Book
The Japanese Yokai handbook : a guide to the spookiest ghosts, demons, monsters and evil creatures from Japanese folklore
Languages
In English, translated from the Japanese.
Publication Information
North Clarendon, VT : Tuttle Publishing
Physical Description
175 pages : color illustrations ; 21 cm
Uniform Title
Summary
"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 includes 100 supernatural Yokai, including Tengu, Kappa, Peroritaro, Baku, and more. This book has over 175 full-color drawings depicting the appearances of these weird creatures"--Back cover.
Notes
Translation of: Sugoize nihon yōkai bikkuri zukan.
Includes index.
Contents
- Super scary Yokai
- Super mysterious Yokai
- Super powerful Yokai
- Super weird Yokai
- Super cute Yokai
- Super simple Yokai
- Super sad Yokai
- Super kind Yokai
- Super evil Yokai
- Super stupid Yokai
- Yokai list
- Final words.