Japanese Mythology

Amabie

Amabie

Amabie (アマビエ) is an anthropomorphic yōkai with three legs, which emerges from the sea and prophesies either a bountiful harvest or an epidemic.It appears to be a variant of the...

Amabie

Amabie (アマビエ) is an anthropomorphic yōkai with three legs, which emerges from the sea and prophesies either a bountiful harvest or an epidemic.It appears to be a variant of the...

Hone-onna

Hone-onna

The Hone-onna (jap. 骨女; transl. "bone woman") is a Yōkai from Japanese stories. Hone-onna's Description In the stories, the Hone-onna appears as a beautiful but extremely thin woman in a...

Hone-onna

The Hone-onna (jap. 骨女; transl. "bone woman") is a Yōkai from Japanese stories. Hone-onna's Description In the stories, the Hone-onna appears as a beautiful but extremely thin woman in a...

Mujina

Mujina

Mujina (貉) is an ancient Japanese word that originally referred to the Japanese badger. In some regions, the term refers more to the raccoon dog (also called tanuki) or to...

Mujina

Mujina (貉) is an ancient Japanese word that originally referred to the Japanese badger. In some regions, the term refers more to the raccoon dog (also called tanuki) or to...

Kamaitachi

Kamaitachi

The kamaitachi (鎌鼬) is a yōkai, a supernatural creature of Japanese mythology, traditionally associated with the wind and widespread in various parts of Japan, especially mountainous and, indeed, windy. The...

Kamaitachi

The kamaitachi (鎌鼬) is a yōkai, a supernatural creature of Japanese mythology, traditionally associated with the wind and widespread in various parts of Japan, especially mountainous and, indeed, windy. The...

Inugami

Inugami

In Japanese mythology, an inugami (犬神 , literally "god-dog") is a way of using an Animal Spirit, commonly originating from a dog, to carry out revenge or acting as guardians...

Inugami

In Japanese mythology, an inugami (犬神 , literally "god-dog") is a way of using an Animal Spirit, commonly originating from a dog, to carry out revenge or acting as guardians...

Kuchisake-onna

Kuchisake-onna

Kuchisake-onna (Japanese: 口裂け女 woman with her mouth cut off, Korean: 입 찢어진 여자 woman with her mouth broken) is a popular urban legend from Japanese and Korean folklore. It is...

Kuchisake-onna

Kuchisake-onna (Japanese: 口裂け女 woman with her mouth cut off, Korean: 입 찢어진 여자 woman with her mouth broken) is a popular urban legend from Japanese and Korean folklore. It is...