Japanese Folklore Gallery
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The Haishaku is a microscopic Yokai that is found living in people’s noses. The Haishaku is a Yokai
Illustration from Iwaya Sazanami’s Koganemaru the Dog by Shotaro Honda (1938)
Be wary of the vengeful Tengu, young Samurai…
evartandadam: Inktober Day 8: The Red Ribbon If you remove the red ribbon from around her neck, her
Kawanabe Kyōsai aka Kyōsai Kawanabe aka 河鍋 暁斎 (Japanese, 1831-1889, b. Koga, Japan) - Skeleton Shami
Nozomi Tanaka aka Tanaka Nozomi aka 田中望 (Japanese, b. 1989, Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, b
tei-mei:二口女 絵本百物語 奇談集 竹原春泉 Takehara Shunsen (竹原春泉) — Futakuchi-onna (二口女) (The Woman with Two Mout
setzeri:My rendition of Kiyohime from Japanese folklore. Tragic character.
Illustration from a vintage Japanese Yōkai book, depicting the Kappa, or “river-child”.
Fending off a Kappa attack with fartsBy Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, 19th century.
Tumblr | Pixiv | deviantArtTaking a break from drawing yokai for my school art project to draw&helli
The Aosagibi is a heron-like Yokai found in Japan. The Aosagibi is described as a Black-Crowned Nigh
Tomioka Eisen aka 富岡 永洗 aka Tomioka Hidetaro aka Eisen Tomioka (Japanese, 1864-1905, b. Nagano Prefe
From a Japanese monster scroll. Edo period (18th/19th century).A monster with an eye in the back of
From a Japanese monster scroll. Edo period (18th/19th century).A hairy kissing creature.
Usui Matagorô Kills a Giant Ape in the Mountains of Hida.By Utagawa Kuniyoshi, circa 1835.
From a Japanese monster scroll. Edo period (18th/19th century).A snow ghost who appears at night.
Hyakki Yagyō. (Night Parade of One Hundred Demons.) Various artists, 18th century.
talesfromweirdland:Nurikabe, a spirit from Japanese folklore. The creature disguises itself as a wal
Nurikabe, a spirit from Japanese folklore. The creature disguises itself as a wall to confuse and mi
Atelier Sentô aka Cécile Brun aka Uehara and Olivier Pichard (French, based Biarritz, France) - For
From a Japanese monster scroll. Edo period (18th/19th century).The hair cutter. Sneaks up on unsuspe
From a Japanese monster scroll. Edo period (18th/19th century).A two-headed creature that might or m
From a Japanese monster scroll. Edo period (18th/19th century).A white bird creature surrounded by w
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