The Yōkai drawings inspired the Impressionist artists as well as the cartoons and video games that we interact with today. Read more here.

Dandadan merges Japanese mythology with urban legends in a fresh way, blurring the lines between spirits, aliens, and yokai. Turbo Granny is inspired by Japan's cryptid lore and possesses ...

In this episode of YOKAI: Exploring Japanese Folklore, we track down the legend ... this imposing Yokai has come to be regarded as a guardian spirit watching over the local people.

In Japanese folklore, the child-sized Kappa, or ‘river child’ occasionally jumps out of its watery lair to pull pranks, as well as attacking women. Some tales even claim the Kappa pulls people ...

Central to this maritime community is the Miho Shrine, which is dedicated to the deity Ebisu, the god of fishermen and prosperity in Japan mythology ... of iron and the spirits of the mountains ...

Producer Yamamoto Teruhisa, known for the Oscar-winning "Drive My Car," is backing 'White Flowers and Fruits,' the debut ...