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A giant catfish from Japanese mythology believed to cause earthquakes when it thrashes about underground.
990
The plate-counting ghost of a servant girl who haunts the well where she was killed after being wrongly accused of break...
987
A haunted yōkai made of paper doors filled with unblinking eyes, watching anyone who enters abandoned buildings.
983
A mythical chicken-like beast that breathes ghostly fire and appears silently in the mountains of Ehime Prefecture, star...
981
A mysterious tree said to grow flowers with human faces that laugh and smile instead of speaking.
981
A spirit believed to cause echoes in Japan’s mountainous regions, often appearing as a small, elusive creature.
981
A faceless woman yokai who appears in bridal attire, revealing only a wide mouth with black teeth to terrify unsuspectin...
976
Sarugami is a wicked monkey spirit from Japanese folklore that terrorized villages by demanding human sacrifices, but wa...
971
A tiny, fox-like spirit used by sorcerers in Japanese folklore for magical purposes such as possession, spying, and misc...
968
A fearsome oni who guarded the Rashomon gate and served as Shuten-dōji’s most loyal companion.
967
Lion-dog guardians that stand at the entrance of temples and shrines across Japan. They protect against evil and symboli...
965
A mysterious woman yokai who brings rain wherever she walks—seen as both a gentle blessing and a gloomy curse.
964
A monster which appears as a young woman and sucks all of the flesh off of its victim's body.
963
A famous tale about a magical teakettle that transforms into a tanuki, known from Morinji Temple in Gunma Prefecture.
959
Corrupted monks in Japanese folklore who turned away from spiritual discipline and became malevolent or mischievous spir...
956
Ushi-oni is a terrifying yokai with an ox’s head and monstrous body, known for terrorizing coastal villages and symboliz...
955
Tōfu-kozō is a small yokai boy who silently offers tofu to passersby, typically harmless but eerie in folklore.
950
The Abumi-guchi is a small, furry yōkai that is said to be formed from an abumi.
947
A fearsome god or spirit responsible for droughts. It is said to dry up the land wherever it appears, withering crops an...
947
A rare yokai spirit representing wealth and prosperity, appearing as a glowing orb of gold protected by supernatural for...
940
Foul hags from Yomi, the Japanese underworld. They were sent by Izanami to punish Izanagi for fleeing after seeing her d...
940
Satori is an ape-like yokai from the mountains of Japan that can instantly read the minds of any human it encounters.
938
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