the most famous ryokan in the yokai world. There, you broker a deal with the handsome oni owner to work in exchange for room and board, and soon find yourself training under a friendly bakeneko ...

A participant at a cafe before the parade. This feline festival intertwines Halloween festivities with local culture, drawing both locals and tourists into the enchanting world of cats. (Reuters) ...

The annual Bakeneko Parade in Kagurazaka is one of the more curious Halloween-related events in Tokyo. Everyone is welcome; all you have to do is dress up as a cat and bring a feline attitude.

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 ...

An exhibition of Japanese artworks titled Yokai Parade: Supernatural Monsters from Japan opened at Alhamra Art Centre, The Mall, on Tuesday. The event was organised by The Japan Foundation, the ...

Cats have been an ever-present part of Japanese culture for hundreds of years: sometimes cherished as devoted protectors of Buddhist scriptures, other times feared as devious yokai (supernatural ...

Cats have been an ever-present part of Japanese culture for hundreds of years: sometimes cherished as devoted protectors of Buddhist scriptures, other times feared as devious yokai (supernatural ...

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 ...

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 ...