Welcome to Yokai.com, the illustrated database of Japanese folklore. This is an illustrated encyclopedia featuring ghosts, monsters, and legendary figures from Japan. All of the entries on this site are …

Depending on who you’re talking to, specific creatures may or may not be classified as yokai. Are ghosts yōkai? Are oni yōkai? Can good spirits be yōkai or are they only evil spirits? Are kami yōkai? Does …

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Yokai.com opened in 2013 and has been growing steadily since then. This website is intended as an introduction to the supernatural creatures and phenomena of Japanese folklore known as yōkai.

トイレの花子さん といれのはなこさん Translation: Hanako of the Toilet Alternate names: Sanbanme no Hanako-san (Hanako of the Third Stall) Habitat: the third stall in the third floor girls’ restroom …

雪ん子 ゆきんこ Translation: snow child Habitat: snowy areas Diet: unknown Appearance: Yukinko are snow spirits that live in the mountainous parts of northern Japan which receive heavy snowfall in …

龍神 りゅうじん Translation: dragon god Appearance: Ryūjin are powerful dragons who rule over bodies of water and serve as tutelary deities of those places. Ryūjin can refer to any dragon that is …

髪切り かみきり Translation: hair cutter Habitat: urban areas, dark alleys, toilets, bedrooms Diet: human hair Appearance: Kamikiri are a kind of magical arthropod, with a scissor-like beak and hands like …

化け猫 ばけねこ Translation: monster cat, ghost cat Habitat: towns and cities Diet: carnivorous; fish, birds, small animals, and occasionally humans Appearance: Cats, feral and domestic, are all over …

土蜘蛛 つちぐも Translation: ground spider Alternate names: yatsukahagi, ōgumo ("giant spider") Habitat: rural areas, mountains, forests, and caves Diet: humans, animals; anything that it can trap …