Credit: Yumoto Koichi Memorial JAPAN YOKAI MUSEUM (Miyoshi Mononoke Museum), Main Library, Kyoto University, all replica.
The Japan Foundation Los Angeles presents traveling exhibition YOKAI PARADE: Supernatural Monsters from Japan from September 25 to November 8, 2025 at its venue, 5700 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 100, Los Angeles, CA 90036.
Gallery hours are: Monday-Friday, 12-6 pm, Saturday, 10 am-3 pm, Closed on Sundays and Holidays (Oct 13). Admission is free.
Opening Reception will be held on Thursday, September 25, 7-8:30 pm.
Special talk by Meher McArthur - independent Asian art curator, author and educator.
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 (a.k.a.Miyoshi Mononoke Museum)
Organized by The Japan Foundation
YOKAI PARADE Playlist LINK
