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  2. Momiji (oni) - Wikipedia

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    The demon is a female oni (a kijo) named Momiji (Maple Leaves). The play " Momijigari " was created in the latter half of the Muromachi period , and it is widely believed that there was a legend that was originally used as a material (many legends of demons remain on Mt. Togakushi).

  3. Kijo (folklore) - Wikipedia

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    A kijo (鬼女, lit. demon woman) is an oni woman from Japanese legends. Mythology ... had "baba" in her name, but she is also considered a kijo. [2] Also ...

  4. Oni - Wikipedia

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    Oni are able to change their looks to fool their victims into trusting them. Oni can be male or female, but have been predominantly male throughout history. [6] Female oni are sometimes referred to by the name Yamauba. When in disguise, oni are capable of appearing as a man or woman, regardless of their gender. [7]

  5. List of legendary creatures from Japan - Wikipedia

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    A female spirit that can stretch her waist to peer inside buildings. Takarabune A mythical ship piloted through the heavens by the Seven Lucky Gods during the first three days of the New Year. Takemikazuchi A sword god, a god of thunder, and a participant in the first recorded sumo wrestling match, which was against Takeminakata.

  6. Shikome - Wikipedia

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    The hag appears by the Yomotsu-shikome (or Ugly-Female-of-the-Underworld" [1]) name in the eldest Japanese chronicle Kojiki.But either eight demon-hags (female oni) or a woman/women named Yomotsu-hisame hunted after Izanagi according to the Nihon Shoki, which frequently gives different readings from alternative sources.

  7. Yuki-onna - Wikipedia

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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.

  8. Yūrei - Wikipedia

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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.

  9. Kiyohime - Wikipedia

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    The "Anchin-Kiyohime" legend can be summarized as follows: [4] [11] The legend, connected with the founding of the Dōjō-ji temple in Kii Province (modern-day Wakayama Prefecture), relates how a priest named Anchin from Shirakawa in Ōshū province (present-day Shirakawa, Fukushima) making pilgrimage to the Kumano Shrine in southern Kii, lodged at the home of a shōji [] (庄司) (steward of ...