Augmented Reality Ghost Story in Japanese Zen Temple
Augmented Reality Ghost Story in Japanese Zen Temple launched on January 17, 2018 with 11 votes, #1,027 of 3,021 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 8 years on.
In plain words
AR Yōkai is an augmented reality experience that lets multiple users encounter supernatural creatures from Japanese folklore together at Shunkoin, an ancient temple in Kyoto. The app features a non-linear story centered on nine yōkai—spirits and demons ranging from malevolent to mischievous—tied to specific landmarks throughout the temple. Users experience an interactive ghost story that blends traditional Japanese mythology with modern AR technology in an actual historical setting.
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AR Youkai
Yōkai (妖怪) are supernatural monsters, spirits, and demons that range from the malevolent to the mischievous and occasionally bring good fortune; in Japanese folklore, they go back as far as AD 700. In this unique Augmented Reality experience we enable multiple users to encounter them together in a unique story, situated in Shunkoin, an ancient temple in Kyoto. Left: Katsushika Hokusai (葛飾 北斎). Paper lantern ghost (提灯お化け), 1830 Based on the unique characteristics of Shunkoin, we developed a non-linear story experience tied to specific landmarks of this powerful location. We selected nine Yōkai from ancient Japanese paintings and made interactive digital 3D models. We 3D scanned the temple…from aryoukai.com
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