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Tankororin
Yokai

Tankororin (たんころりん)

An eerie yokai formed from an unharvested persimmon left to rot, glowing faintly and rolling across roads to spook trave...

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473

Eritate-goromo
Yokai

Eritate-goromo (襟立衣)

The mystical robes worn by Sōjōbō, the tengu king of Mount Kurama, believed to grant supernatural speed and invisibility...

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472

Sorobanbōzu
Spirit

Sorobanbōzu (算盤坊主)

Sorobanbōzu is a ghostly monk who appears at night with an abacus, making eerie counting sounds in darkened buildings.

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470

Soraki-gaeshi
Phenomenon

Soraki-gaeshi (空木返し)

Soraki-gaeshi is an eerie auditory yokai event where the sound of trees being felled echoes through the forest, but no e...

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469

Konaki-Jijii
Yokai

Konaki-Jijii (子泣き爺)

A deceptive spirit that appears as a crying child or old man. When picked up, it becomes unbearably heavy and crushes th...

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463

Hairy Kappa
Kappa

Hairy Kappa (毛河童)

Hairy kappa variants in Japanese folklore — from the Hyōsube of Kyushu to the Garappa of Kagoshima. Shaggy water spirits...

Kawatarō
Kappa

Kawatarō (川太郎)

An Edo-period alternate name for the kappa — the river child of Japanese mythology, used in classical texts and folklore...

Japanese Culture Network

Japanese Wood Joints

Ancient joinery techniques of Japanese master craftsmen

ShrinePuzzle

Directory of Japanese board games and traditional games

Kohibou

Japanese coffee culture — kissaten, third wave and brewing guides

E2Japan

Explore Japan's landmarks, shrines and hidden locations

The 725 Club

SNES and Super Famicom collection tracker

Spaceship Adventures

Hoshi no Isan — a Japanese-aesthetic space RPG in development

Japan In Pixels

A pixel art map of Japanese culture — coming 2027

CSSKitsune

Japanese-aesthetic design tokens & AI-ready UI prompts