The first installment in his encyclopedia series, titled “The Night Parade of One Hundred Demons,” was ... Meyer feels the yokai craze continues to grow outside Japan. He organized autograph ...

In this episode of YOKAI: Exploring Japanese Folklore, we track down the legend of the ferocious Ushioni, a Yokai with the hulking body of a bull and an ogre-like face. In certain regions of Ehime ...

According to folklore, the Suzaku-mon gate of the old capital of Heiankyo was haunted by an “oni” demon, while a spider ... “Like samurai and ninja, the Japanese word yokai is widely ...

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 ...