KYOTO--A project to use rare metals from discarded computerware to create modernistic mountings for a legendary sword known as Onikirimaru (ogre slasher) aka Higekiri (beard cutter) is off to a ...

Traditionally speaking, Oni are a type of Yokai (demon), a sort of demonic ogre from Japanese folklore, typically much taller than a standard human and much more massive as well. They are ...

KUDOYAMA, Wakayama -- A unique festival featuring a red-haired "oni," or ogre, was held at a shrine in this west Japan town on Aug. 16, with the monstrous figure praying for blessings and good ...

Just as Tesso is a part of the supernatural tales of Japan, Oni, rather loosely identified as ogres, are ingrained into the folklore of the country, too. Whilst Oni are often depicted as red-skinned ...

Iwate Prefecture has many folktales relating to "oni, referring to Japanese ogres or demons. In fact, the very name Iwate, consisting of the characters for "rock" and "hand," is said come from the ...