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 of the ferocious Ushioni, a Yokai with the hulking body of a bull and an ogre-like face. In certain regions of Ehime ...

FUKUI--Amabie, a folklore sea monster with the power to ... a U.S.-born illustrator living here started introducing Japanese ghouls and hobgoblins to the world while providing commentaries in ...

The installation was inspired by kodama, woodland spirits in Japanese folklore. The artist Ed Elliott says it is a way of "celebrating nature". Video journalist: Maddie Simpson Follow BBC ...

Ghost of Yotei could feature foxes with a darker, retaliatory side based on Japanese folklore. Disrespecting a fox in Japanese culture could lead to supernatural consequences, including illness or ...

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 ...