Fukusaki (福崎町) is a town located in Hyogo Prefecture, Japan. Kunio Yanagita, a scholar and folklorist who has been called the father of Japanese folklore studies, was born in this town of 20,000 ...

In this episode of YOKAI: Exploring Japanese Folklore ... this imposing Yokai has come to be regarded as a guardian spirit watching over the local people. Yokai researcher Michael Dylan Foster ...

The first installment in his encyclopedia series, titled “The Night Parade of One Hundred Demons ... only yokai, but also origami, “shoji” paper screen doors and other forms of Japanese ...

In this episode of YOKAI: Exploring Hidden Japanese Folklore, we journey to the Shima Peninsula of Mie Prefecture, where legend tells of the Tomokazuki. When shell divers descended into the ocean ...

Dandadan merges Japanese mythology with urban legends in a fresh way, blurring the lines between spirits, aliens, and yokai. Turbo Granny is inspired by Japan's cryptid lore and possesses ...

Eric Khoo's Yōkai - le monde des esprits is an ambitious and singular film in which Claire's spiritual journey is interwoven with Japanese folklore. This blend of fantasy, drama and visual poetry ...