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Like many monsters of Japanese folklore, malicious yūrei are repelled by ofuda (御札), holy Shinto writings containing the name of a kami. The ofuda must generally be placed on the yūrei ' s forehead to banish the spirit, although they can be attached to a house's entry ways to prevent the yūrei from entering.
Hanako-san, a Japanese urban legend about the spirit of a young girl who haunts school bathrooms. Kuchisake-onna ("Slit Mouth Woman"), a Japanese urban legend about a disfigured woman. Madam Koi Koi, an African urban legend of a ghost who haunts schools. Sadako Yamamura, a ghost from the Ring novels and films.
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.
Japanese girl names are both beautiful and meaningful. Here's a list of great Japanese baby names for girls for soon-to-be parents. 100 Japanese baby names for girls
According to legend, Hanako-san is the spirit of a young girl who haunts school toilets, and can be described as a yōkai or a yūrei. [1] [2] The details of her physical appearance vary across different sources, but she is commonly described as having a bobbed haircut and as wearing a red skirt or dress.
Pages in category "Japanese feminine given names" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 543 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Japanese urban legends, enduring modern Japanese folktales; La Llorona, the ghost of a woman in Latin American folklore; Madam Koi Koi, an African urban legend about the ghost of a dead teacher; Ouni, a Japanese yōkai with a face like that of a demon woman (kijo) torn from mouth to ear
The plate-counting ghost of a servant girl who met a tragic end. One of the three most famous onryō. Ōkubi The huge face of a woman which appears in the sky, either portending disaster or causing it. Ōkuninushi A kami of nation-building, agriculture, medicine, and protective magic.