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A Brief History of Yōkai
October 5, 2024 @ 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
MTC 211 • 2nd Floor
A Brief History of Yōkai
Zack Davisson, Yōkai Folklorist
From Godzilla to Pokemon, Japan is monster country. All of Japan’s monsters have their roots in the bizarre menagerie of the creatures called “Yokai”.
Noted monster scholar and yokai Folklorist Zack Davisson guides you through the history behind yokai: A journey from the invisible monsters of the Heian Period to the Yokai catalogs of Edo.