Yokai Archives — Spirits of Old Japan

Kerakeraonna / 倩兮女 Kerakeraonna / 倩兮女 A tall figure rises behind a low wall, one hand near the mouth. Patterned robes spill downward in heavy folds. Leaves gather below in a quiet patch of …

Kerakeraonna / 倩兮女

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Mekurabe / 目競 Beneath a wooden veranda, faces press together in a tight mass. Wide eyes fill the page and refuse to look away. The stillness feels…

Mekurabe / 目競

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Jakotsubaba / 蛇骨婆 Snakes coil around a bent figure in a field of blank space. The body leans forward, quiet and still. Only black lines move, like slow…

Jakotsubaba / 蛇骨婆

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Keukegen / 毛羽毛現 A mound of long hair sits low beside a building wall. Two round eyes peer out from the tangle, quiet and watchful.

Keukegen / 毛羽毛現

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Oboroguruma — The Phantom Ox-Cart in the Haze Introduction

Oboroguruma — The Phantom Ox-Cart in the Haze

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