the book of yokai

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15.24 x 2.03 x 22.86 cm

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Author Name

Michael Dylan Foster

About Author

For over three decades I have been exploring the folklore of Japan, particularly things considered mysterious, monstrous, or transcendent. Combining historical and literary analysis with ethnographic fieldwork, my research strives to understand people?s lived experiences?both the everyday and the extraordinary. I have written extensively about y?kai?fantastic creatures, monsters, and related phenomena?but the more I learn about them, the more I am amazed by how much more there is to discover. Since 2022, I have been the ?Y?kai Navigator? for an NHK World documentary TV series called ?Y?KAI: Exploring Hidden Japanese Folklore.?

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0.5

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Monsters, ghosts, fantastic beings, and supernatural phenomena of all sorts haunt the folklore and popular culture of Japan. Broadly labeled?yokai,?these creatures come in infinite shapes and sizes, from?tengu?mountain goblins and?kappa?water spirits to shape-shifting foxes and long-tongued ceiling-lickers. Currently popular in anime, manga, film, and computer games, many yokai originated in local legends, folktales, and regional ghost stories.