YOKAI PEDIA
Yokaipedia
Click a yokai to read its legend on its Yokaipedia page.
ENTRIES 15
Kamaitachi
THE SICKLE WEASEL
Riding a whirlwind, it slashes past with sickle-like claws in the blink of an eye.
Keukegen
THE HAIRY RARITY
A house yokai covered head to toe in fur — and almost never seen.
Tofu-kozo
THE TOFU BOY
A beloved yokai in a big straw hat who carries a block of tofu — and does nothing else.
Yoko
THE FOX SPIRIT
A fox that has gained mystic powers with age — free to trick people, or to protect them.
Yurei
THE GHOST
A soul that lingers in this world with unfinished business, swaying beneath the willow.
Yuki-onna
THE SNOW WOMAN
A pale, beautiful spirit of the snow who appears on blizzard nights.
Zashiki-warashi
THE PARLOR CHILD
A child guardian spirit who lives in old houses. Meeting one brings good fortune.
Namahage
THE VISITING DEITY
"Any crybabies here?" A visiting deity who comes to scold laziness.
Onibaba
THE DEMON HAG
A terrifying yet tragic old woman who lives in a lonely house on the Adachigahara moor.
Gashadokuro
THE GIANT SKELETON
A giant skeleton that roams the fields at night, chattering its teeth.
Daidarabotchi
THE LAND-MAKING GIANT
A colossal giant who heaped up mountains and left lakes as footprints.
Ippon-datara
THE ONE-LEGGED SPIRIT
A one-legged mountain yokai who appears on a pass just one day a year.
Nopperabo
THE FACELESS GHOST
A yokai with a smooth, blank face — no eyes, no nose, no mouth.
Rokurokubi
THE LONG-NECKED WOMAN
A yokai whose neck stretches out at night. By day, she looks like anyone else.
Kappa
THE RIVER IMP
A water yokai of rivers and ponds. Spill the water from the dish on its head, and it loses its strength.