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In this podcast series you will learn all kinds of legendary monsters, ghosts, and other supernatural creatures from Japanese folklore and mythology.

Santiago Georgi


    • May 13, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
    • every other week NEW EPISODES
    • 4m AVG DURATION
    • 195 EPISODES


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    Latest episodes from Yokai Legends

    Yokai Legends Season 20 Episode 5: Beware the Spirits

    Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2025 3:07


    Spirits are all around us, even when we don't see them. In Japanese Folklore, there are spirits everywhere

    Yokai Legends Season 20 Episode 4: Demons from Hell

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2025 3:31


    A lot of Japanese demons come from thee deepest part of hell.

    Yokai Legends Season 20 Episode 3: Demons From The Beyond

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2025 3:00


    Demonic monsters are well known in Japanese folklore. In today's episode, you will hear stories of such beasts.

    Yokai Legends Season 20 Episode 2: The Amazing Yōkai

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2025 3:16


    A lot of creatures from Japanese folklore can startle you and amaze you when you least expect it.

    Yokai Legends Season 20 Episode 1: Supernatural Nightmares

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2025 3:30


    A lot of Yōkai feed on fear. The more fear they absorb, the more powerful and dangerous they become.

    Yokai Legends Season 19 Episode 10: Evil Parasites

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2025 2:50


    A lot of people are concerned with parasitic creatures that can kill them from the inside their own bodies. In today's season finale, you will learn about such Yōkai that can cause harm to the human body.

    Yokai Legends Season 19 Episode 9: Creatures of the Past

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2025 4:54


    A lot of Yōkai tells a story of the past. In today's episode, you will hear such tales.

    Yokai Legends Season 19 Episode 8: Ghosts from Hell

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2025 3:44


    Today is Setsubun, a Japanese traditional holiday where people drive out Oni by throwing beans at them shouting: “Oni wa soto, fuku wa uchi!” (Oni out, Good Luck in!)

    Yokai Legends Season 19 Episode 7: Spirits and Gods

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2025 3:13


    A lot of Gods and Deities from Japanese Folklore are associated with Spirits

    Yokai Legends Season 19 Episode 6: Moving Shadows

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2025 3:35


    Darkness is all around us, even when we don't know where it is.

    Yokai Legends Season 19 Episode 5: Vengeful Spirits

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 24, 2024 2:44


    A lot of Yōkai will always return with unfinished business

    Yokai Legends Season 19 Episode 4: Strange Phenomenon

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2024 3:37


    In Japanese folklore, there are a lot of unexplained events and occurrences that happen all around us.

    Yokai Legends Season 19 Episode 3: Strange Gods and Demons

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2024 3:03


    There are a lot of ancient deities and monsters known in Japanese folklore, today you will know more about them.

    Yokai Legends Season 19 Episode 2: Creepy Mutants

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2024 3:46


    A lot of Yōkai can creep people out. And in today's episode you will hear the origins of these creatures.

    Yokai Legends Season 19 Episode 1: Dangerous Monsters

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2024 3:36


    Happy Halloween! In this Season Premiere, you will hear Yōkai stories great for this night of horrors.

    Yokai Legends Season 18 Episode 10: Grave Consequences

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2024 3:41


    A lot of sacred places are sometimes forbidden to enter. And in Japanese folklore, there are some Yōkai that are territorial over their domain.

    Yokai Legends Season 18 Episode 9: Strange Horrors

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2024 4:16


    Yōkai can be pranking creatures that always like to tease their victims. Some are more interested in scaring humans rather than harming them.

    Yokai Legends Season 18 Episode 8: Spiritual Beasts

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 9, 2024 3:07


    Some Yōkai are spiritual and can easily be reasoned with.

    Yokai Legends Season 18 Episode 7: Creeped Out

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 20, 2024 3:39


    A lot of Yōkai from Japanese folklore can be creepy enough to disturb people in their sleep.

    Yokai Legends Season 18 Episode 6: Grotesque Monsters

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 13, 2024 3:17


    Yōkai come in all shapes and sizes, you will hear the legends of such creatures from deities to demons.

    Yokai Legends Season 18 Episode 5: Spirits and Beasts

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 8, 2024 3:27


    There are a lot of strange beings in Japanese folklore.

    Yokai Legends Season 18 Episode 4: Gods and Spirits

    Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2024 3:40


    Gods and Spirits are well known in Japanese folklore and today you will hear stories of them.

    Yokai Legends Season 18 Episode 3: Creatures of Hell

    Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2024 3:56


    Jigoku is known as the underworld in Japanese folklore. Today, you will hear about the creatures that inhabit this fiery world.

    Yokai Legends Season 18 Episode 2: Spirits and Demons

    Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2024 3:54


    A lot of Yōkai in Japanese folklore are demonic and cause harm to humans.

    Yokai Legends Season 18 Episode 1: Spirits and Demons

    Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2024 4:01


    A lot of demonic creatures and spirits are known in Japanese folklore. Some of them are rarely known.

    Yokai Legends Season 17 Episode 10: Supernatural Beasts and Weird Ceremonies

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2024 3:32


    Some Yōkai do a lot of ceremonies such as the Night Parade of 100 Demons. In this episode, you will learn of one in particular.

    Yokai Legends Season 17 Episode 9: Beyond Natural

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2024 3:14


    Yōkai aren't the only supernatural explanations in Japanese folklore. A lot of strange occurrences happen all over.

    Yokai Legends Season 17 Episode 8: Strange Apparitions

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2024 3:03


    Some Yōkai seem strange to the human eye. Others seem like ones we've already known before.

    Yokai Legends Season 17 Episode 7: Yōkai of Nightmares

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2024 3:27


    There are a lot of Yōkai from Japanese folklore that are so terrifying, they could scare you to death.

    Yokai Legends Season 17 Episode 6: Creepy Beasts

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2024 3:07


    There are a lot of Yōkai in Japanese Folklore that can be so creepy, they will get stuck in your mind.

    Yokai Legends Season 17 Episode 5: Grotesque Monsters

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2024 3:05


    Some creatures in Japanese folklore can be ugly and grotesque. Here you will learn about such Yōkai.

    Yokai Legends Season 17 Episode 4: Spirits and Shapeshifters

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2024 2:53


    Shapeshifters are very well known in Japanese folklore. Here you will hear stories of these kind of Yōkai.

    Yokai Legends Season 17 Episode 3: Creepy Monsters

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2024 3:06


    A lot of Yōkai are so creepy it will freak you out. But, not all Yōkai are threatening or evil, some can actually help people.

    Yokai Legends Season 17 Episode 2: Supernatural Creatures

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2024 3:17


    Japan is home to supernatural monsters and legendary phenomenon. Today you will hear legends of such creatures.

    Yokai Legends Season 17 Episode 1: Strange Apparitions

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2024 3:12


    Yōkai come in all shapes and sizes. And today, you will hear about the creatures that are really odd to describe.

    Yokai Legends Season 16 Episode 10: Don't Disrupt the Dead

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2024 3:33


    Yōkai can also be known as spiritual creatures and here you will hear stories of these spirits.

    Yokai Legends Season 16 Episode 9: Beasts of the Night

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2024 3:26


    A lot of Yōkai lurk in the darkness of night preying on the most terrified of victims.

    Yokai Legends Season 16 Episode 8: Spirits of Vengeance

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2024 3:10


    A lot of Yōkai would seek revenge on anyone who would dare invade their sacred homes or spaces.

    Yokai Legends Season 16 Episode 7: Monsters of Folklore

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2024 3:50


    Japan is home to many monsters and spirits. Today, you will hear stories of these monsters.

    Yokai Legends Season 16 Episode 6: Underworld Monsters

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2024 3:44


    A lot of Yōkai come from deep underground burials and other sacred areas. Today you will hear the stories of these monsters.

    Yokai Legends Season 16 Episode 5: Spirits of Supernatural Origin

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2024 3:22


    A lot of yōkai have their own origin story and in today's episode you will hear their stories.

    Yokai Legends Season 16 Episode 4: Creepy Monsters

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2024 4:18


    There are a lot of creepy Yōkai in Japanese folklore. Some might even scare you to death.

    Yokai Legends Season 16 Episode 3: Creatures of Hell

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2024 4:38


    Jigoku is known as hell in Japanese folklore. Today, you will learn of the creatures of this fiery underworld.

    Yokai Legends Season 16 Episode 2: Strange Monsters

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2024 3:22


    Yōkai come in all shapes and sizes. And in today's episode, you will hear legends of the most ghastly creatures in Japanese Folklore.

    Yokai Legends Season 16 Episode 1: Strange Beasts

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2024 3:48


    A lot of Yōkai are unusual in Japanese folklore. Today you will hear legends of these beasts.

    Yokai Legends Season 15 Episode 10: Monsters of Prophecies

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2024 5:10


    A lot of Yōkai can tell prophetic and future events that everyone must prepare for.

    Yokai Legends Season 15 Episode 9: Monsters from the East

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2024 4:11


    Japan is known as the Land of the Rising Sun. On that side, there are stories of monsters and spirits that are passed down through millennia.

    Yokai Legends Season 15 Episode 8: Beasts of Darkness

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2024 3:53


    There are many Yōkai that lurk in the cover of darkness to sneak up on unsuspecting victims.

    Yokai Legends Season 15 Episode 7: Curse of the Grave

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2024 4:06


    When you are entering a graveyard or any other sacred space, you must be careful of anything strange you might encounter.

    Yokai Legends Season 15 Episode 6: Monsters of Midnight

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2024 3:42


    A lot of Yōkai always crawl in the darkness of night. You will learn the origins of these nocturnal beasts.

    Yokai Legends Season 15 Episode 5: Nature's Protectors

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2023 4:31


    Nature always has a way of defending itself. In this episode, you will hear the stories of certain Yōkai that defends its territories.

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