Yokai Legends
191 episodes - English - Latest episode: 8 days ago -In this podcast series you will learn all kinds of legendary monsters, ghosts, and other supernatural creatures from Japanese folklore and mythology.
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Yokai Legends Season 13 Episode 1: Living Creatures and Living Objects
January 15, 2023 17:08 - 4 minutes - 3.88 MBLegends all over Japan have an origin tied to it. Today, you will hear the origins of these next creatures.
Yokai Legends Season 12 Episode 10: Ancient Monsters
January 12, 2023 22:27 - 6 minutes - 5.81 MBA lot of Yōkai are so ancient that their stories are told by family generations and can be extremely powerful.
Yokai Legends Season 12 Episode 9: Spirits and Dark Rituals
January 11, 2023 15:15 - 4 minutes - 4.26 MBA lot of Yōkai and Yūrei can be summoned through a dark ritual or forbidden ceremony. So, you must be cautious not to summon any dark spirit.
Yokai Legends Season 12 Episode 8: Sorcery and Dark Magic
January 05, 2023 16:13 - 5 minutes - 4.85 MBAlmost every Yōkai has supernatural powers and abilities. So, today you will hear about the monsters and spirits that have such powers unseen by human eyes.
Yokai Legends Season 12 Episode 7: Celestial Beings and Demonic Entities.
December 13, 2022 16:05 - 5 minutes - 4.63 MBThere are a lot of creatures and spirits that can cause good and bad fortune. Today, you will hear stories and details about such creatures.
Yokai Legends Season 12 Episode 6: Creatures from the Underworld
December 12, 2022 16:09 - 6 minutes - 5.77 MBHave you ever wondered if there was an entire world below our feet? These next legends will tell you the creatures an phenomenon originating from the dark world below.
Yokai Legends Season 12 Episode 5: Strange Origins
December 05, 2022 18:26 - 4 minutes - 3.86 MBToday, we’ll start with a supernatural location known as the Kiyotaki Tunnel, an ancient tunnel with a paranormal story.
Yokai Legends Season 12 Episode 4: Bakemono
December 02, 2022 18:58 - 3 minutes - 3.46 MBBakemono are shapeshifters of Japanese Folklore. I’m today’s episode, I’ll give you examples of such creatures.
Yokai Legends Season 12 Episode 3: Haunted Locations
November 30, 2022 19:41 - 5 minutes - 4.94 MBThere are a lot of paranormal and dangerous places in Japan you shouldn’t risk going to. Each one has a very dangerous origin.
Yokai Legends Season 12 Episode 2: Cursed Creatures and Sacred Places
November 28, 2022 13:40 - 5 minutes - 4.78 MBEverywhere we go, we must me very cautious about our surroundings. So, we all must be careful and listen to the warnings of others.
Yokai Legends Season 12 Episode 1: Creatures from Below Hell
November 15, 2022 21:45 - 4 minutes - 4.38 MBA lot of Yōkai are said to be demons sent by the gods to punish those who have sinned. Today, you will hear stories of the demons that torture their victims.
Yokai Legends Season 11 Episode 10: Titans and Spirits
September 30, 2022 14:34 - 5 minutes - 5 MBToday you will hear the origins and the stories of these next powerful Yōkai and their supernatural abilities.
Yokai Legends Season 11 Episode 9: Gods and Deities
September 20, 2022 15:52 - 5 minutes - 4.69 MBThere are powerful beings throughout Japanese mythology. And today, you will hear the origin behind these legends.
Yokai Legends Season 11 Episode 8: Possessive Spirits and Ghouls
August 31, 2022 18:56 - 4 minutes - 4.6 MBTsukumogami and Yūrei are very common in Japanese Mythology. If you disrespect these spirits, you will feel their wrath.
Yokai Legends Season 11 Episode 7: Ghost Stories of Hell
August 18, 2022 16:51 - 4 minutes - 4.63 MBGhost stories have been told in every part of Japan. Today, these next stories will give you shivers down your spine.
Yokai Legends Season 11 Episode 6: Weird Events and Phenomena
August 13, 2022 16:57 - 4 minutes - 4.5 MBThere are legends of supernatural occurrences and unexplainable events in Japan. Today, you will hear the stories of these events.
Yokai Legends Season 11 Episode 5: Specters of the East
July 25, 2022 15:09 - 3 minutes - 3.55 MBYūrei and Tsukumogami are very common in Japanese mythology. Today, I’ll tell you the legend about these paranormal creatures.
Yokai Legends Season 11 Episode 4: Ghost Stories of Hell
July 15, 2022 21:43 - 5 minutes - 5.26 MBJapan is known for its stories on ghosts and supernatural monsters and every legend has an origin.
Yokai Legends Season 11 Episode 3: Creeps of Nature
July 09, 2022 12:55 - 4 minutes - 4.18 MBJapan Is home the many monsters and ghosts of folklore. And today, you will learn the stories from that folklore.
Yokai Legends Season 11 Episode 2: I Married a Yokai
June 25, 2022 13:37 - 7 minutes - 6.79 MBToday, you will hear stories about humans men marrying animal-like brides.
Yokai Legends Season 11 Episode 1: Attack of the Spirits
June 21, 2022 16:41 - 5 minutes - 4.91 MBWhen spirits attack you, you must become very cautious and learn as much protection as you can.
Yokai Legends Season 10 Episode 10: Land of Monsters
June 03, 2022 15:10 - 3 minutes - 3.68 MBThere are Yōkai from every region in Japan. In this season finale, you will hear the stories of these Yōkai.
Yokai Legends Season 10 Episode 9: Creatures of the Unknown
May 26, 2022 18:25 - 3 minutes - 3.47 MBThere are a lot of species of Yōkai that you cannot find on any common source. Today, you will learn about these certain spirits and monsters.
Yokai Legends Season 10 Episode 8: Tales of the Dead
May 19, 2022 12:10 - 5 minutes - 4.81 MBKaidan is known as the Game of 100 Candles. Each player gets to tell their own scary story and with each finishing story they have to put out a candle. On the verge of the 100th story, you must be careful.
Yokai Legends Season 10 Episode 7: Foxes and Sorcery
May 16, 2022 11:25 - 4 minutes - 3.79 MBA lot of Kitsune and Yōkai possess supernatural abilities such as shapeshifting. Today, these Fox-like creatures and monsters will share their stories.
Yokai Legends Season 10 Episode 6: Poltergeists and Phenomena
May 11, 2022 15:25 - 6 minutes - 6.11 MBToday, I will tell you all about the supernatural events and occurrences in Japanese Mythology, including the Legendary: Hyakki Yagyō the Night Parade of 100 Demons.
Yokai Legends Season 10 Episode 5: Spirits of the Shadows
May 09, 2022 11:55 - 4 minutes - 4.13 MBEvery spirit likes to lurk in the cover of darkness and these Yōkai will attack you without you seeing it coming.
Yokai Legends Season 10 Episode 4: Spirits on the Hunt
May 03, 2022 12:03 - 5 minutes - 4.89 MBWhen a Yōkai or Yūrei hunts you down, there is always the purpose of unfinished business. These creatures will stop at nothing to get their revenge.
Yokai Legends Season 10 Episode 3: Nightmares of Evil
April 27, 2022 12:24 - 4 minutes - 4.61 MBEveryone has a nightmare so intense, that it almost feels so real. These next Yōkai will be scary enough to not just cause nightmares, but to be in your nightmares.
Yokai Legends Season 10 Episode 2: Dreadful Spirits
April 24, 2022 16:38 - 5 minutes - 5.12 MBIf you disturb a spirit and its resting place, it will seek vengeance and it will not stop until it completes its task.
Yokai Legends Season 10 Episode 1: Weird Phenomena
April 20, 2022 12:01 - 4 minutes - 4.15 MBWhichever encounter you may have, you must always be aware of what happens when you meet a supernatural monster.
Yokai Legends Season 9 Episode 10: Unspeakable Explanation
April 13, 2022 12:11 - 5 minutes - 5.19 MBIf you encounter a Yōkai, what would you tell others? Some encounters are so bizarre, that they are beyond explanation.
Yokai Legends Season 9 Episode 9: Supernatural Destination
April 06, 2022 13:00 - 3 minutes - 3.26 MBThere are a lot of places in the world with origins to countless urban legends and myths. And Japan is home to many of these legends.
Yokai Legends Season 9 Episode 8: Paranormal Creatures
March 28, 2022 13:10 - 7 minutes - 6.77 MBYōkai are known to be both paranormal and supernatural. And the stories of these next featured Yōkai will definitely make you believe in the unexplained.
Yokai Legends Season 9 Episode 7: Cold-Hearted Spirits
March 22, 2022 13:17 - 4 minutes - 4.19 MBA lot of monsters can be so cold, that they keep all to themselves. These next Yōkai are known to cold inside and out.
Yokai Legends Season 9 Episode 6: Release the Spirits
March 17, 2022 14:15 - 4 minutes - 3.74 MBIf you disturb or disrespect the resting souls of Yōkai, they will do anything to get their revenge.
Yokai Legends Season 9 Episode 5: Phantoms and Ghosts
March 14, 2022 12:25 - 4 minutes - 4.06 MBThere is a lot of supernatural and paranormal activity in Japan and these particular creatures can cause a lot of poltergeists.
Yokai Legends Season 9 Episode 4: Supernatural Terror
March 10, 2022 12:50 - 5 minutes - 4.76 MBIf you don’t believe in the supernatural, you will not be aware of the surroundings around you. Be careful, these Yōkai can easily harm you.
Yokai Legends Season 9 Episode 3: Lost Souls
March 06, 2022 14:02 - 5 minutes - 4.94 MBA lot of Yōkai have the ability to steal people’s souls and the creatures you are about to hear about are extremely dangerous.
Yokai Legends Season 9 Episode 2: Lurking in Darkness
March 02, 2022 15:50 - 5 minutes - 4.9 MBIn the world of Yōkai, you will never know what kind of monster or spirit might be lurking in the shadows.
Yokai Legends Season 9 Episode 1: Supernatural Occurrences
February 25, 2022 14:32 - 6 minutes - 5.65 MBEvery time something supernatural happens, there is no proper explanation. Every encounter has a story and these stories will likely give you shivers.
Yokai Legends Season 8 Episode 10: Curse of the Underworld
February 22, 2022 13:07 - 6 minutes - 5.67 MBIf you enter the underworld, you will feel the wrath of vengeful and evil spirits determined to take your soul.
Yokai Legends Season 8 Episode 9: Ghosts from the Beyond
February 17, 2022 19:53 - 5 minutes - 5.08 MBEvery spirit has an origin. And the spirits and Yōkai in this episode has a very interesting story to tell.
Yokai Legends Season 8 Episode 8: The 100 Demon’s Night Parade
February 12, 2022 13:26 - 5 minutes - 4.96 MBHyakki Yagyō is a night event when every supernatural creature in Japan parade through the streets. Any human foolish enough to even witness the event, will either die or be spirited away.
Yokai Legends Season 8 Episode 7: Stranger Things
February 07, 2022 20:00 - 5 minutes - 5.32 MBAll Yōkai are never normal. They may look normal, but their actions speak otherwise.
Yokai Legends Season 8 Episode 6: A Spirit’s Curse
February 02, 2022 22:37 - 3 minutes - 3.49 MBWhen you anger a Yōkai or any kind of ancient entity or god, you will be punished very mercilessly.
Yokai Legends Season 8 Episode 5: Cursed Entities
January 26, 2022 20:56 - 4 minutes - 4.22 MBSome creatures are cursed to turn into Yōkai monsters. Today, you will learn that Yōkai will go after their victims with unfinished business.
Yokai Legends Season 8 Episode 4: Ancient Evil
January 23, 2022 14:18 - 4 minutes - 4.38 MBMost Yōkai can be extremely dangerous and the monsters in this story will certainly give you chills.
Yokai Legends Season 8 Episode 3: Monstrosities of Terror
January 19, 2022 19:54 - 5 minutes - 4.67 MBThere are many demons and monsters around Japanese folklore. And these Yōkai will truly haunt your dreams.
Yokai Legends Season 8 Episode 2: Knowledge of Doom
January 16, 2022 14:35 - 5 minutes - 4.91 MBNot all knowledge can be good. Some information can be so forbidden, that it can curse you for a long period of time.