a Yokai with the hulking body of a bull and an ogre-like face. In certain regions of Ehime Prefecture, this imposing Yokai has come to be regarded as a guardian spirit watching over the local people.

Long before the supernatural mermaid-like “yokai” shot to fame ... He continued: “When I look into one yokai, I find three or four more of them. I feel elated each time.

a Yokai that resembles an old man but with a voice like a weeping infant. It's said to lure passersby into lifting it up, then suddenly become so heavy that it crushes them to death. By traveling ...