Folktales
Illustrated yokai folktales
Panel-art retellings from Japanese folklore. Each tale lives on its creature’s page.
20 illustrated stories
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Namahage
生剥
Yokai
In the depths of winter, when snowflakes danced in the biting wind, the villagers of Oga prepared for the arrival of the...
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Namazu
鯰
Yokai
In the depths of the mountains, where the air was heavy with the scent of wet earth and decaying leaves, there lived the...
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Nando-baba
納戸婆
Yokai
In the twilight hours, when shadows danced upon the walls, a young girl named Emiko would dare venture into the depths o...
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Narikama
鳴釜
Yokai
In the misty hills of Aizu Province, where the air is crisp and the cherry blossoms bloom in silence, there lived an old...
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Nebutori
寝太り
Yokai
In a small village nestled between two great mountains, there lived a young woman named Emiko. She was known for her bea...
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Nekomata
猫又
Animal Spirit
In the depths of rural Japan, where mist-shrouded valleys met the whispering woods, there lived an elderly cat breeder n...
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Nekomusume
猫娘
Yokai
In twilight's hush, where shadows danced upon old walls, whispers spread of a Nekomusume's presence in our village. Her...
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Nikusui
肉吸い
Yokai
In the depths of rural Awa, where cypress trees pierced the moonlit sky and mist veiled the villages, there lived a youn...
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Ningyo
人魚
Yokai
In the sleepy fishing village of Katsuragi, where the misty dawn sea breeze carried the whispers of the gods, there live...
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Nobusuma
のぶすま
Yokai
In the mountains where the misty veil never lifts, there lived a lone traveler named Kaito. He was on his way to visit t...
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Noppera-bō
のっぺら坊
Yokai
In the village of Akakawa, where the misty mountains met the winding river, there lived an old man named Kaito. He was a...
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Nozuchi
野槌
Yokai
In the mist-shrouded mountains of Awa, where the trees twisted and gnarled like withered fingers, there lived an old woo...
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Nue
鵺
Yokai
In the depths of autumn, when the moon dipped low in the sky and darkness crept over the villages, the people whispered...
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Nukekubi
抜け首
Yokai
In a small village nestled between two great mountains, there lived a humble rice merchant named Kaito. He was known for...
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Nuppefuhofu
ぬっぺふほふ
Yokai
In the depths of winter's chill, when snowdrifts shrouded the forgotten village of Kakure, a lone traveler stumbled upon...
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Nurarihyon
ぬらりひょん
Yokai
In the mist-shrouded hills of Okayama, where the air was alive with the whispers of ancestral spirits, there lived a fam...
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Nure-onna
濡女
Yokai
In the quiet hours before dawn, when mist veiled the riverbanks and the sea's distant growl was the only sound, a fisher...
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Nuribotoke
塗仏
Yokai
In the village of Shinmachi, where the misty dawn crept over the thatched roofs, there lived an old man named Kaito. His...
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Nurikabe
ぬりかべ
Yokai
In the twilight hours, when shadows danced upon the mountain paths, a lone traveler named Kaito made his way through the...
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Nyūbachibō
乳鉢坊
Yokai
In a small village nestled between two great mountains, there lived an elderly Buddhist apothecary named Kaito-san. He w...
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