The Yokai Ubume was said to be a ghostly woman appearing at night, asking passersby to hold her child under threat of death.

Many anime pay homage to Japanese folklore and Naruto is filled with characters inspired by these legends, such as the Sannin ...

A: Well, Dracula is a literary character created by author Bram Stoker, but vampires are closer in essence to Japanese yokai because they are from East European folklore. Yokai change their forms ...

Yokai are Japanese folkloric imaginary monsters such as demons, ghosts that have captivated people’s imaginations for centuries and has long been a part of Japanese folklore tales, embodying ...

FUKUI--Amabie, a folklore sea monster with the power ... 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 ...

One Piece's terrifying Five Elders have revealed themselves and their transformations, and they are each based on a Japanese yokai or another legendary beast from other countries' myths and folklore.

From September 23 to October 3, this remarkable showcase offers the public an immersive experience of Japan’s folklore, highlighting the enigmatic creatures known as Yokai—mysterious ...

In this episode of YOKAI: Exploring Hidden Japanese Folklore, we follow the cry of the Konakijiji, a Yokai that resembles an old man but with a voice like a weeping infant. It's said to lure ...