The Kappa is one of Japan’s most infamous mythical creatures—both mischievous and terrifying. Known for its love of cucumbers ...

In Japan and throughout the world, snakes are prominent characters in mythology, from menacing creatures to guardian deities to awe-inspiring symbols of transformation and rebirth. The earliest ...

Fukusaki (福崎町) is a town located in Hyogo Prefecture, Japan. Kunio Yanagita, a scholar and folklorist who has been called the ...

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 is a parfait, named after the “kappa,” a water goblin in Japanese folklore that appears in Koizumi’s work. This tasty kappa has a head of green tea ice cream, eyes of yokan sweet bean ...

Hundreds of years ago, our understanding of the sea was even more limited. Sailors came across many strange creatures, which ...

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.