AYAKASHI~Interesting Japanese Y?kai: Demons and Monsters~

Specter

Yôkai frighten people.
but, sometimes they are lovely.
Yôkai have mysterious power,
And they do bad things and good things.
There are many kinds of Yôkai.
Nobody knows for sure whether Yôkai really exist.
But Yôkai are very mysterious things.

The History of Yôkai

In old Japan, people often attributed strange phenomenon to Yôkai.
Yôkai are even discussed in “Makura no Soushi”, a famous book written over 1000 years ago.
It has been said that people in the Edo period devised many Yôkai.

Where Yôkai live

Yôkai live wherever there are people,
in all ages and lands.
Yôkai exist near houses, mountains and valleys, in rivers and in the sea,
as well as many other places.
There may be Yôkai living near you!

Yôkai & Humans

Writers and storytellers devised many Yôkai in the Edo period.
At that time, the Yôkai was often made to look friendly.
People made Yôkai illustrated books and
toys for both children and common people.

Design Tetsuo Hayashi
Coding Yuya Kato
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