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Shinto and Japanese Religion

Japandemonium Illustrated

The Yokai Encyclopedias of Toriyama Sekien

by Hiroko Yoda and Matt Alt (trans.)

A complete English edition of Toriyama Sekien's four illustrated catalogues of yōkai, first published between 1776 and 1784. Each image is reproduced with a translation of Sekien's captions and brief notes.

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