YOKAI PARADE: Supernatural Monsters from Japan

TRAVELING EXHIBITION

Credit: Yumoto Koichi Memorial JAPAN YOKAI MUSEUM (Miyoshi Mononoke Museum), Main Library, Kyoto University, all replica

Traveling Exhibition

妖怪大行進 YOKAI PARADE:
Supernatural Monsters from Japan

September 26 - November 8, 2025
Mon-Fri: 12-6pm, Sat: 10am-3pm

Closed on Sundays and Oct 13

 

Opening Reception RSVP PREFERRED:
7-8:30pm Thursday, September 25, 2025
Special talk by Meher McArthur - independent Asian art curator, author and educator

 

At the Japan Foundation, Los Angeles
(5700 Wilshire Blvd, Ste100, Los Angeles CA 90036)

Admission FREE
 

This exhibition introduces Japan’s Yokai culture that has been depicted in picture scrolls and Nishiki e (“brocade picture,” a type of Japanese multi colored woodblock print) since ancient times. Presenting the way in which the image of Yokai came to change from a subject of fear to a more charming and friendly presence along with transitions in media from picture scrolls to Nishiki e, books and toys which would gradually become familiar to the masses, the exhibition showcases the charm of Yokai culture that continues to live within people’s imagination until the present day.

 

Curated by Yumoto Koichi Director Emeritus of the Yumoto Koichi Memorial JAPAN YOKAI MUSEUM (Miyoshi Mononoke Museum)

Organized by The Japan Foundation

 

YOKAI PARADE Playlist LINK

 

The exhibition includes an AR experience you can enjoy on your smartphone!

 

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