This being associated with raccoon dogs is known on Niigata Prefecture's Sado Island as both human and animal, yokai and deity. Listening to accounts of a Mujina's trickery on Sado Island ...

FUKUSAKI, Hyogo Prefecture--In the hometown of famed folklorist Kunio Yanagita, a female spirit with a monstrous secret has joined the “yokai” ghouls and hobgoblins that await tourists brave ...

Yokai, also known as mononoke, and other spiritual beings: They are frightening when they suddenly appear, but can also be charming and rather cute. Why do they appear? What do they want?

More interesting is the new concept trailer released for the next phase of the Yokai Watch franchise, although curiously the new title is dropping the Yokai Watch name altogether. It’s called ...

Then take the train on to Mihara (36 minutes), where you’ll catch the fast ferry to Ikuchi island (25 minutes) and stay at the exquisite ryokan Azumi Setoda (azumi.co/setoda; double rooms from ...

One day, a mysterious event suddenly occurred. For some reason, Jibanyan's favorite sweet: Chocobars, and Komasan's favorite: soft-serve ice cream, began to disappear from this world one after ...