Spring yokai are associated with renewal, rain, cherry blossoms, and awakening spirits.
Akabeko is more benevolent and symbolic, associated with good luck, resilience, and protection from illness.
1096
A ritual demon from Hokuriku who visits homes during festivals to scare laziness out of adults and children alike.
883
A cheerful little boy spirit who delights in the rain, sometimes causing showers or playful mischief.
926
A mysterious woman yokai who brings rain wherever she walks—seen as both a gentle blessing and a gloomy curse.
973
A mischief-making spirit known for slicing through fishing nets and mosquito screens in the night.
897
A ritual demon from Iwate Prefecture who disciplines misbehaving children and blesses households.
899
The eerie spirit of the blue lantern, said to appear at the end of a hundred ghost stories told by candlelight.
896
A ghostly blue heron said to shimmer with supernatural fire as it moves through swamps and riverbanks.
786
A strange spirit known for making eerie bean-washing sounds near rivers and wells late at night.
917
A regional name for Azukiarai — the mysterious spirit known for grinding beans by streams at night.
786
An invisible spirit from Japanese folklore known to follow travelers at night, making eerie footstep sounds. Though unse...
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Tree spirits from Japanese folklore that dwell in ancient or sacred trees. Disturbing a Kodama’s tree is said to bring t...
2030
Ritual ogres from the Oga Peninsula, used in New Year traditions to scare laziness out of children and adults.
920
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