Japanese Yokai Handbook

A Guide to the Spookiest Ghosts, Demons, Monsters and Evil Creatures from Japanese Folklore

AvMasami Kinoshita

Häftad, Engelska, 2023

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This book is your ultimate guide to Japan's scariest creatures!Yokai come in every imaginable shape and form—from frightening ghosts and cruel demons to cute fairies and enchanted animals. They can be evil monsters, harmless tricksters or prophets of doom, depending on their inclination.This book profiles 100 of the most fascinating Yokai, including:Tengu: A powerful Yokai that often takes human form with wings and a large nose who lives in mountains and forestsKappa: A deadly Yokai that lives near rivers and drags passersby into the water to drownPeroritaro: A grotesque Yokai that looks like blubbering child and has an appetite for greedy childrenBaku: A monstrous Yokai with an elephant's head, a bear's body, a rhino's eyes, an ox's tail and a tiger's legs that aids humans by devouring their nightmaresAnd many more!Yokai expert Masami Kinoshita has been documenting Yokai in folklore, and in real life, for many years. This book presents her most interesting findings and has over 175 full-color illustrations that vividly depict the appearances of these weird creatures. No matter their origins, each Yokai has a strange and wonderful story that is sure to amaze you!

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Utgivningsdatum:2023-11-14
Mått:130 x 203 x 12 mm
Vikt:310 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:176
Förlag:Tuttle Publishing
ISBN:9784805317280

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Masami Kinoshita is a Yokai researcher based in Japan. After graduating from Nara Women's University she wrote about Yokai on the online newspaper "Nara Monster Times" which reports on supernatural beings and folklore in Nara. She has written stories on a wide variety of Yokai, ranging from Oni and Tengu mountain spirits to Suchinoko, a snake-like creature that was reportedly encountered several times in the 1970s and 1980s.