Welcome to Yokai.com, the illustrated database of Japanese folklore. This is an illustrated encyclopedia featuring ghosts, monsters, and legendary figures from Japan. All of the entries on this site are …

Depending on who you’re talking to, specific creatures may or may not be classified as yokai. Are ghosts yōkai? Are oni yōkai? Can good spirits be yōkai or are they only evil spirits? Are kami yōkai? Does …

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Yokai.com opened in 2013 and has been growing steadily since then. This website is intended as an introduction to the supernatural creatures and phenomena of Japanese folklore known as yōkai.

大百足 おおむかで Translation: giant centipede Habitat: mountains and caves; any dark and humid place big enough to hold it Diet: carnivorous C RITICAL WEAKNESS: human saliva Appearance: …

口裂け女 くちさけおんな Translation: slit-mouthed woman Habitat: dimly-lit streets and alleys Diet: none; though enjoys hard candy Appearance: The kuchisake onna is the ghost of a woman who was …

化け猫 ばけねこ Translation: monster cat, ghost cat Habitat: towns and cities Diet: carnivorous; fish, birds, small animals, and occasionally humans Appearance: Cats, feral and domestic, are all over …

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Appearance: The nue is one of the oldest yokai recorded, having its first appearance in the Kojiki (712 CE), an account of the early histories of Japan. It also appears in the Heian-period encyclopedia …

龍神 りゅうじん Translation: dragon god Appearance: Ryūjin are powerful dragons who rule over bodies of water and serve as tutelary deities of those places. Ryūjin can refer to any dragon that is …