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Have you ever encountered a yokai? In Japanese culture, a yokai embodies magical occurrences and enigmatic events. These mythical beings help us understand and visualize the peculiar and eerie happenings around us. Presented as a vibrant picture book, this guide offers an amusing, brisk, and somewhat spooky introduction to the fascinating entities in the realm of Japanese yokai. Fleur Daugey's timeless stories, paired with Sande Thommen's charming illustrations, showcase over 30 bizarre and fantastic creatures, including: - The Kitsune, a bizarre fox endowed with supernatural abilities.- The Kasa-obake, an umbrella with one eye and one leg, and a long, serpentine tongue.- Kurokamikiri, a hairy, bear-like creature that stealthily clips your hair.- Nuppeppo, a sagging, wrinkle-covered blob residing in graveyards, exuding the stench of decaying meat.- Hanako, an eerie young girl haunting the restrooms of elementary schools.
And several others! Yokai roam among us, causing chaos and uproar, sometimes even assisting or merely entertaining us. With this knowledge of Japanese Yokai, you'll have an explanation the next time something outlandishly strange occurs!