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 depths of summer, when the air hung heavy with the scent of blooming yamabuki and the sun beat down upon the eart...
Jul 8, 2026
In the village of Akakawa, nestled between two great mountains, there lived a young apprentice blacksmith named Kaito. H...
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
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 village of Kakamura, nestled between two great mountains, there stood an ancient temple dedicated to the venerati...
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
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 a village nestled between two great mountains, where cherry blossoms bloomed in pink abundance and autumn leaves rust...
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 sleepy village of Tsuru no Sato, where cherry blossoms bloomed in silence under the moon's silver glow, there sto...
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 depths of the moonless night, when the lanterns of the temple district flickered like fireflies, a young samurai...
Jul 8, 2026
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 a small village nestled between two great mountains, there lived an elderly Buddhist apothecary named Kaito-san. He w...
Jul 8, 2026
In the twilight hours, when shadows danced upon the mountain paths, a lone traveler named Kaito made his way through the...
Jul 8, 2026
In the village of Shinmachi, where the misty dawn crept over the thatched roofs, there lived an old man named Kaito. His...
Jul 8, 2026
In the quiet hours before dawn, when mist veiled the riverbanks and the sea's distant growl was the only sound, a fisher...
Jul 8, 2026
In the mist-shrouded hills of Okayama, where the air was alive with the whispers of ancestral spirits, there lived a fam...
Jul 8, 2026
In the depths of winter's chill, when snowdrifts shrouded the forgotten village of Kakure, a lone traveler stumbled upon...
Jul 8, 2026
In a small village nestled between two great mountains, there lived a humble rice merchant named Kaito. He was known for...
Jul 8, 2026
In the depths of autumn, when the moon dipped low in the sky and darkness crept over the villages, the people whispered...
Jul 8, 2026
In the mist-shrouded mountains of Awa, where the trees twisted and gnarled like withered fingers, there lived an old woo...
Jul 8, 2026
In the village of Akakawa, where the misty mountains met the winding river, there lived an old man named Kaito. He was a...
Jul 8, 2026
In the mountains where the misty veil never lifts, there lived a lone traveler named Kaito. He was on his way to visit t...
Jul 8, 2026
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