Q: Come to think of it, Pokemon also sound like yokai. A: There are scrolls very similar to the Pokemon Encyclopedia dating back to the Edo Period. Known as "Bakemono Zukushi" (Collection of ...

The Yokai Ubume was said to be a ghostly woman ... room in an Aizu residence thought to have been used by women of the Edo period to give birth ...

While there is references to similar yokai during the Edo period, the interpretation of the manga references, (Kuchisake Onna ...

The popular store is filled with various collections of Japanese books, including literature from the Edo Period (1603-1868), ukiyo-e prints, old maps, and materials related to “yokai” monsters.