295 illustrated stories from Japanese folklore — 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 twilight hours, when shadows danced on the forest floor, a lone traveler stumbled upon a village nestled deep wit...
Jul 8, 2026
In the depths of autumn, when the wind whispers through the valleys and the trees don their crimson cloak, a humble merc...
Jul 8, 2026
In the depths of rural Akita, where mist-shrouded valleys whispered secrets to one another, there lived an elderly weave...
Jul 8, 2026
In the autumnal twilight, when the wind whispers secrets through desolate streets, there lived an old woman named O-ku....
Jul 8, 2026
In twilight's hush, where the ocean's sighs merged with the whispers of the wind, there lived a Shin in a cave hidden be...
Jul 8, 2026
In a forgotten valley, where the sun dipped into the horizon and painted the sky with hues of crimson and gold, there li...
Jul 8, 2026
In the depths of autumn's twilight, when cypress and maple leaves rustled in the faint breeze, Onmyōji Akira stood befor...
Jul 8, 2026
In twilight's hush, where cherry blossoms swayed like delicate fingers on the wind, a young priestess named Kiyomi wande...
Jul 8, 2026
In the heart of Shikoku's misty mountains, where the river Awa flows gentle as a maiden's song, there lived a Shibaten n...
Jul 8, 2026
In the mountainside village of Akakawa, where mist swirled around ancient pines and rice paddies shone like silver mirro...
Jul 8, 2026
In the heart of Seto, where the misty dawn crept over the hills, there lived a potter named Kaito. His hands had created...
Jul 8, 2026
In the forgotten corners of Nasu's mist-shrouded hills, where wildflowers whispered secrets to the wind, there stood an...
Jul 8, 2026
In the village of Katsuragi, where mist veiled the mountains and autumn leaves whispered secrets to the wind, there live...
Jul 8, 2026
Deep in the mountains of western Japan, where the sun dips into the valleys and paints the rocks with hues of crimson an...
Jul 8, 2026
In a time long past, when cherry blossoms still held their delicate petals in reverence for the gentle rains of spring,...
Jul 8, 2026
In the whispering winds that caressed the shores of Akashi, where sea and sky converged in a perpetual dance, there live...
Jul 8, 2026
In the mountains where the sun dipped into the valleys, there lived an ascetic named Kaito. For years, he had meditated...
Jul 8, 2026
In the mist-shrouded mountains of old, where wild boar roamed free and cedars pierced the sky, there lived a terror beyo...
Jul 8, 2026
In the twilight hour when sea and sky entwined, Samebito waded onto the shore of a forgotten village. His deep green-bla...
Jul 8, 2026
In the mist-shrouded hills of old Kaga Province, where the sacred mountains whispered secrets to the wind, there stood a...
Jul 8, 2026
In twilight's hush, where mist-shrouded mountains met the waters of old, there dwelled a creature feared by all who sail...
Jul 8, 2026
In the depths of Kyūshū's forests, where the moonlight filtering through the trees painted dappled shadows on the ground...
Jul 8, 2026
In the misty dawn, when dew-kissed rice fields sparkled like a thousand tiny mirrors, the villagers of Akakawa whispered...
Jul 8, 2026
In the misty hills of Akakawa village, where the cherry blossoms bloomed in silence, there lived a young woman named Emi...
Jul 8, 2026
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