Kévin Tembouret

Japanese folklore and yokai Kévin Tembouret

The Daija. This mythological creature found in Japan is well unknown to Westerners. And yet! Its influence in Japanese culture and in the education of children is all the more important. Sometimes capable of metamorphosing into a beautiful young woman, sometimes looking like a huge monstrous creature, the Daija is feared and respected at the same time. With this book, discover the most influential Japanese stories about these unusual yokai. From the Daija that terrifies villagers to the one who decorates his lake with iris to please a human, don't miss the opportunity to discover a world hidden from the general public. A total of 200 unusual Japanese legends never compiled in France to understand how our own reality merges with the world of the yokai.