Hannya
Hannya is an ancient Sanskrit word that means wisdom and virtue. This yokai was once a human woman was…
Curse
Onryō
Onryo’s are vengeful spirits (Yurei). These spirits seeks vengeance for the horrible deaths they’ve suffered caused by another person….
Oiwa
Oiwa is an Onryō. It was said that Oiwa’s story is a real life event. Once there was a…
Bakezōri
Literally means “ghost sandal”. Comes from the words Obake, meaning ghost and Zori, the japanese straw sandal. This mischievous…
Gashadokuro
A giant skeleton hungry for human flesh. When you hear rattling sound or a ringing in ear sound a…
Seto-Taisho
Once you hear clanging noises in the kitchen, that’s probably caused by this violent yokai. Seto-Taisho (Tsukumogami) is a…
Nukekubi
Nukekubi is a type of Rokurokubi. They are the same in all aspects except that the Nukekubi detaches their…
Ningyo
If you’re fishing and you catch this Yokai, you’ll have a choice to make. If you eat it, you…
Futakuchi-onna
Sometimes when a women doesn’t eat much she can be cursed with a second mouth. This second mouth often…
Dodomeki
A Dodomeki is a cursed women thief. Their long arms are covered in eyes and in some stories they…