Kokozaru text 1934 - Imperial Japan
Kōkōzaru. 日本語: 戦前の教科書に見える孝行猿の民話。
天道念佛踊之圖（江戸名所図会）. 19th century Japan. Public domain image.
日本語: 江戸名所図会に描かれた天道念仏踊
Sayo no Nakayama Yonaki Ishi. Japanese empire during World War Two.
日本語: 1929年頃の小夜の中山と夜泣石
Yotsuyakaidan-2. Public domain image of 1950s Japan.
"Toukaidou Yotsuya Kaidan" July 7,1959 日本語: 『東海道四谷怪談』1959年7月1日公開
Ansei Nikonbo - A black and white drawing of a man and a woman
Nikonbō (仁光坊といふ火の事) from the Tonoigusa (宿直草)
Europa 05 Bemalte Kachel - Public domain dedication image
Deutsch: Bemalte Kache (Holland) Public domain reproduction of illuminated book or manuscript page, 17th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Heike bakemono taiji Kerakeraonna
a cackling woman from Heike bakemono taiji (平家化物たいぢ, Kusazōshi)
Ichiemon Hi-no-kuruma - A black and white drawing of a man riding a ho...
Hi-no-kuruma from the Shin Otogi Boko 日本語: 『新御伽婢子』より「火車（火の車）の桜」
Inga Hi-no-kuruma - A black and white drawing of two people fighting
Hi-no-kuruma from the Inga-monogatari 日本語: 平仮名本『因果物語』より「生ながら、火車（火の車）にとられし女の事」
Japan 4 04 Kasumigaseki. 19th century Japan. Public domain image.
Deutsch: Kasumigaseki - Doro-e Public domain image of Japan during the Edo period, Japanese history, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Japan 4 05 Votivbild. 18th Century Japan. Public domain image.
Deutsch: Votivbild (ema) Public domain photograph of Japanese art, 18th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Kiizotanshu Onigo. 17th century Japan. Public domain image.
Onigo (鬼子) from the Kiizōtanshū (奇異雑談集)
Kyoka hyakki yakyo Name-onna. 19th century Japan. Public domain image.
Nameonna 舐め女 from Kyōka hyakki yakyō (狂歌百鬼夜興)
Kyosui Bhikkhu Hokko. 19th century Japan. Public domain image.
"北高和尚" ("Bhikkhu Hokkō", Kasha's legenda) from the Hokuetsu Seppu (北越雪譜)
Matsumoto Ichiyō Prinzessin Ko-no-hana Sakuya
日本語: 木花開耶姫（このはなさくやひめ）
Momonga-Kokaidan Heterogamy. 18th Century Japan. Public domain image.
Heterogamy from Momonga-Kokaidan (模文画今怪談) Public domain photograph of Japanese art, 18th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Momonga-Kokaidan Rokubu goroshi
"Rokubu goroshi" from Momonga-Kokaidan (模文画今怪談)
Orochimaru. 19th century Japan. Public domain image.
Orochimaru in “Jiraiya Goketsu Monogatari” Public domain image of Japan during the Edo period, Japanese history, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Sejihyakudan Toriakuma. 19th century Japan. Public domain image.
Tōriakuma (通り悪魔) from the Sejihyakudan (世事百談)
Sorori wandering soul - A black and white drawing of a man in a boat
Wandering soul (女の妄念迷い歩く事) from the Sorori-monogatari (曾呂利物語)
Taihei-Hyakumonogatari Jorogumo
Jorōgumo (a spider woman) from the "Taihei-Hyakumonogatari" (太平百物語)
Tamahahaki Kashinkyoshi's magic
"Kashinkyoshi's magic" from the Tamahahaki (『玉箒木』より「果心居士幻術の事」).
Warashibechouja. 1910s Japan, public domain image.
日本語: 『藁しべ長者』English: Straw Millionaire
Yamato-kaii-ki Monster-cat. 18th Century Japan. Public domain image.
the monster cat (猫人を悩ますこと) from the Yamato-kaii-ki (大和怪異記)
Yaso kidan kappa. 1900s Japan, public domain image.
Kappa (河童, a famous water monster with a water-filled head and a love of cucumbers) from the "Yasōkidan" (夜窓鬼談, Japanese book)
Kuniyoshi The Dragon Princess. 19th century Japan. Public domain image...
日本語: 一勇齋國芳画「東海道五十三對」より『草津』、海老屋林之助版、大判錦絵 “延喜八年 秀郷勢田の橋を過ぐるに 龍婦女と化して 三上山の百足を亡（ほろハ）し給ハれと願ふ よって 秀郷かの蚣（むかで）を射る すなハち 其恩として龍宮へ伴ひ あまたの宝をおくる“ 俵藤太の百足退治を著したもの。上段には三上山と百足を描き、下段には琵琶湖の畔で百足退治を依頼した龍の化身である女性と秀郷を描いている。 English: ... More
Okabe - The cat witch, Utagawa Kuniyoshi
Woodblock print, oban tate-e. Okabe from the series 53 stations of the Tōkaidō in pairs (or "53 Parallels for the Tōkaidō Road"). Cats have been held in a very low esteem, might be that in some version recount... More
Shungyosai Large snake extermination
Hirakawa Uneme's large snake extermination (平川采女異蛇を斬) from Ehon-Sayo-Shigure (絵本小夜時雨)
Yamamoto Kansuke fighting a Boar by Katsukawa Shuntei
日本語: 春亭画「山本勘助」、大判錦絵 English: Yamamoto Kansuke fighting a Boar, Woodblock print.
Hearn's tsuchigumo - fairy tale illustration
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Chikanobu The Boatman. 19th century Japan. Public domain image.
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Face detail, Shimamura DanjoTakanori riding the waves on the backs of ...
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Gyosai The Tiger, Kawanabe Kyosai
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Momotaro illustration, 1885. 19th century Japan. Public domain image.
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Shimamura DanjoTakanori riding the waves on the backs of large crabs
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Spider ghost in art detail, from- Yoshitoshi The Ground Spider (croppe...
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Tenjiku Tokubei riding a giant toadn
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Uneme is exorcising the monstrous serpent from the lake
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Yamamoto Kansuke fighting a giant boar
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Yokai3. 19th century Japan. Public domain image.
Ukiyo-e print of a Yokai, by Atosimatu. Public domain photograph of Japanese art, 15th-16th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Yoshitoshi Encountering a Demon
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Yoshitoshi Hurling a Demon King
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Yoshitoshi Killing of a Nue. 19th century Japan. Public domain image.
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Yoshitoshi The Hag. 19th century Japan. Public domain image.
The Hag. Triptych, 28.25" by 13.75". The print depicts the actor Onoe Kikugoro V in the role of the Hag of Adachi in the play The Lonely House (Hitotsuya).
Yoshitoshi The Mysterious Sago Palm
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Eight Hundred Heroes of Our Country s Suikoden 12
Ogata Shuma Hiroyuki (later known as Jiraiya) with a Heavy Gun Overcoming a Huge Snake Which Tried to Eat His Friends, the Magic Toads. Jiraiya is portrayed as being a ninja. Woodblock size: 39.1 x 26.9 cm. (1... More
Jiraya magicien Yoshitoshi, Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
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Kamigashihime stabbing a giant spider
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Keyamura Rokusuke under the Hikosan Gongen waterfall
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Kii-zotan-shu Kasha. 17th century Japan. Public domain image.
a demon who deprives funeral of corpse in Echigo Province (越後上田の庄にて、葬りの時、雲雷きたりて死人をとる事) from the Kii-zatsudan-shū (奇異雑談集)
Kuniyoshi Utagawa, Heroes of china and Japan 2
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Kuniyoshi Utagawa, Heroes of china and Japan, Utagawa Kuniyoshi
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Kuniyoshi Utagawa, Minamoto Yorimitsu also known as Raiko
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Yoshitoshi The Serpent. 19th century Japan. Public domain image.
The Serpent, 9" by 28". The print depicts Hakamadare Yasusuke in a magical battle with Kidomaru.
Hanagami Danjo no jo Arakage fighting a giant salamander (cropped)
Hangami Danjō-no-jō Arakage killing a giant salamander in the Tontagawa River in Izumo
Hanagami Danjo no jo Arakage fighting a giant salamander
Hangami Danjō-no-jō Arakage killing a giant salamander in the Tontagawa River in Izumo
Head - Hanagami Danjo no jo Arakage fighting a giant salamander (cropp...
Hangami Danjō-no-jō Arakage killing a giant salamander in the Tontagawa River in Izumo
Hokusai tengu 2 - Public domain scan of drawing
Hokusai, detail of a drawing of tengu fleeing Sakata Kintoki (the grown Kintarō).
Kuniyoshi Imperial Bodyguard Fighting with a Demon
Kuniyoshi Ichiyusai, Imperial Bodyguard Fighting with a Demon (Takiguchi udoneri, Watanage no Tsuna), pub. Kawaguchi-ya Uhei, 1825. 20" x 24". The print depicts the warrior Watanabe no Tsuna cutting the arm of... More
Kuniyoshi Utagawa, Suikoden Series 5
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Musashi on the back of a whale. 19th century Japan. Public domain imag...
Miyamoto no Musashi Attacking the Giant Whale by Utagawa Kuniyoshi. Public domain photograph of 17th, 18th, 19th-century Japanese woodblock print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Otsu-e paintings come to life. 19th century Japan. Public domain image...
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Yoshitoshi Driving away the Demons
Driving away the Demons, From the Thirty-six Ghosts series. 9.25" x 14.25". The print depicts Minamoto no Tametomo driving away demons. 日本語: 源 為朝。新形三十六怪撰 為朝の武威痘鬼神を退く図
Yoshitoshi Fujiwara no Hidesato
Fujiwara no Hidesato. From the Thirty-six Ghosts series. 9.25" x 14.25". The print depicts Fujiwara no Hidesato shooting a giant centipede at the palace of the Dragon King. 日本語: 「新形三十六怪撰」 「藤原秀郷竜宮城蜈蚣を射るの図」。伝記/徳... More
Yoshitoshi The Southern Gate. 19th century Japan. Public domain image.
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Yoshitoshi The Ground Spider. 19th century Japan. Public domain image.
The Ground Spider, October 1892. From the Thirty-six Ghosts series. 9.25" x 14.25". The print depicts Minamoto no Yorimitsu attacking a ground spider monster.
Yoshitsuya Minamoto no Yorimitsu
Minamoto no Yorimitsu Triptych. The print depicts a battle between Minamoto no Yorimitsu and his men and the robber chief Hakamadare, who is aided by a giant serpent.
Yoshitsuya The Battle of Magic. 19th century Japan. Public domain imag...
The Battle of Magic, Triptych, 29" by 14". The print depicts a battle of magic between the bandit chief Hakamadare no Mochisuke (transformed into a bird of prey) and Ichihara no Kido-maru (transformed into a gi... More
Yoshitsuya The Lightning Bolt. 19th century Japan. Public domain image...
The Lightning Bolt. The print depicts Sutoku after his abdication becoming a demon (onryō) and Princess Shiranui fighting the evil Sotoku-in. Triptych, 29" x 14". From the series Ten Heroes of the Tametomo. 日本... More
O Tokoyo-sacrificed-to-sea-monster
O Tokoyo sacrificed to sea monster Yofune-Nushi, depicting the Japanese legend of Tokoyo, in which a girl fights a dragon which demands an annual virgin sacrifice.
Ahiru kusa characters 1 - Drawing. Public domain image.
日本語: 薩摩人が伝えたという文字、阿比留草文字（薩人書）です。English: Ahiru kusa characters (Satsuma old characters)中文：阿比留草文字（薩摩古文字）
Ahiru moji 1 - An old book with a lot of writing on it
日本語: 古代の肥国に伝わったといわれる阿比留文字（肥人書）です。English: Ahiru characters(Hi characters)
Hyônen zu by Josetsu. 15th century Japan. Public domain image.
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Izumo characters - A book with asian writing on the pages
日本語: 出雲の書島で見つかったという出雲文字です。 English: Izumo characters
Kibi characters - Public domain dedication image
日本語: 吉備真備が作ったとされる吉備文字です。
Koretari characters - Public domain dedication image
日本語: 国学者の吉川惟足によって見つかった文字です。
Nakatomi characters - An open book with chinese writing on it
日本語: 中臣家に伝わるとされる中臣文字です。天種子命が選んだと言われています。
Namazu-e - Kashima controls namazu
Namazu-e - Kashima controls Namazu with his sword Public domain image of Japan during the Edo period, Japanese history, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Ryukyu koji - A piece of paper with writing on it
日本語: 琉球で占い等に使われていた琉球古字です。English: It is Ryukyu old characters used for fortune-telling mainly in Ryukyu.中文：琉球古字，琉球用来算命的古文字。
Taishi ashaku mei - A page of chinese calligraphy written in various l...
日本語: 法隆寺に伝わる「太子圧尺銘」と呼ばれる「文字」です。方位等を表すそうです。
Taneko kusa characters - A book with chinese writing on the pages
日本語: 神字日文伝に載っている文字です。天種子命が作ったとされています。
Toyokuni moji kotaishoji
日本語: 豊国文字の古体象字です。English: Toyokuni characters(old letter).中文：豊国文字（旧的文字）
Oyuki
The Ghost of Oyuki