Events

Time and Location

June 23 – July 24
Elohu Burritt Library, Central Connecticut State University (New Britain, CT)

About

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.

General Admission is FREE.

For venue information: ‘Yokai Parade’ exhibition opening | Central
For exhibition information: The Japan Foundation – Yokai Parade: Supernatural Monsters from Japan

Presented by The Japan Foundation, the Consulate General of Japan in Boston, the Burritt Library, and the department of World Languages, Literatures, and Cultures (WLLC).