Series

Long-form editorial series from YOKAI.JP. Each series journeys deep into yokai and Japanese culture by season, region, or theme.

LiveJul–Aug 2026· 7 chapters

Summer Ghost Stories 2026 ─ A Yokai Journey through Obon Nights

Obon visitors, dark roads, water haunts, Seven Wonders of Honjo, Three Great Vengeful Spirits, and the Hundred-Demon Procession ── six themes for a Japanese summer night.

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Setsubun and the Season of Oni ── Tsuina, Bean-Throwing, and the Visiting Gods

On the eve of spring, 'Out with the demons.' From the ancient tsuina rite to Namahage, Shuten-dōji, and oni-banishing festivals across Japan ── the next series tracing Japan's cult of the Oni.