Japan: 'Hyakki Yako (Night Parade of One Hundred Demons)'. Detail of handscroll painting by Kawanabe Kyosai (18 May 1831 - 26 April 1889), 19th century. Hyakki Yagyo/Hyakki Yako ('Night Parade of One Hundred Demons') is a Japanese folk belief. The belief holds that every year yokai, Japanese supernatural beings, will take to the streets during summer nights. The procession is sometimes orderly, while at other times it is a riot. Anyone who comes across the procession will die, unless protected by some Buddhist sutra. It is a popular theme in Japanese visual art.

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