Understanding the Hyakki Yakou

Dori

Oct 31, 2024

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The epitome of youkai, and the height of their culture is the hyakki yakou, or hyakki yagyou (百鬼夜行).

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Joyce Leary Clark

Oct 31

Sounds like the whole concept of Halloween is universal!

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Outstanding Dori

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