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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Taimatsumaru
松明丸
Yokai
In the depths of winter, when snowflakes danced around the torches of Kurama's mountain temple, a young monk named Kaito...
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Taka-onna
高女
Yokai
In the streets of Edo's pleasure quarters, where lanterns flickered like fireflies and geishas' laughter echoed through...
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Tamamo-no-Mae
玉藻前
Yokai
In the shadowed gardens of Heian's imperial court, where cherry blossoms danced in the gentle breeze and lanterns cast a...
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Tankororin
たんころりん
Yokai
In the village of Kōmori, where the sun dipped into the mountains and painted the sky with hues of crimson and gold, the...
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Tanuki
狸
Animal Spirit
In the village nestled between two great mountains, where cherry blossoms bloomed in every corner and koi swam in the qu...
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Tatami-tataki
畳叩き
Yokai
In the depths of autumn, when the wind whispers secrets through the tatami mats of old homes, a gentle soul named Hiro r...
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Te-no-me
手の目
Yokai
In a forgotten corner of our village, where the ancient trees creak and sway in the autumn wind, there stood an old grav...
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Tengu
天狗
Yokai
In the mist-shrouded mountains, where ancient trees creaked and swayed in the wind, a lone Tengu named Kaito dwelled. Hi...
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Tenjōname
天井嘗
Yokai
In a small village nestled between the mountains and the sea, there stood an old house that had been abandoned for nigh...
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Tennin
天人
Yokai
In the depths of spring, when cherry blossoms burst forth and new life stirred within the village, a young woodsman name...
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Tesso
鉄鼠
Yokai
In the depths of a winter's night, when snowflakes danced like tiny ghosts outside the temple walls, I chanced upon an o...
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Tōfu-kozō
豆腐小僧
Yokai
In the depths of autumn, when mist crept over the sleepy village, a lone traveler chanced upon a forsaken estate. The on...
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Toire-no-Hanakosan
トイレの花子さん
Yokai
In the old schoolhouse, where corridors creaked with age and floors groaned beneath footsteps, there lived a whispered l...
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Tōtetsu
饕餮
Yokai
In the forgotten villages nestled between mist-shrouded mountains, there lived an elderly farmer named Hiro. His fields...
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Tsuchigumo
土蜘蛛
Yokai
In the depths of Akakawa's darkening ravine, where the moonlight struggled to penetrate, a sense of unease settled over...
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Tsuchikorobi
土転び
Yokai
In the depths of Akakawa Valley, where mist-shrouded mountains meet the sky, there lived a humble traveler named Kaito....
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Tsuchinoko
槌の子
Yokai
In the depths of summer, when the cypress trees are heavy with dew and the cicadas sing their evening songs, I recall th...
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Tsukumogami
付喪神
Yokai
In a small village nestled between two great mountains, there lived a young woodcutter named Kaito. He was known through...
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Tsurara-onna
氷柱女
Yokai
In the mountains where the snowdrifts reached to the eaves of the houses, there lived a young hunter named Kaito. He was...
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Tsurube-otoshi
釣瓶落とし
Yokai
In the depths of Aka-no-Kawachi forest, where the ancient trees twisted and groaned with age, there lived a legend that...
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