Folktales
Illustrated yokai folktales
Panel-art retellings from Japanese folklore. Each tale lives on its creature’s page.
6 illustrated stories
Ubume
産女
Spirit
In the village of Akakawa, where the willow trees wept in the autumn breeze, there lived an old priest named Kaito. He t...
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Uma-no-ashi
馬の脚
Yokai
In the heart of Akakawa Forest, where the mist-shrouded mountains whispered secrets to the wind, travelers often spoke i...
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Umi-nyōbō
海女房
Yokai
In the mist-shrouded coves of Awa Province, where the waves caress the shore with a soothing melody, there lived a young...
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Umibōzu
海坊主
Yokai
In the village of Kurobayashi, where the sea met the shore in a soft caress, fishermen whispered tales of the Umibōzu's...
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Ungaikyō
雲外鏡
Yokai
In the twilight hours, when shadows danced upon the walls and the wind whispered secrets through the trees, a young monk...
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Ushi-oni
牛鬼
Yokai
In the misty coves of Sanuki's eastern shore, where the pines stood sentinel over the restless sea, there lived a fisher...
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