44 Yōkai Images That Illustrate The Weird, Wonderful, And Sometimes Wacky World Of Japanese Folklore
Yōkai are supernatural beings like kappas, demons, and even haunted household objects that have appeared in Japanese art and folklore for centuries. It ’s unmanageable to define yōkai in simple terms . loosely , yōkai are creatures from Nipponese folklore . They are wide wide-ranging in both appearance and nature , ranging from household objects come to life to demonic , ogre - corresponding creatures . But unlike many creatures of westerly folklore — say , abansheeor awendigo — yōkai often miss specificity in their depictions ....