Illustrated yokai folktales

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Kirin

麒麟

Yokai

In a time long past, when the sun dipped into the mountains and painted the sky with hues of crimson and gold, the villa...

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Kijo

鬼女

Yokai

In the misty mountains that shrouded the old village of Kiyomizu, there lived a young woman named Emiko. She was as love...

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Kijimunaa

キジムナー

Yokai

In the heart of the ancient forest of Nakijin, where the sunlight filtering through the leaves created dappled patterns...

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Keukegen

毛羽毛現

Yokai

In the depths of winter, when the snowdrifts reached the eaves and the wind howled through the streets like a chorus of...

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Kesaran-pasaran

ケサランパサラン

Yokai

In the depths of winter's chill, when snowflakes danced in the streets of Akakawa village, an elderly woman named Otohim...

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Kerakera-onna

けらけら女

Yokai

In the depths of winter, when the nights were longest and the moon hung low in the sky, the villagers of Akakawa would h...

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Kawatarō

川太郎

Kappa

In the depths of summer, when the sun beats down upon the rice fields and the river's waters seem to shimmer with heat h...

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Kawa-zaru

川猿

Yokai

In a rural valley where the river Nakagawa flowed gently to the sea, there lived a family of farmers who tilled the land...

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Kawa-uso

川獺

Yokai

In the misty dawn, when the water's edge was still and the villagers slept, a lone figure emerged from the river's depth...

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