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Six families of yokai — from shapeshifting foxes to the spirits of forgotten objects. Follow a thread through the folklore.
化
Shapeshifters
9 creatures
Foxes, tanuki, and cats that take human form.
鬼
Oni & Demons
11 creatures
Horned ogres and the monsters heroes were sent to slay.
幽
Ghosts & Yūrei
26 creatures
Vengeful spirits and the dangerous women of legend.
水
Water Spirits
18 creatures
The kappa and the things that pull travelers under.
器
Tsukumogami
16 creatures
Everyday objects that wake after a hundred years.
火
Ghost Lights
9 creatures
Cold flames over dark fields, and whatever is holding them.
山
Mountains & the Wild
41 creatures
Spirits of the peaks, the forests, and the night road.