Inoue Enryō's 'monster studies'

The Buddhist philosopher Inoue Enryō published his 'Lectures on Yōkai Studies' (1893–94), investigating hundreds of ghost and monster reports to separate superstition from 'true mystery'.

1893 CE · 35.72, 139.75 · status: official

The account

Nicknamed 'Doctor Monster', he founded the school that became Tōyō University and collected letters from across Japan describing apparitions, fox possession and prophecies.

Connections in the atlas

• The kokkuri craze
• Fox possession under the psychiatrist's eye

Sources

1. Wikipedia: Inoue Enryō