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Konnyaku no Yurei – The Konnyaku Ghost of Tenri
Translated and Sourced from Mizuki Shigeru’s Mujyara, Legends of Tenri, and Other Sources This peculiar story comes from Tenri city, in Nara prefecture. In the span separating Kabata ward from Inaba...
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Garei – The Picture Ghost
Translated from Mizuki Shigeru’s Mujyara, Ochiguri Monogatari, and Other Sources Long ago, there was a dilapidated folding screen with the portrait of a woman holding her child. The screen was the...
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What’s the Difference Between Yurei and Yokai?
What is a yokai? What is a mononoke? What is a bakemono? Are yurei also yokai? These seemingly basic questions have no precise answers. Almost everyone has their own ideas, and they seldom agree with...
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Two Tales From the Konjaku Monogatari
Translated and Adapted from Konjaku Monogatari – Tales of Times Now Past How Tosuke Ki’s Meeting with a Ghost-Woman in Mino Province Ended in His Death Tosuke Ki was traveling to his estate in Mino...
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Yurei FAQ – Five Facts About Japanese Ghosts
To learn much more about Japanese Ghosts, check out my book Yurei: The Japanese Ghost Yurei—Japanese Ghosts—follow certain rules; obey certain laws. They have a specific appearance and purpose. These...
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Yūrei: The Japanese Ghost
I am proud to announce that my book Yūrei: The Japanese Ghost is finally available for preorder! This book is the culmination of more than ten years of research, including work done for my MA thesis...
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Kosodate Yūrei – The Child-Raising Yūrei
Translated and Sources from Mizuki Shigeru’s Mujara, Nihon no Yūrei, Inga Monogatari, and Other Sources To learn much more about Japanese Ghosts, check out my book Yurei: The Japanese Ghost Yūrei...
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Three Tales of Okiku
To learn much more about Japanese Ghosts, check out my book Yurei: The Japanese Ghost Night Stories of Takemata Translated from Takemata Yawa; 1557 Around the time after the Kakitsu Revolt (1441),...
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