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 spring's awakening, when cherry blossoms first began to unfurl, a young traveler named Kaito chanced up...
Jul 8, 2026
In the village nestled between two great rivers, there lived a young woman named Emiko. She was a weaver of exquisite be...
Jul 8, 2026
In the depths of winter's chill, when darkness fell like a shroud over the villages, there lived a young woman named Emi...
Jul 8, 2026
In the depths of winter, when snowflakes danced in the village's streets and fireplace smoke swirled in the air, rumors...
Jul 8, 2026
In the autumn of the year when leaves rustled with an otherworldly voice, a young monk named Kaito tended to the cremati...
Jul 8, 2026
In the village of Shinoda, where cherry blossoms bloomed in the misty dawn, there lived an old man named Kaito. He was k...
Jul 8, 2026
In the mist-shrouded mountains of Akakawa, where the air is sweet with the scent of cherry blossoms and the sound of win...
Jul 8, 2026
In the depths of winter, when the misty veil of dawn still lingered over the river, a young apprentice fisherman named K...
Jul 8, 2026
In a small village nestled between two great mountains, there lived a young merchant named Kaito. He was known for his h...
Jul 8, 2026
In the depths of winter, when snowflakes danced outside the windows and the air was crisp with the scent of woodsmoke, i...
Jul 8, 2026
In the lantern-lit streets of Edo's pleasure quarter, where geishas with kimonos as red as cherry blossoms strolled unde...
Jul 8, 2026
In the village of Ashikaga, where the cherry blossoms bloomed like pink and white silk, there lived an elderly potter na...
Jul 8, 2026
In the mist-shrouded mountains of Akakawa, where the wind whispers secrets to the trees, there lived an elderly woodcutt...
Jul 8, 2026
In the mist-shrouded valleys of our mountains, where the rivers wind and twist like living serpents, there dwelled a Kah...
Jul 8, 2026
In the village of Akakawa, where cherry blossoms bloomed in profusion and willows wept for the seasons' passage, there s...
Jul 8, 2026
In the twilight hours, when shadows stretched long and dark across the mountainside, I chanced upon a village shrouded i...
Jul 8, 2026
In the mist-shrouded mountains of Izu, where the roar of the Jōren Falls echoed through the valleys, there lived a beaut...
Jul 8, 2026
In the depths of the Inland Sea, where the sunlight barely reaches, the Jishin-namazu stirred its massive body. The eart...
Jul 8, 2026
In the depths of winter, when snowflakes danced in the city's alleys, a lone figure wandered the streets under the pale...
Jul 8, 2026
In the heart of a mist-shrouded valley, where the morning sun struggled to penetrate the grey veil, there stood an ancie...
Jul 8, 2026
In the depths of rural mountains, where mist-shrouded villages whispered secrets to the wind, there lived a young monk n...
Jul 8, 2026
In the depths of autumn's haze, when sunlight filtered through cherry blossoms like bloodstained fingers, a hospital on...
Jul 8, 2026
In the twilight hours, when the fireflies danced around the lanterns of the humble inn, a traveler named Kaito settled i...
Jul 8, 2026
In a valley nestled between the mountains, where the wind whispers secrets to the trees, there lived an elderly woman kn...
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