A familiar figure to visitors to Japanese shrines and temples, the long-nosed tengu is a supernatural being that inhabits mountainous areas. Tengu have wings that allow them to fly like birds, as ...

GhostWire: Tokyo features a variety of yokai, and one of the most useful is the Tengu. In Japanese folklore, they serve as flying spirits with characteristics of both birds and humans.

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi's The cry of the fox 1886. Credit: AGNSW Kitsune is the Japanese word for the common red fox. In folklore, once a fox reaches a certain age, they transform into trickster yokai ...

yokai (supernatural being) with a gourd-shaped head and adorned in a traditional kesa robe, Nurarihyon has served as an inspiration for modern narratives since the 18th century.

Tengu are Yokai spirits who fly around the city and enable the player to access hard-to-reach or high-up places. Players can unlock this ability by absorbing Yokai souls . In this article, we ...