Here are just a few more tales from Japanese folklore of demons, ghosts, and other spirits you don’t want to mess with. Kiyohime was a young woman scorned by her lover, a monk named Anchin ...

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

Whether it’s a myth from classic Japanese folklore or a more contemporary urban ... ally during her introductory arc is the Earthbound Spirit Crab, a massive crab-like spirit who holds the ...

a dragon-serpent spirit and divine messenger of Japan’s mythical founder Ōkuninushi. Hirafuji has frequently travelled to Izumo in a desire to visit sites connected to Japanese mythology ...

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 ...

Yamishibai: Japanese Ghost Stories (Image via ILCA ... each chilling tale borrows from the vast folklore surrounding spirits rooted in familiar locales seeking justice or unfinished business ...

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.

Noragami blends Shinto mythology with modern-day Japanese high school life ... Fate franchise features young mages paired with the spirits of legendary warriors like Hercules, King Arthur ...

Mythology of Cube will launch for PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Switch, and PC via Steam on January 30, Gravity Game Arise announced. It will support ...

Eric Khoo's Yōkai - le monde des esprits is an ambitious and singular film in which Claire's spiritual journey is interwoven with Japanese folklore. This blend of fantasy, drama and visual poetry ...