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

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 ...

This anime has all the makings of a classic urban legends anime filled with death, disappearances, and terrifying creatures inspired ... tales rooted in Japan's rich folklore.

It might be a long shot, but Ghost of Yotei could show an entirely different side of one of Ghost of Tsushima's most iconic ...

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 ...

In this episode of YOKAI: Exploring Hidden Japanese Folklore, we journey to the Shima ... Dylan Foster gets beneath the surface of the creature.

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.