The Japanese Yokai Handbook by Masami Kinoshita
When I googled popular mythical creatures (for reasons involving my child), search results included unicorns, dragons, mermaids, the phoenix, the kraken. But within Japanese culture, folks have their yokai, a catch-all term for everything from ghosts, demons, and monsters to shapeshifters, tricksters, and other kinds of supernatural beings and mysterious phenomena. In Kinoshita’s book, out this month, she documents over 100 yokai, each description accompanied by a full-color illustration.
