Yokai Were Kimono with Yōkai Designs Made Only for Display?
At first glance, kimono decorated with yōkai (Japanese supernatural beings) may look like purely decorative or ceremonia...
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Yokai Cats, Curses, and Consequences: The Folklore of Neko-oni
Cat Oni Skulls (Neko-oni)Edo period and later.Objects associated with folklore surrounding curses involving cats, reflec...
Yokai When Three Images Are Enough
Some images do not ask to be explained.They simply ask to be seen.This small Japanese picture book, created decades ago ...
Yokai Who Is This Red Monster? A Japanese Festival Called Setsubun
Once a year in Japan, people throw beans at a creature called “Oni” to chase away bad luck and welcome good fortune.Once...
Yokai Zashiki-warashi: The Invisible Child Who Lives with the House
1. Opening — A Story Still Told TodayIn Japan, there are places where people still speak quietly about someone who canno...
Yokai When Form Becomes Presence
Clay Figures, Spirits, and the Japanese Sense of “Too Real”These objects come from museums in Miyoshi City, Hiroshima, a...
Yokai The Old Man Mermaid of Kyoto: A Japanese Legend of Immortality
An Old Man Mermaid Preserved as a Ceremonial Dish, Once Kept by a Kyoto FamilyThis is not the mermaid most people imagin...