Artist and io9 comrade-in-hanging-out Marcelo Gallegos has tipped us to his delightful yokai mash-up creation, the Kappa Leprechaun. This little guy is the hybrid of A.) those diminutive bastards who ...

Gajiro the "kappa" folklore creature rises from a pond to scare visitors in this photo taken around when he started his "work" at Tsujikawayama Park in Fukusaki, Hyogo Prefecture. (Photo courtesy of ...

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Joe Manio Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The Yōkai Ghost Walk is a unique experience of culture, folklore and fright, all set ...