14 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 depths of winter, when snowflakes fell gently upon Kyoto's tiled roofs, a young merchant named Kaito dwelled in h...
Jul 8, 2026
In the depths of the moonless night, when the lanterns of the temple district flickered like fireflies, a young samurai...
Jul 8, 2026
In the mist-shrouded mountains above Kiso Village, there lived a woodcutter named Hiroji. He toiled from dawn till dusk,...
Jul 8, 2026
In the sleepy town of Shirakawa, where cherry blossoms bloomed in every corner and misty rain veiled the streets at dusk...
Jul 8, 2026
In the sleepy village of Tsuru no Sato, where cherry blossoms bloomed in silence under the moon's silver glow, there sto...
Jul 8, 2026
In a small village nestled in the mist-shrouded mountains, there lived a young woman named Emiko. She was known for her...
Jul 8, 2026
In the village of Hakone, nestled between the mist-shrouded peaks of the Fuji range, there lived an old man named Kaito....
Jul 8, 2026
In the depths of autumn, when the wind whispers secrets to the mountains, I chanced upon a village beset by darkness. Th...
Jul 8, 2026
In a village nestled between two great mountains, where cherry blossoms bloomed in pink abundance and autumn leaves rust...
Jul 8, 2026
Deep in the forest, where ancient cedars whispered secrets to one another, there lived an old traveler named Kaito. He h...
Jul 8, 2026
In the depths of Akakawa village, where the mountains pierced the sky and the rivers sang lullabies to the valleys below...
Jul 8, 2026
In the village of Kakamura, nestled between two great mountains, there stood an ancient temple dedicated to the venerati...
Jul 8, 2026
In the mist-shrouded village of Akakawa, where cherry blossoms bloomed in the dead of winter, there lived a young weaver...
Jul 8, 2026
In the depths of winter, when snowflakes danced around the torii gates of Kiyomizu Temple, a traveler named Kenji made h...
Jul 8, 2026
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