Yokai and spirits

Japan's world of monsters and ghosts.

What yokai are

Yokai are the spirits and monsters of Japanese folklore, from mischievous umbrella ghosts to fox spirits and river imps.

Shigeru Mizuki's yokai boy Kitaro appears in several Cackling Kitarou series, such as Cackling Kitarou, and in a string of films.

Girl Meets Bear follows a young shrine maiden and a talking bear who is a local god, and the Yo-kai Watch series makes them friends to children.

From the shadows to the screen.

Swords, loyalty and the end of an era.

Shinobi, kunoichi and ninja schools.