Description: Yokai are usually invisible to the eye. But by using an AR app, you can quietly peek into their living world. When people think of yokai, they may imagine them as beings that “scare people.” However, yokai have also long been seen as wind, mountains, and nature itself—beings that gently watch over us humans. This picture book, Mimamori Yokai, features many kind yokai who watch over children. I have loved yokai since I was a child, and I created this story to help my two very timid sons learn about their existence by focusing not on the “dark” side of yokai, but on their “bright” side.

This is a story about Tsukumogami’s Tsukumo-chan, who possesses objects and spends her days as she pleases. There is also a segment where she plays hide-and-seek with the children in front of the TV.

This is a story about Tsukumogami Tsukumo-chan, who possesses objects and spends her days however she pleases.

This is a story about Tsukumogami Tsukumo-chan, who possesses objects and spends her carefree days.