For locally based yokai, the artist incorporated notable buildings and plants from their home turf for the background art. He also featured the Tojinbo cliffs in Fukui Prefecture, the Kenrokuen ...

Japan-based illustrator Matthew Meyer has drawn over 500 varieties of yokai―supernatural creatures from Japanese folklore. We ask him about his fascination with the phenomenon of yokai.

In this episode of YOKAI: Exploring Japanese Folklore, we track down the legend of the ferocious Ushioni, a Yokai with the hulking body of a bull and an ogre-like face.

Using Hyogo Prefecture’s subsidy and the hometown tax payment system, the municipal government will install its 22nd yokai bench, a lively trick art attraction and new playground equipment ...

Games like The Wandering Village and Spiritfarer draw inspiration from Ghibli's art and storytelling. Titles like Yokai Inn and Rogue Spirit are directly influenced by specific Ghibli films ...