Yokai Art- Night Parade Of One Hundred Demons [updated] -

: In old Japanese, "one hundred" often represented an "innumerable" or "countless" amount. Many historical scrolls actually depict 99 yōkai , with some theories suggesting the viewer is intended to be the 100th.

The term Hyakki Yagyō translates literally to "Night Parade of One Hundred Demons." However, the number "one hundred" is a metaphor for a multitude. It refers to a chaotic, annual exodus where yokai (supernatural beings, spirits, and monsters) leave their haunted dwellings and march freely through the human world. Yokai Art- Night Parade of One Hundred Demons

The Night Parade of One Hundred Demons is not just a painting. It is a warning. It is a joke. It is a mirror. : In old Japanese, "one hundred" often represented