From the makers of Daimajin comes a trilogy of terror ripped from the pages of Japanese folklore, with ghosts and monsters from ancient myths and legends brought to ...

The world of yokai art: exploring the appeal of yokai / Koichi Yumoto -- Yokai and monsters / Daniel Sastre -- Ghost picture scroll (Obake emaki)-- The night parade of one hundred demons picture ...

Being in the dark can cause people to feel terrified, but it can also spark imagination. In Japanese folklore, yokai, or imaginary monsters, emerged at a time when the only light available at night ...

Three-eyed monsters, a serpent with eight heads, a monster cat, slimy fish creatures and a freaky bugged-eyed spider. Not to forget a kimono-clad woman with a stretchable head. The roster of folk ...

Halloween is a big deal in Japan, and theme parks across the country are jumping on the bandwagon with spooky events designed to lure thrill-seekers. Attractions like Osaka’s Universal Studios Japan ...

KYOTO--Beware the “yokai” ghouls and hobgoblins that prowl the boundary between the netherworld and the human world. Business operators here have seized on this legend of old Kyoto to ramp up ...

Though Japanese things have been a part of the American landscape for decades, its culture — and especially its traditional culture — has been largely misrepresented, filtered as they have been ...