The quarreling severed heads of three miscreants, doomed to argue eternally as a punishment for their crimes.
819
A mischievous spirit known for flipping or moving pillows while people sleep, sometimes causing mysterious discomfort or...
810
A swarm of disembodied skulls that gather and multiply, known for terrifying Taira no Kiyomori in ancient Japanese legen...
745
A mysterious yokai that grows taller the more you look up at it—known to cause fear and disorientation in travelers.
713
A terrifying yokai known to grow taller the more you look up at it—often mistaken for Miage-nyūdō, but with a more viole...
910
A serpentine water dragon from Japanese legend, said to dwell in rivers and attack those who pollute or approach its dom...
1398
A haunted yōkai made of paper doors filled with unblinking eyes, watching anyone who enters abandoned buildings.
1628
A mysterious old man yokai said to appear at every fork in the road, testing or deceiving travelers.
757
A famous tale about a magical teakettle that transforms into a tanuki, known from Morinji Temple in Gunma Prefecture.
982
A malevolent spirit known for feasting on corpses, often associated with graveyards and the dead. Mōryō are said to dwel...
1259
Mujina are shapeshifting badgers known in Japanese folklore for their ability to transform into human forms, especially...
1223
Myōbu is a title used for noblewomen at the imperial court, but in folklore, it is also a respectful term for fox spirit...
838
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