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Such beautiful nightmareswhy bother to wake up? Long

before Pokmon took to the streets, the Japanese saw monsters

everywhere and in everything. Scholarly without being beastly

studious, Sekiens classic compendia of outlandish everyday

demons compiled in this one fiendishly clever volume is sure to

enchant even the most rational readers (poor misguided souls!)

I sleep less now that I recognize the tenjo

-name behind the

spots on the ceiling.

ALFRED BIRNBAUM

Editor/translator of Monkey Brain Sushi

A fascinating, scholarly, beautifully illustrated, miscellanea of

strange beasts, quelling demons and otherworldly apparitions.

Japandemonium Illustrated will instruct you, amaze you, and

transport you to a quintessential realm of Japanese lore.

GUILLERMO DEL TORO

Filmmaker

J

apanese folklore abounds with bizarre creatures

collectively referred to as the yokaithe ancestors

of the monsters populating Japanese film, literature,

manga, and anime. Artist Toriyama Sekien (171288) was

the first to compile illustrated encyclopedias detailing the

appearances and habits of these creepy-crawlies from myth

and folklore. Ever since their debut over two centuries ago, the

encyclopedias have inspired generations of Japanese artists.

Japandemonium Illustrated represents the very first time they

have ever been available in English.

This historically groundbreaking compilation includes

complete translations of all four of Sekiens yokai masterworks:

the 1776 Gazu Hyakki Yagyo

(The Illustrated Demon Hordes

Night Parade) , the 1779 Konjaku Gazu Zoku Hyakki (The

Illustrated Demon Horde from Past and Present, Continued) ,

the 1781 Konjaku Hyakki Shu

i (More of the Demon Horde

from Past and Present) , and the 1784 Hyakki Tsurezure

Bukuro (A Horde of Haunted Housewares) . The collection

is complemented by a detailed introduction and helpful

annotations for modern-day readers.

www.doverpublications.com

ART/ASIAN

Sekien

Yoda & Alt (eds.)

The Yokai Encyclopedias of

Toriyama Sekien

ABOUT THE TRANSLATORS

Hiroko Yoda and Matt Alt are the founders of AltJapan Co., Ltd., a Tokyo-

based company that specializes in producing the English versions of Japanese

entertainment, including video games, comic books, literature, and other

consumer products. They are frequent pop-cultural commentators in English and

Japanese media, and the co-authors of Yokai Attack! The Japanese Monster

Survival Guide (Tuttle, 2011), Ninja Attack! True Tales of Assassins, Samurai, and

Outlaws (Tuttle, 2011), and Yurei Attack! The Japanese Ghost Survival Guide

(Tuttle, 2011).

Publishers Note

In order to remain true to the artists original intent and vision, this book is

presented in the traditional Japanese style, with the pages arranged sequentially

from right to left. Thus, what would be considered the last page of the book in

the Western style is actually the first page in this edition. Likewise, what is cus-

tomarily the back cover in Western bookmaking is actually the front cover in the

traditional Japanese style, a design feature that this Dover edition has preserved

for the sake of authenticity.

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Senry poetry

Sessh-seki (Life-taking Stone)

Seto-taish (General Seto)

Shami-chr ,

Shinkir (Mirage)

Shinto, religion of ,

Shirachigo (Dog God)

Shiranui (The Unknown Fire)

Shiro-uneri (White-twister)

Shiry (Dead Soul)

Shan Hai Jing

Shgor

Shkera

Shokuin (Torch-Shadow)

Shuten-dji

Smithsonian Institutions Freer and Sackler

Galleries

Sgen-bi (Thicket-fire)

Suiko (Water-tiger)

Suzuhiko-hime (Bellprince-princess)

Suzuri-no-tamashii (The Haunted

Inkstone)

Taimatsu-maru (The Torch)

Taka-onna (High Woman)

Taki-rei (Waterfall Spirit King)

Takara-bune (Treasure Ship)

Tamamo-no-mae (The Lady Tamamo) ,

Tanuki (Raccoon-Dog) ,

Ten (Marten)

Tengu-tsubute (Tengu Gravel)

Tenj-kudari (Ceiling-Dropper)

Tenj-name (Ceiling-Licker)

Tera-tsutsuki (Temple-pecker)

Te-no-me (Eyes-in-Hands)

Tengu

Terajima, Ryan

Tesso (Iron Rat)

Toilet

Arrangement of in Japanese homes

God of

Tdai-ki (Candlestick Demon)

Toriyamabiko

Tsuchigumo (Groundspider)

Tsukumo-gami, definition of

Tsun-hanz (Horned Basin)

Tsurube-bi (Wellbucket-fire)

Uba-ga-bi (Hagfire)

Ubume

Umizat (Blind Man of the Sea)

Ungai-ky (Mirror Beyond the Clouds)

Ushinotoki-mairi (The Hour of the Ox) ,

Ushiro-gami (The God Behind You)

Ushi-oni (Ox-Demon)

Utagawa, Toyoharu

Waira

Wakan Sansai Zue

Wanydo (Wheel-monk)

Yamabiko (Ghost-Echo)

Yamauba (Mountain Hag)

Yama-oroshi

Yama-warawa (Mountain Boy)

Yanari (House-Creakers)

Yarike-ch (Captain Yarike)

Yo-Kai Watch

Yokai Attack! The Japanese Monster Survival

Guide

Yonaki-no-ishi (The Stone that Wails at

Night)

Yoshiwara pleasure quarters ,

Yuki-onna (Snow Woman)

Yrei (Ghost)

Zen-fush (Zenkettle)

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Kan

Chikanobu

Gyokuen

Motonobu

Kappa

Kasha

Katawa-guruma (Single-wheel)

Kawatar

Kawauso (Otter)

Kawa-akago (River-baby)

Kazenb (Bonze-before-the-fire)

Kejr (Hairy Harlot)

Kerakera-onna (Cackling Woman)

Keu-kegen

Kid (The Oni Kid) 1905

Kinu-tanuki (Silken Tanuki)

Kitagawa, Utamaro

Kitsune-bi (Foxfire)

Kobayashi, Issa

Kodama (Tree-Spirit)

Koinry

Kokuri-baba (Hag-in-the-house)

Konjaku Hyakki Shi (More of the Demon Horde

from Past and Present)

Konjaku Gazu Zoku Hyakki (The lllustrated De

mon Horde from Past and Present, Continued)

Korka (Old Lantern Fire)

Kosameb (Drizzle-monk)

Kosenj-no-hi (Old Battleground-fire)

Koto-furunushi (Old man Koto)

Kosode-no-te (The Kimonos Hands)

Kurayar (Saddle-guy)

Kutsu-tsura (Sandalface)

Kurozuka

Kyogoku, Natsuhiko

Kyka poetry

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