11 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 misty veil that shrouded the waters off Kōchi's rocky shores, a lone fisherman named Hiroki ventured out into the...
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 quiet hours of dusk, when the sun's warmth had surrendered to the night's gentle breeze, the Okada household woul...
Jul 8, 2026
In a village nestled in the heart of the mountains, where cherry blossoms bloomed for but a fleeting moment each spring,...
Jul 8, 2026
In the mist-shrouded mountains of Iyo Province, where the wind whispers secrets to the trees, there lived an old woman n...
Jul 8, 2026
In the village of Akakawa, nestled deep in the mountains of Shizuoka Prefecture, there lived an old woman named O-Kazuko...
Jul 8, 2026
In a small village nestled between two great mountains, there lived a young apprentice named Kaito. He was tasked with c...
Jul 8, 2026
In the misty hills of rural Wakayama, where cherry blossoms whispered secrets to the wind, there lived an old man named...
Jul 8, 2026
In the misty hills of Gunma's mountainside, where cherry blossoms bloomed in the spring and autumn leaves rustled with g...
Jul 8, 2026
In twilight's hush, where trees stood sentinel along the forest's edge, there lived an old man named Kaito. He was a rec...
Jul 8, 2026
In the realm of Akakawa, where the sun dips into the horizon and paints the sky with hues of crimson and gold, there liv...
Jul 8, 2026
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