I wanted to make a point of placing the monsters within the daily life of Tokyo,” says the photographer Tess Ayano, who spent ...

For the Japanese, summer is when the border between the real world and the spirit world becomes weak, and the legendary yōkai can walk among the living. The yōkai are a complex amalgamation of ...

The enchanting beasts of myth and folklore From the fire-breathing dragons of Europe to the shape-shifting kitsune of Japan, mythical creatures have captivated human imagination for centuries. These ...