Explore Japan by Prefecture
Places where yokai, cryptids and legends are told, organized by Japan's prefectures. The numbers show how many locations are listed. Find the mysteries of the place you plan to visit.
Hokkaido
Chugoku
Shikoku
Kyushu & Okinawa
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Positions on the map are a rough guide to the area where a legend or sighting is set. Most pins are placed at representative points of a municipality or prefecture (outside Japan, a city position rounded to about 10 km, or the country), not at the exact place.
Municipality points: Geolonia address data (CC BY 4.0), based on the Address Base Registry (Digital Agency of Japan) / Country points: Natural Earth