Yōdanji is a turn-based roguelike dungeon crawler, one that will have players capturing cute yokai from Japanese folklore and putting them to work fighting other monsters. Yōdanji places players in ...
The COVID-19 pandemic forced cancelations of festivals and firework displays in Japan this summer, but one traditional custom survived, albeit in altered form. Haunted house attractions are meant to ...
"Yokai Wappen" (ghost patches), proposed by Kyoto embroidery studio "Kyototo," is quietly becoming a summer tradition. The gallery floor on the first basement floor of URBAN RESEARCH KYOTO is ...
In the pantheon of yokai, spooky beings of Japanese folklore embody anxieties ancient and modern. On Shodoshima, an art contest helps bring new ones to life. By Motoko Rich and Hikari Hida Reporting ...