Japanese Mythology
Kitsunebi
Kitsunebi (狐火 lett. "foxfire") is a yōkai of Japanese folklore known throughout Japan, excluding Okinawa Prefecture. It is also referred to as hitobosu (ヒトボス), hitomoshi (火点し) or rinka (燐火). It...
Kitsunebi
Kitsunebi (狐火 lett. "foxfire") is a yōkai of Japanese folklore known throughout Japan, excluding Okinawa Prefecture. It is also referred to as hitobosu (ヒトボス), hitomoshi (火点し) or rinka (燐火). It...
Koropokkuru
Koropokkuru (コロポックル, koropokkuru, "men under the petasite leaves" in Ainu) are in Ainu mythology dwarfs living underground and in the stems of coltsfoot or petasite leaves (especially in one of...
Koropokkuru
Koropokkuru (コロポックル, koropokkuru, "men under the petasite leaves" in Ainu) are in Ainu mythology dwarfs living underground and in the stems of coltsfoot or petasite leaves (especially in one of...
Dodomeki
A dodomeki (百々目鬼) is a yōkai. Her appearance is that of a woman whose long arms are covered with hundreds of bird eyes. This appearance is the result of a...
Dodomeki
A dodomeki (百々目鬼) is a yōkai. Her appearance is that of a woman whose long arms are covered with hundreds of bird eyes. This appearance is the result of a...
Kijimuna
The Kijimuna (キジムナー, Kijimunā) (Okinawan: Kijimunaa), also known as Bungaya or Kijimun, are Japanese folklore creatures native to Okinawa Prefecture. They look like children between three and four years old...
Kijimuna
The Kijimuna (キジムナー, Kijimunā) (Okinawan: Kijimunaa), also known as Bungaya or Kijimun, are Japanese folklore creatures native to Okinawa Prefecture. They look like children between three and four years old...
Jorōgumo
A Jorōgumo (Japanese kanji: 絡新婦, Hiragana: じょろうぐも) is a kind of yokai, creature, ghost or goblin. It can transform into a beautiful woman, so the true meaning of kanji...
Jorōgumo
A Jorōgumo (Japanese kanji: 絡新婦, Hiragana: じょろうぐも) is a kind of yokai, creature, ghost or goblin. It can transform into a beautiful woman, so the true meaning of kanji...
Mizuchi
Mizuchi 蛟 are a type of oriental dragon, or sometimes legendary serpentine creatures. They are often related to water and may dwell in aquatic environments. Many scholars have described them...
Mizuchi
Mizuchi 蛟 are a type of oriental dragon, or sometimes legendary serpentine creatures. They are often related to water and may dwell in aquatic environments. Many scholars have described them...
