Japanese Mythology
Shikigami
Shikigami (式神) is the term used for spirits summoned by an onmyoji or Japanese sorcerer. Shikigami are used to protect and serve their master, much like the Western concept of...
Shikigami
Shikigami (式神) is the term used for spirits summoned by an onmyoji or Japanese sorcerer. Shikigami are used to protect and serve their master, much like the Western concept of...
Satori
In Japanese folklore, Satori (覚, "consciousness") are supernatural monsters (yōkai) who pass for living in the mountains of Hida and Mino provinces (modern Gifu Prefecture) and are able to read...
Satori
In Japanese folklore, Satori (覚, "consciousness") are supernatural monsters (yōkai) who pass for living in the mountains of Hida and Mino provinces (modern Gifu Prefecture) and are able to read...
Mikaribaba
The Mikaribaba (箕借り婆) is the spirit of a one-eyed old woman from the sagas of the Kanto region. Summary of Mikaribaba In Yokohama, Kavasaki, Kanagawa and Chiba prefectures, Tokyo, etc. he...
Mikaribaba
The Mikaribaba (箕借り婆) is the spirit of a one-eyed old woman from the sagas of the Kanto region. Summary of Mikaribaba In Yokohama, Kavasaki, Kanagawa and Chiba prefectures, Tokyo, etc. he...
Miage-nyūdō
Mikoshi-nyūdō (Japanese: 見越し入道), also known as Mikoshi (Japanese: 見越) or Miage-nyūdō (Japanese: 見上入道), is a mythical creature (yōkai) found in Japanese folklore, especially common in tales from the islands of...
Miage-nyūdō
Mikoshi-nyūdō (Japanese: 見越し入道), also known as Mikoshi (Japanese: 見越) or Miage-nyūdō (Japanese: 見上入道), is a mythical creature (yōkai) found in Japanese folklore, especially common in tales from the islands of...
Ikiryō
The terms ikiryō, or shōryō, seirei, ikisudama (生霊, "living ghost", "eidolon"), in Japanese folk beliefs and fiction, refer to a spirit that leaves the body of a living person and...
Ikiryō
The terms ikiryō, or shōryō, seirei, ikisudama (生霊, "living ghost", "eidolon"), in Japanese folk beliefs and fiction, refer to a spirit that leaves the body of a living person and...
Chimimōryō
Chimimōryō (Chinese: 魑魅魍魎; pinyin: Chīmèi wǎngliǎng) is a Japanese word of Chinese origin for mountain monsters and river monsters. It refers to different kinds of obake and things transformed into...
Chimimōryō
Chimimōryō (Chinese: 魑魅魍魎; pinyin: Chīmèi wǎngliǎng) is a Japanese word of Chinese origin for mountain monsters and river monsters. It refers to different kinds of obake and things transformed into...
