In Ghostly Japan: Japanese Legends of Ghosts, Yokai, Yurei and Other Oddities

Lafcadio Hearn (1850-1904) was one of the earliest writers to relay stories of supernatural Japan to the West. In 1896, he began teaching English literature at Tokyo Imperial University, and then at Waseda University, becoming the great interpreter of things Japanese to the West.

Kaipo Schwab is an actor, director, and producer who has worked at the Roundabout, the Public Theater, Second Stage, Hartford Stage, and Cincinnati Playhouse. Kaipo's film and television credits include Anesthesia, The Royal Tenenbaums, Law & Order, Rescue Me, and Orange Is the New Black. He lives in New York City.

Michael Dylan Foster is professor of East Asian languages and cultures at the University of California, Davis. He is the author of The Book of Yokai: Mysterious Creatures of Japanese Folklore, Pandemonium and Parade: Japanese Monsters and the Culture of Yokai, and articles on Japanese folklore, literature, and media.