A-Yokai-A-Day for October 16
How do you tell the difference between an energy vampire and an ordinary old woman? Apparently, nothing is more monstrous than a woman who enjoys her life.
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@yokai.comA-Yokai-A-Day for October 16
How do you tell the difference between an energy vampire and an ordinary old woman? Apparently, nothing is more monstrous than a woman who enjoys her life.
@yokai.comA-Yokai-A-Day for October 15
Today, Japan is known for giant monsters, like Godzilla. But in the Edo period, Japan was also known for giant monsters, like Ikuji.
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@yokai.comTonight's tale is about the triumph of courage over evil spirits, but to be honest it is more of a tragedy for fox lovers.
I actually suspect 100% of you will be rooting for the foxes.
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@yokai.comA-Yokai-A-Day for October 13
Japan is no stranger to ghosts of souls lost at sea—but is there any truth to these superstitions? An account from Sado claims there is.
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@yokai.comA-Yokai-A-Day for October 12!
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Next time you're in Akihabara, if you pass over Shōheibashi, you can tell your friends that the ghost of this young samurai was spotted there over 200 years ago.
@yokai.comA-Yokai-A-Day for October 11
Plenty of scary stories feature premonitions of one's own death. However, not too many of them feature children predicting their own posthumous funerary name.
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@yokai.comCan you be *sure* that you are not being cursed by the gods right now? Can any of us be sure?
In today's story, it seems pretty clear that a divine curse was involved.
Remember, folks: Do NOT pick a god's herbs! 🌿
@yokai.comA-Yokai-A-Day for October 9
When you're at a friend's house and their kid shows up to play with you, always check to make sure they have feet! 👻
@yokai.comStrange things abound in today's A-Yokai-A-Day post!
Imagine knowing exactly where you are to be buried, and your coffin is already there waiting for you! Well, that happened to one samurai, according to this tale...
@yokai.comA-Yokai-A-Day for October 7:
"A Matter in Which It Is Difficult to Establish There Was No Yūrei"
How do you prove there was no yūrei? And whose job is it to do so?
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@yokai.comWhat would you do if you woke up in a hotel and there was a shadowy figure looming over your bed? 🛌🦊
Tonight's story is great nightmare fodder!
A-Yokai-A-Day: A Matter in Which It Is Hard to Say There Was No Yōkai
@yokai.comA-Yokai-A-Day for October 5: Yūrei Service
This seems like it could be a fun job! What kind of salary would you think someone hired as a yūrei takes home?
@yokai.comA-Yokai-A-Day for October 4: The Strange Death of an Actor
A great story with a funny ending. I'd tell you more details but I was made to swear not to reveal them to anyone...
@yokai.comA-Yokai-A-Day, October 3: How a Maidservant’s Ghost Came to Her Master’s House 👻🍡
My question to you, readers: do you eat the dango or not?
@yokai.comDay 2 of A-Yokai-A-Day 2026.
Tonight we'll look at a ghost story—not a scary one but a bittersweet one. 👻
It's nice to know that not all Japanese ghosts are the kind that crawl out of TV sets and twist your face around.
@yokai.comAlright everybody, you've been waiting for this all year:
🦊A-Yokai-A-Day starts now!👹
Join me in sharing yokai, ghosts, and kidan every day for the entirety of October. Every day a different story and illustration!
Read today's below: