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The name of a kitsune who is famous for pretending to be a Buddhist priest. Hanako-san The spirit of a young World War II-era girl who inhabits and haunts elementary school restrooms. Hannya A Noh mask representing a jealous female demon. Haradashi A humanoid creature with a giant face on its stomach, that enjoys making people laugh with zany ...
Mythology. They are normally considered to be women who have turned into oni as a result of karma and resentment, with the younger ones being called "kijo" while the ones that look like old ladies are called onibaba (鬼婆, "demon hag"). [1] They often appear in Japanese legends, folktales, fairy tales, and performing arts, and famous among ...
The ushi-oni (牛鬼, ox oni; ox demon), or gyūki, is a yōkai from the folklore of western Japan. [ 1] The folklore describes more than one kind of ushi-oni, but the depiction of a bovine-headed monster occurs in most. Ushi-oni generally appear on beaches and attack people who walk there.
Kuchisake-onna ( 口裂け女, 'Slit-Mouthed Woman')[ 1] is a malevolent figure in Japanese urban legends and folklore. Described as the malicious spirit, or onryō, of a woman, she partially covers her face with a mask or other item and carries a pair of scissors, a knife, or some other sharp object. She is most often described as having long ...
Jorōgumo ( Japanese: 絡新婦 ( kanji), じょろうぐも ( hiragana)) is a type of yōkai, a creature of Japanese folklore. It can shapeshift into a beautiful woman, so the kanji that represent its actual meaning are 女郎蜘蛛 ( lit. 'woman-spider' ); the kanji which are used to write it instead, 絡新婦 ( lit. 'entangling newlywed ...
An oni ( 鬼 おに) ( / oʊni / OH-nee) is a kind of yōkai, demon, orc, ogre, or troll in Japanese folklore. They are believed to live in caves or deep in the mountains. [ 2] Oni are known for their superhuman strength and have been associated with powers like thunder and lightning, [ 2] along with their evil nature manifesting in their ...
Mythology. Yamata no Orochi legends are originally recorded in two ancient texts about Japanese mythology and history. The 712 AD Kojiki transcribes this dragon name as 八岐遠呂智 and the 720 AD Nihon Shoki writes it as 八岐大蛇. In both versions of the Orochi myth, the Shinto storm god Susanoo (or "Susa-no-O") is expelled from Heaven ...
Momiji (oni) Taira no Koremochi falls asleep by the side of Momiji. ("The Demon of Mount Togakushi", 1890. From the "Thirty-six Ghosts" series by Yoshitoshi Tsukioka) Momiji (Japanese 紅葉) [ a] is a female oni ( kijo) in Japanese folklore, whose story is known as The Legend of Momiji (紅葉伝説). The legend has been handed down in Kinasa ...