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yōkai

supernatural beings from Japanese folklore
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yōkai
Katsushika Hokusai · Public Domain · Wikimedia
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Summary

yōkai ranks in the top 0.31% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (17,964 views/month, #241 of 77,819).[1]

Key Facts

  • Country: Japan[2]
  • Subclass of: monster[3], obake[4]
  • Commons category: Yōkai[5]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Yōkai[6]
  • Worshipped by: Japanese mythology[7]
  • Described by source: Gujin Tushu Jicheng[8]
  • Native label: 妖怪[9]
  • Different from: yōkai in a work of fiction[10], yaoguai[11]
  • Has list: list of legendary creatures from Japan[12]

Why It Matters

yōkai has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[13] yōkai is known by 92 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]

Related Entities

Japan

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Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [14] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6w ago · ArsenalBastion4093 · 2026-08-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Different from → yōkai in a work of fiction, yaoguai
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  2. 12w ago · Pierrotrgr · 2026-07-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Biblissima authority id → A.S. Mont-Dore
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  3. 20w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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