What is YOKAI.JP?
A friendly portal to explore Japan’s yokai, folklore, and cultural stories. The site gathers a complete index of over 220 yokai, an illustrated encyclopedia, a quick personality "yokai diagnosis," and a virtual shrine for daily fortunes and ema. You can search by region, classification, or personality, read essays and research in the blog, and join a community waitlist for new features. Many resources are free and open-source, including a public yokai dataset for developers and researchers. 🌏 Multilingual (in progress) YOKAI.JP is Japanese-first, and we’re actively localizing the site. Browse the yokai encyclopedia in: - English: https://YOKAI.JP/en/yokai - Chinese (Simplified): https://YOKAI.JP/zh-CN/yokai - Korean: https://YOKAI.JP/ko/yokai Coverage is expanding - some pages may still appear in Japanese.
Key features
- Comprehensive index organizing 220 yokai by various categories.
- Short personality diagnosis matches you to one of ten yokai.
- Beautiful illustrated encyclopedia covering traditional and modern yokai.
- Yokai shrine offers daily fortunes, omikuji and ema offerings.
- Official blog publishes cultural essays, research, and site updates.
- Open-Source yokai dataset available for developers and researchers.
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