Japanese Mythology
Yūrei
The yūrei (幽霊) are Japanese ghosts. Like their Western counterparts, they are thought to be spirits removed from a peaceful afterlife due to something that happened to them in life,...
Yūrei
The yūrei (幽霊) are Japanese ghosts. Like their Western counterparts, they are thought to be spirits removed from a peaceful afterlife due to something that happened to them in life,...
Tsukumogami
Tsukumogami (jap. 付喪神, occasionally 九十九神, "artifact spirits") are beings of Japanese folk belief. They represent a special group of the Yōkai: They are various ensouled utilitarian and everyday objects that...
Tsukumogami
Tsukumogami (jap. 付喪神, occasionally 九十九神, "artifact spirits") are beings of Japanese folk belief. They represent a special group of the Yōkai: They are various ensouled utilitarian and everyday objects that...
Obake
Obake (jap. お化け) or bakemono (jap. 化け物) - yōkai, supernatural creatures, beings found in Japanese folklore. The name comes from the verb bakeru meaning: to change, take shape/form, transform, change...
Obake
Obake (jap. お化け) or bakemono (jap. 化け物) - yōkai, supernatural creatures, beings found in Japanese folklore. The name comes from the verb bakeru meaning: to change, take shape/form, transform, change...
Namazu
Since the seventeenth century, Japanese legend has spoken of the namazu (鯰) or ōnamazu (大鯰), a giant catfish living in the mud of the depths of the earth, on whose...
Namazu
Since the seventeenth century, Japanese legend has spoken of the namazu (鯰) or ōnamazu (大鯰), a giant catfish living in the mud of the depths of the earth, on whose...
Yuki-onna
Yuki-onna (雪女, Yukionna, literally "snow woman") is a character from Japanese folklore who is often confused with Yama-Uba. Legend of Yuki-onna During a terrible storm in the forest, the lumberjack Mosaku...
Yuki-onna
Yuki-onna (雪女, Yukionna, literally "snow woman") is a character from Japanese folklore who is often confused with Yama-Uba. Legend of Yuki-onna During a terrible storm in the forest, the lumberjack Mosaku...
Rokurokubi
The rokurokubi (ろくろ首, 轆轤首) is a strange creature from Japanese mythology, close to the nukekubi. During the day, it looks like a completely normal person, but at night, its neck...
Rokurokubi
The rokurokubi (ろくろ首, 轆轤首) is a strange creature from Japanese mythology, close to the nukekubi. During the day, it looks like a completely normal person, but at night, its neck...
