These are just one of the mythical creatures made famous in the Tohoku region of Japan. Ghosts of children playing in the living room. Spirits that pull the unsuspecting to a watery demise.

Mysterious demons, ghosts and monsters have haunted Japan for centuries. This illustrated guide presents 100 of the strangest, from Akaname, who skitters about licking the scum from filthy ...

(These Japanese mythical creatures were born from disaster.) From inspiring characters and themes to shaping visual aesthetics and cultural context, here’s how this ancient creature continues to ...

From ancient tales of Banshees and goblins to modern depictions of teenage vampires and werewolves on television and in movies, mythological creatures have always intrigued humankind. The best ...

(Mainichi) HIGASHISHIRAKAWA, Gifu -- Hundreds of curious-minded people joined an annual event here to look for the legendary "tsuchinoko" snakelike creature ... in the central Japan village ...

Image Kappa, one of Japan’s most famous yokai (supernatural beings), is an amphibious creature said to lurk ... distributor of “Ultraman,” a legendary television series from the 1960s ...