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Tennin are celestial women from Buddhist mythology, often seen as graceful, divine beings who descend to Earth in flowin...
934
A powerful fish- or whale-like beast from Ainu folklore, said to cause earthquakes and drag boats beneath lakes.
929
A mysterious female yokai with the ability to stretch her body to immense heights in order to peer into second-story win...
928
A titanic giant said to have shaped Japan’s geography by moving mountains and forming lakes with his footsteps.
925
A fish-like sea monster with a barb-covered tail, said to lurk off the coasts of western Japan and attack ships with ste...
923
A child-like snow yokai that appears during heavy snowfall. It is known to either help or mislead travelers, representin...
923
A ghostly fire from Mie Prefecture that haunts desolate mountain paths and brings misfortune to travelers.
922
A cheerful little boy spirit who delights in the rain, sometimes causing showers or playful mischief.
920
A mysterious spirit said to lurk in bathrooms on New Year’s Eve, frightening those who enter or spying from the shadows.
919
A one-legged mountain spirit from the Kii Peninsula, known for hopping through the snow and frightening villagers during...
918
A living ghost, Ikiryō is the manifestation of a person’s soul caused by strong emotions like jealousy or hatred, often...
917
A ghostly whale yokai said to appear off the coast of western Japan. Surrounded by strange birds and fish, it brings mis...
916
Ritual ogres from the Oga Peninsula, used in New Year traditions to scare laziness out of children and adults.
914
Tsuchikorobi is a tumbling monster said to roll down forested slopes and knock over travelers, often used as a warning f...
912
A playful yokai that resembles a small child carrying a gourd. Though harmless, it may startle passersby at night by pop...
911
Uma-no-ashi is a bizarre yokai in the form of a horse’s leg that dangles from trees and kicks unsuspecting travelers as...
908
A spirit known to trip travelers by entangling their legs—an invisible prankster of forest paths.
904
Guhin is a variant of the tengu, often portrayed with canine features and known for its unpredictable temperament—someti...
896
A sorrowful spirit of a farmer who rises from the muddy rice paddies at night, lamenting the loss and neglect of his lan...
895
A strange spirit known for making eerie bean-washing sounds near rivers and wells late at night.
893
The eerie spirit of the blue lantern, said to appear at the end of a hundred ghost stories told by candlelight.
891
A respectful term for the dead, often used to refer to the soul after passing. In Japanese folklore, hotoke may manifest...
891
A haunted paper lantern yokai with a single eye and long tongue, brought to life through age or neglect, often startling...
889
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