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    Yokai

    Exhibitions
    Location iconEtnografiska museet
    Calendar icon27 Dec — 22 Jun 2026
    Paintings depicting Japanese supernatural creatures
    Photo: ”The Spirit of Japan” Kawanabe Kyosai, 1874. Av: Israel Goldman Collection, London Photo: Art Research Center, Ritsumeikan University.

    Yokai are Japanese supernatural creatures - loved and feared part of popular culture for hundreds of years. From the scroll paintings, woodcuts and books of the Edo period (1603–1868) - to today's video games, films and manga.

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    27 December
    28 December
    29 December

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    Etnografiska museet

    Djurgårdsbrunnsvägen 34

    Stockholm

    Sweden

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    etnografiskamuseet.se (page in Swedish)