Japanese scary stories are arguably some of the most frightening around the globe. Whether you're just getting into Japanese horror stories or you want more beyond the spine-chilling "Ringu" (リング) and "Ju-On" (呪怨) films, dive into these weird and spooky tales that will surely keep you up at night.
Halloween is coming up, and with the Frankenstorm on it's way, it's the perfect time to hunker down with some candles and blankets and a good ghost story. Maybe even get your friends together for a hyakumonogatari kaidankai ghost story telling party? If you're planning on telling any ghost stories this year, today's entry should
唐傘小僧 からかさこぞう Translation: paper umbrella priest boy Alternate names: kasa obake, karakasa obake Appearance: These silly looking yōkai are transformations of Chinese-style oiled-paper umbrellas. They have a single large eye, a long, protruding tongue, and either one or two legs upon which they hop around wildly. Behavior: Karakasa kozō are not particularly fearsome as far as yōkai go. Their
This is a gallery of 20 Japanese woodblock prints depicting yūrei (ghosts) and yōkai (monsters). Most of these were made in the 19th century. The name of each artist is listed below the respective …
We hope you don’t find yourself alone with any of these yurei and yokai.
Lafcadio Hearn, also known as Koizumi Yakumo, was a journalist best known for Kwaidan, his book of super-spooky Japanese ghost stories. Hearn’s ghost story “Mujina” appears in Kwa…
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A noppera-bō (のっぺら坊), or faceless ghost, is a legendary Japanese creature. Its appearance is that of a normal human being, except for its face, from which it can make the usual.
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I read the following, from someone in the Philippines with the snappy name of gHosTmAgneT_03 . It was the first time I had heard of a gh...
Amulets and Talismans from Japan. O-Mamori. Mingei Folk Art umbrella
Beware of the Yokai! an 8 page, seven illustration feature of Japanese mythical creatures appreared in Discovery Channel Magazine June/July 2009 issue. six yokais featured are: Kappa, Tengu, Tanuk
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Plenty of cultures around the globe feature all sorts of mythical creatures, but very few are as unique and creative as the mythical creatures of Japanese mythology.
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If you high key like when chills run down your spine, let us introduce to you Yūrei: the Japanese ghost that you wish you didn't know about.
Japanese Mythical Creatures, Ghosts, Ghouls & Where to Find Them on your next trip to Japan. You will find everything from Shinigami to Teke Teke.
The ukiyo-e tradition offers a glimpse into popular culture during the Edo Period (1603–1867). These “pictures of the floating world” were meant to amuse, depicting scenes of everyday life, culture, and literature. Great masters of woodblock printing and painting, such as Katsushika Hokusai,"u2026
Aoko Matsuda, author of "Where the Wild Ladies Are," shares her favorite spooky women of legend
The yurei are spooky Japanese ghosts trapped between earth and the afterlife. Learn the history, culture, and stories of the scariest yurei!
Artists are generally carefree, of sunny disposition, rarely given to dark or macabre thoughts. I don’t know if you knew that. But a few of them, at least, have created these fantastic images of ghosts found in the MIA collections. Some are more stereotypically Halloweeny than you’d expect to find in an art museum, others . . . Keep reading »
This is a gallery of 20 Japanese woodblock prints depicting yūrei (ghosts) and yōkai (monsters). Most of these were made in the 19th century. The name of each artist is listed below the respective …
