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.

土蜘蛛 つちぐも Translation: ground spider Alternate names: yatsukahagi, ōgumo (“giant spider”) Habitat: rural areas, mountains, forests, and caves Diet: humans, animals; anything that it can trap …

髪切り かみきり Translation: hair cutter Habitat: urban areas, dark alleys, toilets, bedrooms Diet: human hair Appearance: Kamikiri are a kind of magical arthropod, with a scissor-like beak and hands like …

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 …

Appearance: The nodeppō is an animal yokai which lives in northern Japan, deep in forested mountain valleys. Nodeppō resemble flying squirrels, but are actually born from an animal called a mami, …

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 …

伸上り のびあがり Translation: stretching up Alternate names: nobiagari nyūdō, mikoshi nyūdō, miage nyūdō Habitat: bamboo forests Diet: unknown, but includes people Appearance: Nobiagari are …