Japanese Mythology

Yosuzume

Yosuzume

Yosuzume (夜雀 "night sparrow" ) is a legend of a spectre of a bird that is passed down in various areas: in Kōchi Prefecture in Tanokuchi Village (currently Kuroshio Town)...

Yosuzume

Yosuzume (夜雀 "night sparrow" ) is a legend of a spectre of a bird that is passed down in various areas: in Kōchi Prefecture in Tanokuchi Village (currently Kuroshio Town)...

Yamachichi

Yamachichi

The yamachichi (etymologically "mountainous region" and "breast" or "milk," a priori in the form of ateji) is a yōkai mentioned in Ehon hyaku monogatari. According to legend, the yamachichi was...

Yamachichi

The yamachichi (etymologically "mountainous region" and "breast" or "milk," a priori in the form of ateji) is a yōkai mentioned in Ehon hyaku monogatari. According to legend, the yamachichi was...

Takaonna

Takaonna

Takaonna (高女) is a yokai that walks and wanders in people's rooms, they are jealous and ugly ladies who are unpopular with men. These become Takaonna because of their jealousy, some...

Takaonna

Takaonna (高女) is a yokai that walks and wanders in people's rooms, they are jealous and ugly ladies who are unpopular with men. These become Takaonna because of their jealousy, some...

Tennin

Tennin

Tennin (天人 "heavenly creature") are spiritual beings found in Japanese Buddhism. The Tennin include tenshi (天使 "angel"), ten no tsukai (天の使い lett. "heavenly messenger") and ten'nyo (天女 "heavenly nymph"). The ten'nin...

Tennin

Tennin (天人 "heavenly creature") are spiritual beings found in Japanese Buddhism. The Tennin include tenshi (天使 "angel"), ten no tsukai (天の使い lett. "heavenly messenger") and ten'nyo (天女 "heavenly nymph"). The ten'nin...

Tesso

Tesso

Tesso, the Iron Rat, is how the abbot Raigo of the Miidera temple, who transforms into a half-man half-rat hybrid, is known in Japanese mythology. Tesso differs from many yokai...

Tesso

Tesso, the Iron Rat, is how the abbot Raigo of the Miidera temple, who transforms into a half-man half-rat hybrid, is known in Japanese mythology. Tesso differs from many yokai...

Raijū

Raijū

The raijū (雷獣, "thunder animal" or "lightning beast ") is a yōkai of Japanese mythology. Its name comes from the Japanese words rai (雷, "thunder") and jū (獣, "beast, animal")....

Raijū

The raijū (雷獣, "thunder animal" or "lightning beast ") is a yōkai of Japanese mythology. Its name comes from the Japanese words rai (雷, "thunder") and jū (獣, "beast, animal")....