The definitive Japanese monster

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TJMOOK / From ancient times, a wide variety of specters have been introduced to Japan. There are humorous specters such as those who put their pillows away from their heads while sleeping (Kanamakura), those who wash red beans in the river (Azukiarai), and those who have large figures and unknown specters (Uwan). There are also scary specters who take human lives and specters with a sad past. Why were specters born? We explain them thoroughly with various illustrations such as Hyakki Yagyo picture scrolls owned by Shinju-an of Daitoku-ji Temple and specter pictures by Toriyama Sekien.