You can buy them at temples across Japan. They feature the image of ... Slit-Mouthed Woman (Kuchisake Onna) – The best known of modern yokai, Kuchisake Onna appearances arose in Gifu Prefecture ...

The Yokai Ubume was said to be a ghostly woman appearing at night, asking passersby to hold her child under threat of death. We examine how this terrifying figure came to be seen as a sympathetic one.

Saint Saturn, in particular, was revealed to be the Yokai named Gyuki. The Gyuki is a popular Yokai from Japanese folklore, and it is said to hold many intriguing powers. In particular, the Gyuki is ...

What do they want? The yokai send messages from the depths of forests, the darkness and the far corners of the ocean. Deities are not the only help the Japanese rely upon in times of distress and ...

He is best remembered for his books about legends ... in which he is set to introduce 100 types of sea-themed yokai. “Because Japan is an island nation, it has an abundance of sea-related ...

LAHORE: An exhibition of Japanese artworks titled Yokai Parade: Supernatural Monsters from Japan opened at Alhamra Art Centre, The Mall, on Tuesday. The event was organised by The Japan Foundation ...

Science SARU has produced a uniquely excitable and stylish anime with Dan Da Dan, exploring a popular trope with an ...

All of the various reboots of the franchise by having appearances by many of the same yōkai (a class of relatively low-ranking supernatural creatures in Japanese mythology) with similar character ...

One of the more recent addition to our best anime shows guide, the Netflix series Delicious in Dungeon is based on a a popular Japanese manga ... because he can see yokai, or spirits, that no ...

There is still time before Ghost of Yotei releases, so until then, here are some games to try while you wait for it.

LAHORE: The Japan Foundation’s highly anticipated exhibition, “Yokai Parade ... transformed into charming characters, now seen in popular culture like manga and anime, including “Demon ...

A Werewolf game-style social deduction adventure where you play as the landlord of an apartment and try to uncover the Yokai hiding among your residents. Not just a mystery adventure, this is a ...