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Bookmark or Share- Kitsune - Yokai.comBehavior: There are two major variations of kitsune. Holy foxes are servants of the Shinto deity Inari, and Inari’s shrines are decorated with statues and images of these foxes. Legends tell of celestial foxes providing wisdom or service to good and pious humans.
- Introduction to Yōkai - Yokai.comYōkai, 妖怪, are strange, supernatural creatures and phenomena from Japanese folklore. The word is a combination of the characters 妖 (yō– attractive, bewitching, calamity) and 怪 (kai– mystery, wonder). Over the years, many different English words have been used as translations.
- Yokai.com | The Illustrated Database of Japanese FolkloreWelcome 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 based on Japanese sources including books, paintings, scrolls, prints, and oral tradition.
- Oni - Yokai.comHabitat: Hell; remote mountains, caves, islands, abandoned fortresses. Diet: omnivorous; especially livestock, humans, and alcohol. Appearance: Oni are one the greatest icons of Japanese folklore. They are large and scary, standing taller than the tallest man, and sometimes taller than trees.
- About This Site - Yokai.comYokai.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 . It is not the final authority on any particular yōkai or yōkai in general.
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