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During the Edo Period (1603-1868), stories of the supernatural boomed in the entertainment industry. Ghosts often appeared in kabuki plays, while yōkai (spirits and monsters) became popular subjects in artworks and prints.
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Utagawa Kuniyoshi's "Ghost of Executed Asakura Togo Tormenting Lord Orikoshi Masatomo" from the kabuki play "Higashiyama Sakura Soshi" (1851) | NATIONAL MUSEUM OF JAPANESE HISTORY
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