Encyclopedia of Japanese Yokai in Pictures

Encyclopedia of Japanese Yokai in Pictures Author(s) Kenji Murakami Edited by Kazunori Umezawa Publisher Kadokawa Shoten Publish date July 23, 2005 Pages 160 Genre Informational, reference ISBN ISBN-10: 4-04-853901-9

The Encyclopedia of Japanese Yokai in Pictures (写真 (しゃしん)で見 (み)る日 (に)本 (ほん)妖 (よう)怪 (かい)大 (だい)図 (ず)鑑 (かん),   Shashin de Miru Nihon Yōkai Daizukan) is a Japanese informational book written by Kenji Murakami and published by Kadokawa Shoten on July 23, 2005. Released as a tie-in for Takashi Miike's The Great Yokai War, it gives pictures and information for just over 200 creatures that appear in the film.

Contents

• Yokai Are All Around You 妖 (よう)怪 (かい)は身 (み)のまわりにいる by Kai magazine editor Goro Sata (p. 4)
• Yokai Range Illustrations 妖 (よう)怪 (かい)分 (ぶん)布 (ぷ)絵 (え)図 (ず) by painter/yokai researcher Katsumi Tada
  • (p. 8) Yokai Seen Inside Houses 家 (いえ)の中 (なか)に現 (あらわ)れる妖 (よう)怪 (かい)
  • (p. 10) Yokai Seen in Towns and Villages 町 (まち)や村 (むら)に現 (あらわ)れる妖 (よう)怪 (かい)
  • (p. 12) Yokai Seen at Waterfronts Such as Rivers and Seas 川 (かわ)や海 (うみ)などの水 (みず)辺 (べ)に現 (あらわ)れる妖 (よう)怪 (かい)
  • (p. 14) Yokai Lurking in the Mountains 山 (やま)に潜 (ひそ)む妖 (よう)怪 (かい)
• If You Want to See Yokai, You Have No Choice But to Look 妖 (よう)怪 (かい)を見 (み)たいなら、むりやり見 (み)るしかない with Shigeru Mizuki (p. 16)
• Yokai Seen Inside Houses 家 (いえ)の中 (なか)に現 (あらわ)れる妖 (よう)怪 (かい)
  • (p. 18) Nurarihyon ぬらりひょん
  • (p. 20) Jorogumo 女 (じょ)郎 (ろう)蜘 (ぐ)蛛 (も)
  • (p. 21) Nandobaba 納 (なん)戸 (ど)婆 (ばばあ)
  • (p. 22) Rokurokubi ろくろく首 (び)
  • (p. 24) Ohaguro Bettari お歯 (は)黒 (ぐろ)べったり
  • (p. 25) Hako no Naka no Musume 匣 (はこ)の中 (なか)の娘 (むすめ)
  • (p. 26) Kudan 件 (くだん)
  • (p. 27) Okubi 大 (おお)首 (くび)
  • (p. 28) Bakeneko 化 ()け猫 (ねこ)
  • (p. 29) Mokumokuren 目 (もく)目 (もく)連 (れん)
  • (p. 30) Namahage なまはげ
  • (p. 31) Ungaikyo 雲 (うん)外 (がい)鏡 (きょう)
  • (p. 32) Itsuki no Kaminari 居 (い)着 (つ)きの雷 (かみなり)
  • (p. 33) Kameosa 瓶 (かめ)長 (おさ) / Kurabokko クラボッコ
  • (p. 34) Kejoro 毛 (け)倡 (じょう)妓 (ろう) / Nozokibo 覘 (のぞ)き坊 (ぼう)
  • (p. 35) Mokugyo Daruma 木 (もく)魚ぎょ達だる磨ま
  • (p. 36) Tenjoname 天 (てん)井 (じょう)嘗 (な)め
  • (p. 37) Futakuchionna 二 (ふた)口 (くち)女 (おんな)
  • (p. 38) Tesso 鉄 (てっ)鼠 (そ)
  • (p. 39) Ojimajimun () / Tosuname () / Zashikidon ()
  • (p. 40) Nuribotoke () / Akubozu () / Jicho ()
  • (p. 41) Hossumori () / Okeosa () / Okepokkun ()
  • (p. 42) Kansu no Okina () / Urushitsubo () / Bakesumitsubo ()
  • (p. 43) Furudansu () / Kamanari () / Kago Otoko ()
  • (p. 44) Tsuntaro () / Tetsubin Kajiri () / Yumemakura () / Tsubogashira
  • (p. 45) Yanari ()
  • (p. 46) Komao () / Nekosho ()

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