Japanese folklore has been a mainstay in anime for ... to name-dropping the Loch Ness Monster; Dandadan is no stranger to mixing and matching myths and legends from all over.

A Japanese feudal-era folklore sea monster with the power to fend off plagues has gone viral as the world continues to grapple with the COVID-19 pandemic. People in countries as far away as Italy ...

FUKUI--Amabie, a folklore sea monster with the power to ... and he came up with the idea of drawing Japanese monsters during the Halloween season in October that year. “I learned there were ...

It’s easy to be swept up by the sublime beauty of an Ichiko Aoba song: Her crystalline voice and classical guitar are ...

Japan-based illustrator Matthew Meyer has drawn over 500 varieties of yokai―supernatural creatures from Japanese folklore. We ask him about his fascination with the phenomenon of yokai.

Following her acclaimed Windswept Adan, Japanese chamber-folk artist Ichiko Aoba pulls you deeper into her evocative ocean of ...

Japanese folk artist Ichiko Aoba released the highly anticipated “Luminescent Creatures.” This effort comes after her lauded 2020 album “Windswept Adan” and the soundtrack to the film ...