Japanese folklore encompasses the informally learned folk traditions of Japan and the Japanese people as expressed in its oral traditions, customs, and...

In Japanese folklore, kitsune (狐, きつね, IPA: [kʲi̥t͡sɨne̞] ) are foxes that possess paranormal abilities that increase as they get older and wiser. According...

(/oʊni/ OH-nee) is a kind of yōkai, demon, orc, ogre, or troll in Japanese folklore. They are believed to live in caves or deep in the mountains. Oni...

types which are more of a reportage). A representative sampling of Japanese folklore would definitely include the quintessential Momotarō (Peach Boy),...

a reptiloid kami with similarities to yōkai found in traditional Japanese folklore. Kappa can become harmful when they are not respected as gods. They...

weasels reach several hundred years of age, they become mujina (Japanese badgers). In Japanese, weasels are called iizuna or izuna (飯綱) and in the Tōhoku Region...

also been common in Japanese art, particularly as subjects for statues. While Japanese raccoon dogs are prominent in Japanese folklore and proverbs, they...

An akuma (悪魔) is an evil spirit in Japanese folklore, sometimes described in English-language sources as a devil or demon. An alternative name for the...

it was taken away by the cunning wolf. In Japanese, otters are called "kawauso" (獺、川獺). In Japanese folklore, they fool humans in the same way as foxes...

In modern Japanese folklore since the mid-2000s, the Ningen (ニンゲン) is an aquatic humanoid whale-like creature supposedly inhabiting the subantarctic oceans...