Au Japon, les oni sont généralement représentés sous les traits de féroces créatures rouges ou bleues, avec deux cornes et des yeux globuleux, brandissant souvent des objets tels que des massues en ...

In many cultures, animals have long been seen as more than just companions or wild creatures. They carry messages, symbols, ...

In collaboration with broadcasters NHK, the Mitsui Memorial Museum continues its annual summer exhibition series with an exploration of the history of the ghosts and demons of Japanese folklore: the ...

Oct. 14—If the words GeGeGe no Kitaro don't ring a bell, Seattle-area lecturer and folklorist Zack Davisson is prepared to help set the record straight. The Japanese manga series was created in 1960 ...

Monoray has acquired Briggs’s Dictionary of Fairies, a new edition of Katharine Mary Briggs’ "dictionary of folklore creatures and tales", illustrated by Fee Greening. Commissioning editor Mala ...

Chinese folklore is filled with shape-shifters, demon hunters, and beasts that blur the line between gods and nightmares.