Japanese mythology
Out of the shadows: yōkai in postwar Japanese culture
In our previous blog, we discovered the mysterious origins of yōkai – the mischievous and, at times, malevolent creatures and apparitions that have long roamed the shadowlands of Japanese folklore....
In the realm of the unseen: monsters of Japanese mythology
If you’ve ever seen a film by Hayao Miyazaki or played a certain cult Japanese beast-collecting game, you’ve probably come into contact with the influence of the yōkai – the mischievous and, someti...