
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Kudan
件
Animal Spirit
In the villages nestled between the mist-shrouded mountains and the rice paddies of old Kiso, there lived a farmer named...
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Kurabokko
蔵ぼっこ
Yokai
In the misty dawn of spring, when cherry blossoms still clung to their branches, Taro's family prepared for the new harv...
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Kurage-no-hinotama
クラゲの火の玉
Yokai
In the village of Akakawa, where the sea whispered secrets to the wind, there lived an old fisherman named Kaito. His ey...
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Kyōkotsu
狂骨
Yokai
In the depths of rural Shinshu, where misty valleys hid ancient secrets, there stood an abandoned well, its stone walls...
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Kyūbi-no-kitsune
九尾の狐
Yokai
In a secluded valley nestled between two great mountains, there lived an elderly priest named Kaito. For years, he had t...
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Kyūketsuki
吸血鬼
Yokai
In the mist-shrouded mountains of Kii Province, where the cedar forests whispered secrets to the wind, there lived a you...
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