7 illustrated stories matching your filters — each with panel art and a full retelling on the creature’s page. New tales are added as we publish them. Browse the A–Z directory or take the yokai quiz.
In the village nestled between two great mountains, where cherry blossoms bloomed in every corner and koi swam in the qu...
Jul 8, 2026
In the depths of rural Japan, where mist-shrouded valleys met the whispering woods, there lived an elderly cat breeder n...
Jul 8, 2026
In the villages nestled between the mist-shrouded mountains and the rice paddies of old Kiso, there lived a farmer named...
Jul 8, 2026
In the mist-shrouded mountains, where cedar trees whispered secrets to the wind, there lived a young hunter named Kaito....
Jul 8, 2026
In a village nestled between the mist-shrouded hills of Shikoku, where the wind whispers secrets to the trees, there liv...
Jul 8, 2026
In the village of Kurohime, where cherry blossoms bloomed in every corner and the night air carried the scent of incense...
Jul 8, 2026
In the village nestled at the foot of the misty mountain, there lived an elderly woodcarver named Kaito. For years, he h...
Jul 8, 2026
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