Programs & Events
Monsters & the Monstrous
Related Courses & Web Sites
Courses about Japanese Monsters
- Ghosts, Goblins, and Godzillas: The Supernatural History of Japan (Fall 2008)
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Instructor: Terrence Jackson, Adrian College
Course Syllabus (PDF)
- Japanese Horror Fiction and Film (Spring 2008)
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Instructor: Miri Nakamura, Wesleyan University
Course Syllabus (PDF)
- Japanese Ghosts (Fall 2006)
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Instructor: Susan Klein, University of California, Irvine
Course Web site
- Issues in Asian History: History of Japanese Monsters (Spring 2006)
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Instructor: Thomas Keirstead, University of Toronto
Course Web site
- Ghosts, Spirits & Monsters: Japanese Popular Culture (Fall 2005)
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Instructor: Michiko Ito, University of Kansas
Course Syllabus (PDF)
Additional Resources
- Entry for yōkai (monsters) at Answers.com. Excellent overall information, descriptions, types, and uses in modern culture. (In English)
- Complete database of yōkai with references throughout history and culture to types of yōkai. (In Japanese)
- Asian Horror Encyclopedia. An alphabetical list of yōkai and associated references including authors who wrote about yōkai. (In English)
- Topics in Japanese Cultural History, chapter eight. Online course textbook written by Penn State University Professor Gregory Smits. Chapter eight is titled “Monsters, Giant Catfish, & Symbolic Representation in Popular Culture.” (In English)
- The Obakemono Project—A Gaijin’s Guide to the Fantastic Folk Monster of Japan. An encyclopedic list of Japanese monsters. Site includes additional references and a discussion forum. (In English)
- Pink Tentacle. Edo-period monster paintings by Sawaki Suushi. (In English)
- Jigoku sōshi. Pictures of demons on Japanese hell scrolls. (In English, Japanese, Korean, and French)
- Mizuki Shigeru’s Yokai World. Official website of Mizuki Shigeru, creator of the manga Ge Ge Ge no Kitaro. (In Japanese)
- Wikipedia entry for Mizuki Shigeru’s GeGeGe no Kitaro. (In English)
- The town which can meet Kitaro. Website for the Japanese town of Sakaiminato, the childhood home of Mizuki Shigeru. (In English)
- Japanese Children’s Books—The Japanese Otherworld. (In English)
- “Japanese Ghosts” by Tim Screech, from Mangajin #40 (In English)
