Every Mythical Creature From Japanese Folklore Explained

Every culture has monsters. Japan built an entire universe out of them. Foxes that steal faces and marry humans. Skeletons born from mass starvation. A spider that lures men with a lute. A dragon so massive that entire forests grow on its back. This video breaks down 10 of the most iconic yokai in Japanese folklore — where they came from, what they represented, and why they've survived for over a thousand years.