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

Urban legends anime has a long history of adapting Japanese urban myths and folktales into shows that fuse horror, mystery, and the supernatural. Many anime series draw from ancient paranormal ...

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 ...

hobgoblins and other supernatural creatures of Japanese folklore. After learning that the mermaid mummy was housed at Enjuin, Kinoshita sounded out officials at the temple and the university to ...

Junji Ito is one of the most renowned horror manga artists around, and his works come to life in Dead by Daylight's latest ...

The decoration often depicts characters from Japanese folklore or have some religious or symbolic meaning. This kite depicts Sasaki Takatsuna, a samurai commander in the Genpei War (1180-1185 CE).

The Orochi, named for an eight-headed serpent out of Japanese folklore, first appeared as a 2001 concept car, and from the looks of things, the production vehicle stays very true to the concept.

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 ...