Love the creepy side of Japan? On the surface, all that people hear about Japan is their rich culture, and how weird some of their customs and inventions are. But aside from that, there is a darker side of Japan, including their unsettling urban legends. From different colored toilet paper to a poem that might curse you, this book will show you many of their urban legends are odd and downright creepy. And trust me, they will also show you yet another example of how weird Japan is. Oh, Japan... how I love you so much. The cover art is by an artist named Takato Yamamoto.

[Highest Rank #54 in Spiritual on 09.10.17] [#1 in purrawards on 22.2.19] [#32 in Fairytales on 25.11.18] [#421 in Japanese on 03.12.18] I don't own any stories neither the images. These are just some of the major japanese folk-tales. I read these stories from different websites. Every websites told different stories. I wrote the once which was the most commonly found and mostly believed. If there's more you would like to see here, let me know I will add them as well. ____________________________________________ Genre: Short Stories.

The information on this story do not belong to me. all the informations in this book came from yokai.com. I DON'T OWN THE INFORMATIONS IN THIS BOOK! According to wikipedia a Yōkai (妖怪, ghost, phantom, strange apparition) are a class of supernatural monsters, spirits, and demons in Japanese folklore. The word yōkai is made up of the kanji for "bewitching; attractive; calamity"; and "spectre; apparition; mystery; suspicious".[1] They can also be called ayakashi (あやかし), mononoke (物の怪), or mamono (魔物). Yōkai range diversely from the malevolent to the mischievous, or occasionally bring good fortune to those who encounter them. Often they possess animal features (such as the kappa, which is similar to a turtle, or the tengu which has wings), other times they can appear mostly human, some look like inanimate objects and others have no discernible shape. Yōkai usually have spiritual or supernatural power, with shapeshifting being one of the most common. Yōkai that have the ability to shapeshift are called bakemono (化物) / obake (お化け). Japanese folklorists and historians use yōkai as "supernatural or unaccountable phenomena to their informants". In the Edo period, many artists, such as Toriyama Sekien, created yōkai inspired by folklore or their own ideas, and in the present, several yōkai created by them (e.g. Kameosa and Amikiri, see below) are wrongly considered as being of legendary origin.

This guide contains information about yōkai from Japanese folklore along with examples from various media.

A collection of Japanese folk tales and legends. (Stories originally from Japan) I do not own these stories, nor the pictures. All Credit goes to the creators and Sources.

This is a book of urban legends from the Japanese culture called "yokai" Check out my other scary book: -Big Book of Mythology (Spanish Edition) -Big Book of Rituals (Also found on Quotev) Rankings: #26 in Japan-based #41 in ritual #56 in yokai

This book is meant to educate people on mythology just in case writers want to use it for references and such. I research mythology constantly so all of this stuff is accurate. (I'll also be taking request on what monster or mythological creature you'd like me to do next.)