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 ...

Set during the chaotic Sengoku period, Nioh 2 plunges players into a dark, fantastical version of feudal Japan teeming with yokai (supernatural creatures) and legendary samurai. Players are in ...

In this episode, we pursue the shape-shifting trickster Mujina. This being associated with raccoon dogs is known on Niigata Prefecture's Sado Island as both human and animal, yokai and deity.

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Kadokawa Game Linkage has announced that it will release a Monster Hunter Wilds guide book in Japan on the same day Capcom releases the game worldwide on February 28, 2025. The Japanese book will ...

Kappa is an amphibian “yokai” mythical creature in Japanese folklore that carries water in the depression--or “dish”--on the top of its head. The surest way to beat a kappa in sumo is to ...

Take note of the main art exhibitions and cultural events in Florence. Don’t miss out on the best current and upcoming exhibits, from classic to modern and contemporary art. Romeing Firenze is an ...

MANILA, Philippines — The Japan Foundation ... The Dumpster Battle.” “Monster” and “Perfect Days” each picked up awards at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival. “Monster” is Cannes ...

Sato is believed to have written Japan’s first encyclopedia on “yokai” ghouls, hobgoblins and other supernatural creatures of Japanese folklore. After learning that the mermaid mummy was ...

AOMORI -- Towering "snow monster" ice-covered trees in ... crowding is expected if weather conditions remain favorable. (Japanese original by Junko Adachi, Aomori Bureau) ...