Snakes appear in Japanese folklore in myriad forms: as gods, symbols of raging rivers, and the attendants of Japan’s multitude of kami. These representations illuminate the deep relationship Japanese ...

Introducing Yōkai -- Shape-shifting history -- Yōkai practice/Yōkai theory -- The order of Yōkai -- Wilds -- Water -- Countryside -- Village and City -- Home ...

Researchers have discovered three new species of luminescent Polycirrus worms that emit blue-purple light. They named two of them after glowing creatures in Japanese folklore, and the other after the ...

"Stop the infection from spreading!" The words appear to come straight from the beak of a creature with a bird's head, human hair and a fish's scaly body, in a recent public service announcement from ...

Level-5 is gearing up to release Yo-kai Watch 2 in Japan and this commercial shows some of the Pokémon Japanese folklore creatures you can summon with the Yokai Watch. The Nintendo 3DS sequel includes ...

A research group from Nagoya University in central Japan has discovered three new species of bioluminescent polycirrus worms from different parts of Japan. Usually found in shallow water, polycirrus ...