In ancient Japan, that uncanny "something" was thought to be "yokai," ghouls and hobgoblins ... Q: How about "tengu" (bird-like goblins with wings and beaks)? A: In ancient times, tengu referred ...

What do they want? The yokai send messages from the depths of forests, the darkness and the far corners of the ocean. Deities are not the only help the Japanese rely upon in times of distress and ...

In this episode of YOKAI: Exploring Hidden Japanese Folklore, we follow the cry of the Konakijiji, a Yokai that resembles an old man but with a voice like a weeping infant. It's said to lure ...