The roster of folk horror creatures from ancient times is a grotesque - yet intriguing - one at Yokai Parade: Supernatural Monsters From Japan, an art exhibition on Japanese folk culture.

Japan could be said to be a country of yokai (ghosts). Often called goblins in English, yokai are much more varied than that poor translation suggests. These folklore beasties, like European fairies, ...

Director Yasunori Ichinose explains how the art team was inspired by ghosts and spirits of Japanese folklore, or yokai, for the design of Rise’s new monsters. Furthermore, The Rampage – a ...

Ganso and Yokai Watch 2: Honke, launched in Japan today. Famitsu was on the scene outside Biccamera in Toshima, Tokyo’s Ikebukuro district. Shinuchi went on sale from 8:00 a.m. at most stores ...

In Japan, there exists a folklore that is every bit its own. Ancient history and modern calamities have cultivated a national obsession with menacing creatures. The photographer Tess Ayano, spent a ...

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, a Japanese manga series first published in 2016, has quickly become one of the most successful media franchises to date. The story follows teenage Tanjiro Kamado ...

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 ...