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
This yokai literally means disembodied red hand of a child. Although this yokai is not known for causing any harm, they like to scare people underneath their habitat which is the Japanese Locust tree. They hang from the tree and drops down to scare people. Sometimes people sees a girl underneath the Aketeko’s tree wearing… Continue reading Akateko
Hari Onna seems to look like a normal girl afar but when you come close to her, you will see that her hair has hooks at the end. She has a long black silky hair with barbed hooks at the end. Hari Onna lurks on the streets at night preying mostly on single young man… Continue reading Hari Onna
Wandering on dark roads at night, this yokai loves scaring travelers causing them to faint or actually die. Shunobon is a demonic yokai that has a bigger head that its body, has a bright red skin, they have needle-like hair, sharp horn, big one glowing eye (sometimes they have two eyes), big wide mouth that… Continue reading Shunobon
Literally means “painted wall”. Nurikabe is an invisible wall. Nurikabe’s real appearance is unknown, but as time went by, artist has a way to illustrate this yokai. When you bump into something invisible, you might be encountering the Nurikabe. When you try to go left the wall extends to the left. When you go right,… Continue reading Nurikabe
This yokai is an ugly old hag with a terrible long tongue. Shitanaga Uba commonly resides deep in the mountains. Known for teaming up with a demon yokai, the Shunobon. They prey on lost travelers by licking the victim’s flesh, sucking their bloods dry leaving the dried up corpse behind.
