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Yuki-onna illustration from Sogi Shokoku Monogatari. Yuki-onna originates from folklores of olden times; in the Muromachi period Sōgi Shokoku Monogatari by the renga poet Sōgi, there is a statement on how he saw a yuki-onna when he was staying in Echigo Province (now Niigata Prefecture), indicating that the legends already existed in the Muromachi period.
Yuki-onna Monogatari is a work of the otogi-zōshi genre [1] in two books (one volume). [1] It was probably composed in the Azuchi-Momoyama period or the beginning of the Edo period. [1] It is one of a number of works depicting the defeat of a monster and the legendary origin of a famous sword, [1] other such works including the Heike Tsurugi ...
Tsurara-onna (つらら女, "icicle woman") is a Japanese folktale about an icicle that became a woman, [1] so it is often confused with yuki-onna. Summary
However, a farmer in Musashi Province told him the tale of Yuki-Onna ("Snow Woman"). Legends of Yuki-Onna could be found throughout Japan and predate Kwaidan (including Glimpses of Unfamiliar Japan), though Hearn was unaware of them having previously been written and his version of a harmful Yuki-Onna is original. [4] "Riki-Baka" is based on a ...
Yōkai (妖怪, "strange apparition") are a class of supernatural entities and spirits in Japanese folklore.The kanji representation of the word yōkai comprises two characters that both mean "suspicious, doubtful", [1] and while the Japanese name is simply the Japanese transliteration or pronunciation of the Chinese term yaoguai (which designates similarly strange creatures), some Japanese ...
Tsurara-onna An icicle that became a woman, often confused with yuki-onna. Tsurubebi A fiery yōkai that drops out of the tops of trees and dangles, also known in some places as tsurube-otoshi. Tsurube-otoshi A monster that drops out of the tops of trees to attack and sometimes eat those who pass beneath the trees.
"Nekomata (猫また)" from the Hyakkai Zukan by Sawaki Suushi. Nekomata (original form: 猫また, later forms: 猫又, 猫股, 猫胯) are a kind of cat yōkai described in Japanese folklore, classical kaidan, essays, etc.
An image of futakuchi-onna from the Ehon Hyaku Monogatari. Futakuchi-onna (ふたくちおんな - 二口女, "two-mouthed woman") is a type of yōkai or Japanese monster.She is characterized by her two mouths – a normal one located on her face and a second one on the back of the head beneath the hair.