Obake おばけ means ghost in Japanese, and while I should probably wait until October to post all these links (or at least summer, since that's typically when ghosts make their appearance in Japan), I'm inspired to have them materialize now.
First off is the lovely site "The Obakemono Project" by SH Morgan. Really lovely vector art (some of which can be ordered off his DeviantArt website complete with accompanying stories in english (and source material too!).
Another very informative site is this article by Mangajin written by Professor Tim Screech from the University of London. He classifies different kinds of obake (such as Bakemono, Yokai, Yurei, and Oni), and includes a few of the famous tales.
One of my favorite Ukiyo-e artists is Yoshitoshi Taiso, and his collection of 36 Ghosts is stunning and terrifying. Hokusai, too, has a number of ghost illustrations, but they are scattered about. Visit your library, yo!
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