Q: What are the differences between Dracula and yokai? A: Well, Dracula is a literary character created by author Bram Stoker, but vampires are closer in essence to Japanese yokai because they ...

Kunio Yanagita, a scholar and folklorist who has been called the father of Japanese folklore studies, was born in this town of 20,000 people. The town has striking statues of Yokai ( supernatural ...

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.

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.

Long before the supernatural mermaid-like “yokai” shot ... adopted after taking Japanese citizenship. He is best remembered for his books about legends and ghost stories.

The films in the annual Japan Foundation Touring Film Programme will include the French-Japanese anime film Ghost Cat Anzu ... watch that brings the world of yokai (ghosts) to vibrant, charming ...