Yokai: Easy-to-miss Japanese culture

Laid-back Japanese

Your host Ty talks about yokai in Japan, what they are, and the common ones that most people will know about. Knowing some basic yokai is really helpful for your ability to pick up references to them with your friends and in media! You can check out the NativShark lesson about them here: https://app.nativshark.com/lessons/yao-guai-japanese-monsters What yokai do you think are really interesting or just plain scary? Come tell us in the NativShark community: https://www.nativshark.com/community Show notes: https://laidbackjapanese.com/lbjp_shownotes/youkai YouTube for lots of yokai pics:

https://youtu.be/zrN61_YZO9Q

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