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 village of Akakawa, where the sea whispered secrets to the wind, there lived an old fisherman named Kaito. His ey...
Jul 8, 2026
In the misty dawn of spring, when cherry blossoms still clung to their branches, Taro's family prepared for the new harv...
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 a mist-shrouded village nestled between two great mountains, there lived an elderly kitsune-tsukai named Kaito. His e...
Jul 8, 2026
In the fleeting summer breeze that rustled through the bamboo groves, whispers spread of a ghostly apparition seen lurki...
Jul 8, 2026
In the sleepy village of Yagumo, where cherry blossoms bloomed on the edge of town and the mountains whispered secrets t...
Jul 8, 2026
In the depths of the forest, where the sunlight filtering through the canopy above created dappled shadows on the forest...
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Deep within the heart of Amanohashidate's ancient forest, where the whispering leaves and soft rustling of branches seem...
Jul 8, 2026
In the depths of Awa Province's ancient forests, where mist-shrouded valleys whispered secrets to the wind, there lived...
Jul 8, 2026
In the quiet hours before dawn, when the moon's silver glow still lingered on the mist-shrouded mountains, two companion...
Jul 8, 2026
In the misty mountains of Kiso, where the forests whispered secrets to the wind, there lived a young mother named Hiroko...
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In the depths of Aokigahara's forest, where mist-shrouded mountains whispered secrets to the wind, there lived a Kodama...
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In the mist-shrouded mountains of Wakayama, where the Dōjō-ji temple stands watch over the valley below, there lived a y...
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In a village nestled between two great rivers, there lived a young woman named Kiyomi. Her family had long been known fo...
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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 time long past, when the sun dipped into the mountains and painted the sky with hues of crimson and gold, the villa...
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In the misty mountains that shrouded the old village of Kiyomizu, there lived a young woman named Emiko. She was as love...
Jul 8, 2026
In the heart of the ancient forest of Nakijin, where the sunlight filtering through the leaves created dappled patterns...
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In the depths of winter, when the snowdrifts reached the eaves and the wind howled through the streets like a chorus of...
Jul 8, 2026
In the depths of winter's chill, when snowflakes danced in the streets of Akakawa village, an elderly woman named Otohim...
Jul 8, 2026
In the depths of winter, when the nights were longest and the moon hung low in the sky, the villagers of Akakawa would h...
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In the depths of summer, when the sun beats down upon the rice fields and the river's waters seem to shimmer with heat h...
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In a rural valley where the river Nakagawa flowed gently to the sea, there lived a family of farmers who tilled the land...
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In the misty dawn, when the water's edge was still and the villagers slept, a lone figure emerged from the river's depth...
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