This mysterious creature inhabits deep in the sea. They are divine and only surfaces when they foretell events, to deliver warnings for pandemics, terrible disasters, etc. They appear to be young women with scales, sometimes they have scaly torso of a dragon and the rest of the half of their body is inside a massive… Continue reading Umidebito
According to the legends, Okiku was a maid of a japanese samurai named Tessan Aoyama. Okiku was very beautiful. The japanese samurai always made advances towards Okiku but she always declined his offers. For Aoyama’s last attempt, he tricked Okiku, he hid one of their ten expensive plates. Okiku soon realized one was missing. She… Continue reading Okiku
Literally means eight span crow. Yatagarasu is a holy creature serving a deity, Amaterasu Oomikami and is a three legged crow that inhabits the sun. The legends says that the yokai Yatagarasu was sent down by the goddess Amatersu from the heaven to guide Emperor Jimmu to conquer his quest. It was also said that… Continue reading Yatagarasu
The ugly female oni or kijo from the land of the dead. They look like ugly women that wears layered colorful kimonos. They have big wild smile, they make their teeth colored black, they have pointed ears, saggy breasts, they have monstrous paws and claws and long hair. The Shikome loves putting on excessive make… Continue reading Shikome
They say when a toad lived for a very long time it can become a yokai. Ogama is a giant toad yokai that preys on smaller animals using its long powerful sticky tongue. The Ogama grows larger over time and when it reaches a certain height it sees human as food. This giant yokai carries… Continue reading Ogama
Ippondatara is a shy yokai that has one leg, one foot, creepy arms and one eye at the center of its face. Tumbling and hopping around the deep mountains where it inhabits. Although this yokai is mostly harmless, it was said that once per year, on the 20th day of December, Ippondatara kills using its… Continue reading Ippon-Datara
Kishaku is a type of an infection that inhabits the stomach of a host. This yokai has the appetite for oily or greasy food that the host intakes. When infected by this yokai, its effect is an increased or intense sexual desire. Kishaku has a mouth that splits into three, has a hairy red body,… Continue reading Kishaku
Hannya is an ancient Sanskrit word that means wisdom and virtue. This yokai was once a human woman was consumed with rage, resentment and jealousy that transformed into a demonic Oni. It was said that strong emotions like jealousy can turn a person into a demon. Popularly, Hannya masks are used in the Japanese Noh… Continue reading Hannya
