Illustrated yokai folktales

Shiryō

死霊

Ghost

In the twilight hours, when shadows danced on the forest floor, a lone traveler stumbled upon a village nestled deep wit...

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Shiro-uneri

白うねり

Tsukumogami

In the depths of autumn, when the wind whispers through the valleys and the trees don their crimson cloak, a humble merc...

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Shiro-bōzu

白坊主

Spirit

In the depths of rural Akita, where mist-shrouded valleys whispered secrets to one another, there lived an elderly weave...

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Shinigami

死神

God

In the autumnal twilight, when the wind whispers secrets through desolate streets, there lived an old woman named O-ku....

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Shin

蜃

Sea Spirit

In twilight's hush, where the ocean's sighs merged with the whispers of the wind, there lived a Shin in a cave hidden be...

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Shikome

醜女

Spirit

In a forgotten valley, where the sun dipped into the horizon and painted the sky with hues of crimson and gold, there li...

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Shikigami

式神

Spirit

In the depths of autumn's twilight, when cypress and maple leaves rustled in the faint breeze, Onmyōji Akira stood befor...

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Shiki-ōji

式王子

Spirit

In twilight's hush, where cherry blossoms swayed like delicate fingers on the wind, a young priestess named Kiyomi wande...

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Shibaten

Kappa

In the heart of Shikoku's misty mountains, where the river Awa flows gentle as a maiden's song, there lived a Shibaten n...

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Shachihoko

鯱

Mythical Creature

In the mountainside village of Akakawa, where mist swirled around ancient pines and rice paddies shone like silver mirro...

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Setotaishō

瀬戸大将

Tsukumogami

In the heart of Seto, where the misty dawn crept over the hills, there lived a potter named Kaito. His hands had created...

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Sesshō-seki

殺生石

Cursed Object

In the forgotten corners of Nasu's mist-shrouded hills, where wildflowers whispered secrets to the wind, there stood an...

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Senpoku-Kanpoku

せんぽくかんぽく

Spirit

In the village of Katsuragi, where mist veiled the mountains and autumn leaves whispered secrets to the wind, there live...

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Seko

セコ

Kappa

Deep in the mountains of western Japan, where the sun dips into the valleys and paints the rocks with hues of crimson an...

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Seiryū

青龍

Dragon

In a time long past, when cherry blossoms still held their delicate petals in reverence for the gentle rains of spring,...

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Sazae-oni

栄螺鬼

Yokai

In the whispering winds that caressed the shores of Akashi, where sea and sky converged in a perpetual dance, there live...

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Satori

覚

Yokai

In the mountains where the sun dipped into the valleys, there lived an ascetic named Kaito. For years, he had meditated...

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Sarugami

猿神

Yokai

In the mist-shrouded mountains of old, where wild boar roamed free and cedars pierced the sky, there lived a terror beyo...

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Samebito

鮫人

Yokai

In the twilight hour when sea and sky entwined, Samebito waded onto the shore of a forgotten village. His deep green-bla...

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Sakabashira

逆柱

Yokai

In the mist-shrouded hills of old Kaga Province, where the sacred mountains whispered secrets to the wind, there stood a...

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Sa Gojō

沙悟浄

Yokai

In twilight's hush, where mist-shrouded mountains met the waters of old, there dwelled a creature feared by all who sail...

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Sagari

さがり

Yokai

In the depths of Kyūshū's forests, where the moonlight filtering through the trees painted dappled shadows on the ground...

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Ryū

竜

Dragon

In the misty dawn, when dew-kissed rice fields sparkled like a thousand tiny mirrors, the villagers of Akakawa whispered...

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Rokurokubi

ろくろ首

Yokai

In the misty hills of Akakawa village, where the cherry blossoms bloomed in silence, there lived a young woman named Emi...

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