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Today a modern commuter hub, the Kinshicho neighborhood was once the epicenter of some of old Tokyo¡¯s most chilling ghost stories.
LIFE / Travel
Oct 30, 2026
A haunting in Honjo: Tracing old Edo¡¯s most famous ghost stories
The Seven Mysteries of Honjo are a group of once-famous ghost stories and urban legends tracing back to the Edo Period.
A young Toshiro Mifune provides the likeness for legendary swordsman Miyamoto Musashi as he battles demonic monsters across a ruined Kyoto.
LIFE / Digital
Sep 12, 2026
The demonic highs of ¡®Onimusha¡¯ make up for jarring lows
The new hack-and-slash action RPG from Capcom has stunningly fun boss battles that more than make up for its weaker moment.
In Coffee Talk Tokyo, a new visual novel game set in a near-future Tokyo populated by spirits and folkloric creatures, the player steps into the role of a barista dispensing as much advice as caffeine.
LIFE / Digital
May 23, 2026
A salaryman, a ghost and a water spirit walk into a coffee bar
Out May 21, visual novel Coffee Talk Tokyo trades flashy gameplay for thoughtful meditations on life in a near-future Japan.
<i>Y¨­kai</I> emerged in the cultural imagination when Japanese people gave ¡°names and forms to what they could not explain¡± and continue to be portrayed in the popular media of every era.
CULTURE / Art
Apr 18, 2026
Immersive exhibition brings Japanese folk monsters to life
A digital spectacle of supernatural creatures entertains and educates at the ¡°Yokai Immersive Experience Exhibition¡± in Shinagawa Ward.
A preview of the "Yokai Immersive Experience Exhibition" on Friday in the city of Nagoya
JAPAN
Jul 22, 2025
Get your summer chills in at ²â¨­°ì²¹¾± exhibition in Nagoya
The main attraction of the exhibition is a room themed on a wild dance of such supernatural creatures, with moving images of them filling the room¡¯s walls, ceiling and floor.
Japan has a deep rogues' gallery of age-old "²â¨­°ì²¹¾±" (spirits), but a museum on the island of Shodoshima has released a new book collecting ²â¨­°ì²¹¾± that reflect the uncertainties of the modern world.
LIFE / Lifestyle
Jun 14, 2025
¡®Rice swindler,¡¯ ¡®Face thief¡¯: Worried citizens invent new monsters
A decade-old contest for original ¡°²â¨­°ì²¹¾±¡± art reflects what keeps people up at night in Japan.
In Sakaiminato, Tottori Prefecture, an entire street is dedicated to Japanese spirits, monsters and ghouls ¡ª a sign that the overall region is rich in spine-tingling tourist draws.
LIFE / Travel
Feb 22, 2025
Shimane and Tottori to bewitch tourists with supernatural charms
The two prefectures are leaning on spooky folklore to draw more travelers.
Students from Agatsuma¡¯s butoh workshop, also part of Sumi-Yume, will be joining her and professional butoh dancer Tomoshi Shioya for this weekend¡¯s shows.
CULTURE / Stage
Nov 8, 2024
Butoh dances to the sounds of Hokusai¡¯s hometown
Performances of the avant-garde dance form are part of a program dedicated to the revered artist and celebrating the local community in Sumida Ward.
In a Kyoto long past, the "hyakki yagy¨­" (100 demon night parade) haunted a sleepy corner of Kyoto. Now, one enterprising monster enthusiast has won a small batttle to keep the march alive.
LIFE / Travel
Apr 17, 2024
Kyoto¡¯s demon night parade lives to haunt another day
Held this year on April 20, an ancient Kyoto monster march has overcome obstacles to continue going bump in the night.
A performer going by the name ¡°Tanefukube¡± leads shishi-odori dancers during Tono Meguritoroge¡¯s grand finale at Rokko-shi shrine.
LIFE / Travel
Sep 30, 2023
Dancing with ghosts at Tono¡¯s rural folk festival
The Tono region is ½ñÈÕ³Ô¹Ï go-to setting of scary stories to tell in the dark.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
May 7, 2023
¡®Japanese Yokai and Other Supernatural Beings¡¯: Ghosts and ghouls in all their macabre glory
Ukiyo-e expert Andreas Marks digs deep into the folklore of ½ñÈÕ³Ô¹Ï most terrifying creatures, detailing 100 supernatural beings with lavish illustrations.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Apr 22, 2023
A Japanese island where the wild things are
From badgering nuisances to downright evil forces, ²â¨­°ì²¹¾± fill some of the most colorful corners of Japanese folklore. These artists are dreaming up even more.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Oct 28, 2022
If there¡¯s something strange in your neighborhood, it could be a ²â¨­°ì²¹¾±
Yu014dkai can take any form as they are our fears and imaginations made manifest. They make for easy scapegoats, and can be used as warnings to keep children on their best behavior.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Nov 7, 2020
The publishing industry can¡¯t get enough books on supernatural Japanese stories
While this year alone saw the release of well over 100 English nonfiction books about Japan, ranging from accounts of the atomic bombings, to memoirs, travelogues and countless explorations of Japanese culture, one trend in particular stands out from the rest: books on Japanese myths and legends, covering...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books / RECENTLY PUBLISHED BOOKS ABOUT JAPAN
Feb 29, 2020
¡®Shadow of the Fox¡¯: Secrets, scrolls and an epic quest to save the world
Demons, spirits and other things that go bump in the night come to life in Julie Kagawa¡¯s epic young adult fantasy ¡®Shadow of the Fox.¡¯
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books / ESSENTIAL READING FOR JAPANOPHILES
Jun 1, 2019
¡®Yokai Attack!¡¯ review: The Japanese creatures that go bump in the night
¡®Yokai Attack! The Japanese Monster Survival Guide¡¯ terrorizes with well-researched descriptions and powerful illustrations of Japanese yokai (supernatural monsters), but also provides helpful hints on how to evade them.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Mar 11, 2017
¡®Japandemonium Illustrated: The Yokai Encyclopedias of Toriyama Sekien¡¯: Excavating Edo¡¯s ancient memes with the power of ¡®yokai¡¯
Beginning with 2008¡¯s ¡°Yokai Attack!,¡± translators Hiroko Yoda and Matt Alt have been on a quest to bring an aspect of Japanese culture that has lurked in the shadows to the world at large.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Jul 19, 2016
Spooky beasts keep haunting ½ñÈÕ³Ô¹Ï art
Seething masses of people crushed together in searing heat; empty-eyed wraiths, heads drooping in despair, shuffling to and fro ¡ª waiting for the time when they will be released their suffering. Tokyo can be hell in July and August. It isn¡¯t all bad though; there¡¯s an excellent exhibition on ²â¨­°ì²¹¾±,...
CULTURE / Books / ESSENTIAL READING FOR JAPANOPHILES
Aug 15, 2015
¡®Folk Legends from Tono¡¯ brings new life to Kunio Yanagita¡¯s fantastic tales
¡°Folk Legends from Tono,¡± takes the reader inside a land of superstition and pragmatism, farming and faith. The tales unravel in short vignettes, loosely grouped by myriad topics ranging from ¡°Biology and Human Emotion¡± to ¡°Survival on the Edge.¡±
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Jul 28, 2015
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Aug. 1-Sept. 13
Man arrested over operation of rogue cellular base station in Tokyo
The Metropolitan Police Department has arrested Yu Hai, a 31-year-old Chinese national living in Tokyo&#039;s Kita Ward, on suspicion of operating an unlicensed base station from a vehicle in Tokyo&#039;s Ginza district on Saturday.
Government betting on language app powered by anime and AI
Japan plans to develop an AI-powered language-learning app that lets overseas anime and manga fans practice Japanese through conversations with popular characters.
Man arrested over theft of watch that was returned days later to Tokyo mall
A 30-year-old man who is believed to have stolen a luxury wristwatch in Tokyo last month reportedly told police he was the one who had sent it back with a handwritten apology.
Japan not immune to public backlash against data centers, experts say
An apartment resident displays a model of a data center currently in development next door in Inzai, Chiba Prefecture, in May.
Jensen Huang¡¯s woes evoke sympathy and disbelief in his birthplace Taiwan
Hsiao Kui-yu, 68, owner of Yuchan Candied Fruit, stands in front of photographs of Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang displayed at the shop, which Huang frequently visits during trips to Taiwan, in Taipei on Tuesday.
¡®Godzilla Minus Zero¡¯ makes monster debut at the box office
Takashi Yamazaki¡¯s ¡°Godzilla Minus Zero¡± marked the highest single-day box-office gross for a live-action film in Japan with ?910 million on its opening day.
A toast to Naohiko Noguchi, sake¡¯s first living national treasure
As a teenager, Naohiko Noguchi did not intend to spend his life as a sake brewer, but he has since become a paragon of the industry.
Few signs of thaw in Japan-China relations one year after Takaichi¡¯s Taiwan remarks
Tensions between Japan and China flared after Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said on Nov. 7, 2025, that a Chinese blockade of Taiwan could threaten ½ñÈÕ³Ô¹Ï survival and warrant the use of collective self-defense.
Mariko Mori predicted the future. She¡¯ll do it again.
Artist Mariko Mori is currently working to bring the translucent human-sized ¡°Peace Crystal¡± sculpture to a cave in Ethiopia. It is part of her foundation¡¯s goal to place a permanent sculpture on each of the planet¡¯s six habitable continents.
A legend reborn: ¡®Ocarina of Time¡¯ remake improves on the Zelda masterpiece
The new remake of 1998&#039;s "The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time" manages to somehow improve on one of the greatest games ever.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo¡¯s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo¡¯s ¡®stadium of desire¡¯

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