folklore

“Waneko” Studies: A Journey into Japan’s Cat LoreCULTURE | Apr 23, 2021

One Hundred Tales: Stories of Japan’s Cute and Creepy “Yōkai”CULTURE | Oct 6, 2020

“Utsurobune”: A UFO Legend from Nineteenth-Century JapanCULTURE | Jun 26, 2020

The Demonical but Droll “Namahage” Deities of Oga, Akita PrefectureTRAVEL | Dec 30, 2019

Japanese Urban Legends from the “Slit-Mouthed Woman” to “Kisaragi Station”CULTURE | Dec 27, 2019

Traveling in Tōno, Iwate: A Birthplace of Japanese LegendsTRAVEL | Jul 2, 2019

Masked Bringers of Fortune: Japan’s Divine Visit TraditionCULTURE | Jan 24, 2019

Lafcadio Hearn’s Journey to the Center of the Japanese SpiritINSIGHT | Jan 9, 2019

Five Ghosts and GoblinsCULTURE | Feb 11, 2015