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.

In this episode of YOKAI: Exploring Hidden Japanese Folklore, we follow the cry of the Konakijiji, a Yokai that resembles an old man but with a voice like a weeping infant.

Ranging from one to five feet tall, Haniwa were said to give the deceased’s soul a physical container to reside in as the body decayed after death, protecting it from predatory yokai.

A film festival showcasing 30 classic “tokusatsu” live-action special effects movies produced by Daiei Film is now showing in Tokyo. They include monster and horror movies such as “Yokai ...

Long before the supernatural mermaid-like “yokai” shot to fame, however, a U.S.-born illustrator living here started introducing Japanese ghouls and hobgoblins to the world while providing ...