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Akarinashi Soba – The Unlit Soba Shop
Translated from Edo Tokyo Kaii Hyakumonogatari Above the bridge that spanned the flowing canal, a soba shop stood whose paper lantern had the words “28” written on it in thick, bold characters. Even...
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Okuri Chochin – The Sending-off Lantern
Translated from Edo Tokyo Kaii Hyakumonogatari Even though it is called spring, the weather is bitter cold and the rain is falling. The coming and going traffic dies down in the face of a wind that...
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The Yurei of Kobata Heiji
Translated from Edo no Kimyou no Hyakumonogatari It is said that there are no monsters or bakemono from Hakone town, but even here one can feel the mysterious touch of the yurei. One night, Bando...
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Poverty-stricken Yube and the Oil Seller
Translated from Nihon no Yurei Banashi Drinking Oil Long ago in a village in Banshu (Modern day Hyogo Prefecture), there was a man named Yube. So stricken with dire poverty was Yube that he had nothing...
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What Does Ayakashi Mean in English?
Translated and sourced from Mizuki Shigeru’s Mujyara, Japanese Wikipedia, Kaii Yokai Densho Database Japanese Performing Arts Resource Center, and Other Sources A sea serpent so massive it takes three...
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