Oakland, Calif., dream-pop musician Hannah van Loon, who performs as Tanukichan, studied violin and piano as a child, and later learned guitar and bass. But she didn’t play any instruments on her new ...

Makoto Shinkai's Suzume villain diverges from Godzilla, drawing inspiration from ancient Japanese myths and legends of ...

Pom Poko and the Tanuki Pom Poko revolves around the tanuki, a creature deeply rooted in Japanese folklore. Tanuki are known for their shape-shifting abilities and their playful, often mischievous ...

Within Japanese folklore, the kuchisake-onna is a malevolent ... Kimura described about the kuchisake-onna. The friendly Tanuki take the form of the Japanese raccoon species and are friendly ...

In this episode of YOKAI: Exploring Hidden Japanese Folklore, we follow the cry of the Konakijiji, a Yokai that resembles an old man but with a voice like a weeping infant. It's said to lure ...

Good luck symbols and charms are widely used in many cultures worldwide. Read on for the different types of good luck symbols ...

Each sacred shrine is associated with a particular spiritual deity, historical myth, or natural element ... from giant toads ...

Japan has the kappa. You’ll be able to spot this elusive, water-dwelling creature by its turtle-like shell and webbed hands and feet, according to Japanese folklore. A distinctive indentation ...

Just like many other Ghibli films, it blends Japanese mythology and Miyazaki’s own ... t sit well with the rest of the brand. Magical tanuki (Japanese raccoon dogs) are being forced out of ...

In this episode of YOKAI: Exploring Hidden Japanese Folklore, we journey to the Shima Peninsula of Mie Prefecture, where legend tells of the Tomokazuki. When shell divers descended into the ocean ...