Yōkai Finder

Can’t think of the name of the yōkai you are looking for? You can browse yōkai by specific categories to narrow down your search. Please note that categories are not completely inclusive or exhaustive. Yōkai are difficult to categorize and it is impossible to list every single yōkai related to any one concept. On this site, yōkai are only placed in categories where a significant relationship exists between the two. If you have any questions or comments, use this feedback form.

Yōkai by Prefecture

Yōkai found in all parts of Japan
Yōkai with roots outside of Japan (Africa, China, Korea, India)

Major Categories of Yōkai

Animal Yōkai | Child Yōkai | Chimeras | Dragons | Ghosts | Gods | Kappa | Kitsune | Legendary People | Mermaids | Oni | Phenomena (Possessions, Mysterious Fires, Fireballs, Rituals) | Priest Yōkai | Sacred Beasts | Shape-Changing Yōkai | Tengu | Tsukumogami | Urban Legends | Tanuki | Woman Yōkai | Zatō Yōkai

Yōkai Related to Animals

amphibian (frog, salamander, toad) | baboon | badger | bat | bear | bird (chicken, pheasant, sparrow) | boar | cat | cattle | colugo | crustacean (crab, lobster, shrimp) | deer | dog | elephant | fish (eel, shark) | fox | horse | insect (ant, moth) | lion | mollusk (clam, conch, cuttlefish, octopus, sea snail, snail, slug) | monkey | otter | rabbit | rat | reptile (crocodile, gecko, snake, turtle) | sea cucumber | sea lion | sheep | spider | squirrel | tanuki | tapir | tiger | weasel | whale | wolf

Yōkai Related to Foods

alcohol | fruit (apple, melon, pear, persimmon) | kinako | konnyaku | meat | milk | mochi | salt | tofu | vegetable (azuki, corn, eggplant, pumpkin, taro)

Yōkai by Habitat

aquatic | beaches | bridges | brothels | castles | cliffs | fields | forests | graveyards | heaven | houses | mountains | rivers | ruins | shrines | the sky | swamps | temples | toilets | trees | the underworld | waterfalls | wells

Yōkai Related to Objects

backpack | backscratcher | book | box | broom | brush | cart | clothing (hat, shoes) | doll | door | fan | flag | folding screen | grater | hammer | incense | jug | kettle | lantern | mirror | musical instrument (bell, biwa, gekkin, gong, koto, shamisen) | pillar | pillow | plate | scissors | shells | umbrella | wall | wheel

Yōkai with Religious Context

Ainu folk religion | Buddhism | Kōshin | Shintō | Taoism