OTSU, Shiga Prefecture--Enryakuji temple here is retelling seven folk tales connected with its storied past through a special art exhibition ... bring together ancient yokai ghouls and characters ...

For locally based yokai, the artist incorporated notable buildings and plants from their home turf for the background art. He also featured the Tojinbo cliffs in Fukui Prefecture, the Kenrokuen ...

Japan-based illustrator Matthew Meyer has drawn over 500 varieties of yokai―supernatural creatures from Japanese folklore. We ask him about his fascination with the phenomenon of yokai.