Mythical Beasts of Japan: From Evil Creatures to Sacred Beings
Koichi Yumoto is a specialist in Japanese mythical beasts and heads the curatorial board at Kawasaki City Museum in Japan. He edits and writes several publications relating to Japanese specters. Hiroyuki Kano worked as the head of Department of Fine Arts at Kyoto National Museum in Japan. He is currently a professor of Culture and Information Science at Doshisha University in Japan, specializing in the paintings of the Momoyama period and the Edo period (16th–19th century), including Ukiyo-e study.