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Japanese Demons « Thread Started on Jun 26, 2007, 3:15pm »
A Abumi-guchi - a furry creature formed from the stirrup of a mounted military commander Abura-akago - an infant ghost who licks the oil out of andon lamps Abura-bō - a spook fire from Shiga Prefecture, in which the shape of a monk can often be seen Abura-sumashi - a spirit who lives on a mountain pass in Kumamoto Prefecture Akabeko - a red cow involved in the construction of Enzō-ji in Yanaizu, Fukushima Akamataa - a snake spirit from Okinawa Akaname - the spirit who licks the bathroom Akashita - a creature that looms in a black cloud over a floodgate Akateko - a red hand dangling out of a tree Akki - another name for a wicked oni Akkorokamui - an Ainu monster resembling a fish or octopus Akuma - an evil spirit Akurojin-no-hi - a ghostly fire from Mie Prefecture Amaburakosagi - ritual disciplinary demon from Shikoku Amamehagi - ritual disciplinary demon from Hokuriku Amanojaku - a small demon which instigates people into wickedness Amanozako - a monstrous goddess mentioned in the Kujiki Amazake-babaa - an old woman who asks for sweet sake and brings disease Amefurikozō - a little boy spirit who plays in the rain Amemasu - an Ainu creature resembling a fish or whale Ameonna - a female rain spirit Amikiri - the net-cutting spirit Amorōnagu - a tennyo from the island of Amami Ōshima Anmo - ritual disciplinary demon from Iwate Prefecture Aoandon - the spirit of the blue paper lantern Aobōzu - the blue monk who kidnaps children Aonyōbō - a female ghost who lurks in an abandoned imperial palace Aosaginohi - a luminescent heron Asobibi - a spook fire from Kōchi Prefecture Arikura-no-baba - an old woman with magical powers Ashiaraiyashiki(足洗邸) - the story of a huge demon which demands that its leg be washed Ashimagari - a spook which entangles the legs of travelers Ashinagatenaga - a pair of characters, one with long legs and the other with long arms Ato-oi-kozō - an invisible spirit that follows people Ayakashi - another name for the ikuchi Ayakashi-no-ayashibi - a spook fire from Ishikawa Prefecture Azukiarai - a spirit which makes the sound of azuki beans being washed Azukibabaa - azukiarai's more vicious cousin, a bean-grinding hag who devours people Azukitogi - another name for azukiarai
B Betobeto-san - an invisible spirit which follows people at night, making the sound of footsteps Bake-kujira - a ghost whale Bakeneko - a shapeshifting cat Bakezōri - a sandal spirit Baku - an auspicious beast who can devour nightmares Basan - a large fire-breathing chicken monster Binbōgami - the spirit of poverty Biwa-bokuboku - the spirit of a biwa lute Bunbuku Chagama - a famous story about a tanuki in the form of a teakettle Buruburu - a spirit which causes the shivers Byakko - the white tiger of the west
C Chōchinobake - a haunted paper lantern Cho Hakkai - Zhu Bajie, the pig spirit from Journey to the West
D Daidarabotchi - a giant responsible for creating many geographical features in Japan Daitengu - the most powerful tengu, each of whom lives on a separate mountain Datsue-ba - an old woman who steals clothes from the souls of the dead Dodomeki - the ghost of a pickpocket, her arms covered in eyes Dorotabō - the ghost of an old man whose rice fields were neglected and sold
E Enenra - a monster made of smoke Enkō - the kappa of Shikoku and western Honshū Eritate-goromo - the tengu Sōjōbō's enchanted clothes
F Fūjin - the god of wind Funayūrei - ghosts of people dead at sea Futakuchi-onna - the two-mouthed woman
G Gagoze - a demon who attacked young priests at Gangō-ji temple Gaki - the hungry ghosts of Buddhism Gangi-kozō - a fish-eating water-monster Garappa - a kind of kappa from Kyūshū Gashadokuro - a giant skeleton, the spirit of the unburied dead Genbu - the black tortoise of the north Goryō - vengeful spirits of the dead Guhin - another name for the tengu Gyūki - another name for the ushi-oni, the ox demon
H Hakutaku - the wise Bai Ze beast of China, who reported on the attributes of demons Hakuzōsu - a fox who disguised himself as a trapper's uncle Hannya - a noh mask representing a jealous female demon Harionago - a female monster with deadly barbed hair Hayatarō - the dog that killed the sarugami Heikegani - crabs with human-faced shells, the spirits of the warriors killed in the Battle of Dan-no-ura Hibagon - the Japanese Bigfoot Hiderigami - the god of drought Hihi - a baboon monster Hitodama - a fireball-ghost that appears when someone dies Hitotsume-kozō - a one-eyed boy Hoji - the wicked spirit of Tamamo-no-Mae Hōkō - a dog-like tree spirit from China Hone-onna - a skeleton woman Hō-ō - the mythical Fenghuang bird of China Hotoke - a deceased person Hyakki Yakō - the demons' night parade Hyakume - a creature with a hundred eyes Hyōsube - a kind of hair-covered kappa Hyōtan-kozō - a gourd spirit
I Ibaraki-dōji - the oni of the Rashomon gate, Shuten-dōji's accomplice Ichimoku-nyūdō - a one-eyed kappa from Sado Island Ikazuchi-no-Kami - a thunder god Ikiryō - a living ghost Ikuchi - a sea-serpent that travels over boats in an arc while dripping oil Inugami - a dog-spirit created, worshipped and employed by a family via sorcery Ippon-datara - a one-legged spirit of the mountains Isonade - a fish-like sea monster with a barb-covered tail Itsumaden - a monstrous bird that appeared over the capital in the Taiheiki Ittan-momen - a cloth-like monster which attempts to smother people by wrapping itself around their faces Iwana-bōzu - a char which appeared as a Buddhist monk
J Jakotsu-babaa - an old woman who guards a snake mound Jatai - an obi which has transformed into a snake Jibakurei 地縛霊, 自縛霊 - a ghost that is bound to a certain place Jikininki - ghosts that eat human corpses Jinmenju - a tree with human-faced flowers Jinmenken - a human-faced dog appearing in recent urban legends Jishin-namazu - the giant catfish that causes earthquakes Jorōgumo - a spider woman Jubokko - a vampire tree
K Kage-onna - the shadow of a woman cast on the paper doors of a haunted house Kahaku 河伯 - another name for a kappa Kamaitachi - the slashing sickle-weasel that haunts the mountains Kamikiri - the hair-cutting spirit Kameosa - a bottle that never runs dry Kanbari-nyūdō - a bathroom spirit Kanedama - the spirit of money Kappa - a famous water monster with a water-filled head and a love of cucumbers Karasu-tengu - a tengu with a bird's bill Kasa-obake - a paper umbrella monster Kasha - a cat-like demon which descends from the sky and carries away corpses Kashanbo - kappa who climb into the mountains for the winter Katawa-guruma - a woman riding on a flaming wheel Katsura-otoko - a handsome man from the moon Kawa-akago - an infant monster that lurks near rivers and drowns people Kawa-uso - a supernatural river otter Kawa-zaru - a smelly, cowardly kappa-like creature Kerakera-onna - a giant cackling woman who appears in the sky Kesaran-pasaran - a mysterious white fluffy creature Keukegen - a creature made of hair Kijimunaa - a tree sprite from Okinawa Kijo - a witch or ogress Kirin - the Qilin of China, part dragon and part hoofed mammal, sometimes called the "Chinese unicorn" Kitsune - a supernatural fox Kitsune-Tsuki - fox possession Kiyohime - a woman who transformed into a serpent-demon out of the rage of unrequited love Kodama - a spirit that lives in a tree Kokakuchō - the ubume bird Koma-inu - another name for the shishi, the pair of lion-dogs that guard the entrances of temples Konaki-Jijii - an infant spirit that cries until it is picked up, then increases its weight and crushes its victim Konoha-tengu - a bird-like tengu Koropokkuru - a little person from Ainu folklore Kosode-no-te - a short-sleeved kimono with its own hands Kuchisake-onna - the slit-mouthed woman Kuda-gitsune - a small fox-like animal used in sorcery Kudan - a human-faced calf which predicts a calamity and then dies Kurabokko - the guardian spirit of a warehouse Kurage-no-hinotama - a jellyfish which floats through the air as a fireball Kyōkotsu - the ghost of a corpse discarded in a well Kyūbi-no-kitsune - a fox with nine tails Kyūketsuki - a Japanese vampire
L N/A
M Maikubi - the quarreling heads of three dead miscreants Makura-gaeshi - the pillow-moving spirit Mekurabe - the multiplying skulls that menaced Taira no Kiyomori in his courtyard Miage-nyūdō - a spirit which grows as fast as you can look up at it Mikoshi-nyūdō - another name for miage-nyūdō Mizuchi - a dangerous water-dragon Mokumokuren - a swarm of eyes that appear on a paper sliding door in an old building Momonjii - an old-man who is waiting for you at every fork in the road Morinji-no-kama - another name for Bunbuku Chagama, the tanuki teakettle Mōryō - a long-eared, corpse-eating spirit Mujina - a shapeshifting badger Myōbu - a title sometimes given to a fox
N Namahage - ritual disciplinary demon from the Oga Peninsula Namazu - a giant catfish that causes earthquakes Nando-baba - an old-woman spirit who hides under the floor in abandoned storerooms Narikama - a kettle spirit whose ringing sound is a good omen Nebutori - a spook-disease which causes a woman to grow immensely fat and lethargic Nekomata - a bakeneko with a split tail Nekomusume - a cat in the form of a girl Nikusui - a monster which appears as a young woman and sucks all of the flesh off of its victim's body Ningyo - a fish person or "mermaid" Nobusuma - a supernatural wall, or a monstrous flying squirrel Noppera-bō - a faceless ghost Nozuchi - Another name for the tsuchinoko serpent Nue - a monkey-headed, tiger-bodied, snake-tailed monster which plagued the emperor with nightmares in the Heike Monogatari Nukekubi - a vicious human-like monster whose head detaches from its body, often confused with the rokurokubi Nuppefuhofu - an animated lump of decaying human flesh Nure-onna - a female monster who appears on the beach Nuribotoke - an animated corpse with blackened flesh and dangling eyeballs Nurikabe - a ghostly wall that traps a traveler at night Nurarihyon - a strange character who sneaks into houses on busy evenings Nyūbachibō - a mortar spirit
O Obariyon - a spook which rides piggyback on a human victim and becomes unbearably heavy. Oboro-guruma - a ghostly oxcart with the face of its driver Ohaguro-bettari - a female spook lacking all facial features save for a large, black-toothed smile Oiwa - the ghost of a woman with a distorted face who was murdered by her husband Okiku - the plate-counting ghost of a servant girl Ōkamuro - a giant face which appears at the door Ōkubi - the face of a huge woman which appears in the sky Okuri-inu - a dog or wolf that follows travelers at night, similar to the Black dog or Barghest of Anglo-Saxon myth. Ōmukade - a giant human eating centipede that lives in the mountains Oni - the classic Japanese demon, an ogre-like creature which often has horns Onibi - a spook fire Onikuma - a monster bear Onmoraki - a bird-demon created from the spirits of freshly-dead corpses Onryō - a vengeful ghost Otoroshi - a hairy creature that perches on the gates to shrines and temples
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Q N/A
R Raijin - the god of thunder Raijū - a beast which falls to earth in a lightning bolt Rokurokubi - a person, usually female, whose neck can stretch indefinitely Ryū - the Japanese dragon
S Sakabashira - a haunted pillar, installed upside-down Sagari - a horse's head that dangles from trees on Kyūshū Sa Gojō - the water-monster Sha Wujing from Journey to the West, often interpeted in Japan as a kappa Samebito - a shark-man from the undersea Dragon Palace Sarugami - a wicked monkey spirit which was defeated by a dog Satori - an ape-like creature that can read minds Sazae-oni - a turban snail which turns into a woman Seiryū - the azure dragon of the east Seko - a kind of kappa, which can be heard making merry at night Senpoku-Kanpoku - a human-faced frog which guides the souls of the newly deceased to the graveyard Sesshō-seki - the poisonous "killing stones" which Tamamo-no-Mae transformed into Setotaishō - a warrior composed of discarded earthenware Shachihoko - a tiger-headed fish whose image is often used in architecture Shibaten - a kind of kappa from Shikoku. Shikigami - a spirit summoned to do the bidding of an Onmyōji Shiki-ōji - another name for a shikigami Shikome - wild women sent by Izanami to harm Izanagi Shiro-bōzu - a white, faceless spirit Shin 蜃 - a giant clam which creates mirages Shinigami - the "god of death", the Japanese name for the Western Grim Reaper Shiro-uneri - an old, rotten dishcloth appearing in the form of a dragon Shiryō - the spirit of a dead person Shisa - the Okinawan version of the shishi Shishi - the paired lion-dogs that guard the entrances of temples Shōjō - red-haired sea-sprites who love alcohol Shōkera - a creature that peers in through skylights Shōki - the fabled demon-queller Zhong Kui Shunoban - a red-faced ghoul that surprises people Shuten-dōji - an infamous princess-kidnapping, bloodthirsty oni Sodehiki-kozō - an invisible spirit which pulls on sleeves Sōjōbō - the famous daitengu of Mount Kurama Sōgenbi - the fiery ghost of an oil-stealing monk Son Gokū - the monkey king Sun Wukong from Journey to the West Soragami - a ritual disciplinary demon in the form of a tengu Soraki-gaeshi - the sound of trees being cut down, when later none seem to have been cut Sorobanbōzu - a ghost with an abacus Sōtangitsune - a famous fox from Kyoto Sunakake-baba - the sand-throwing hag Sunekosuri - a small dog- or cat-like creature that rubs against a person's legs at night Suppon-no-yūrei - a ghost with a face like a soft-shelled turtle Suzaku - the vermilion bird of the south
T Taimatsumaru - a tengu surrounded in demon fire Taka-onna - a female spirit which can stretch itself to peer into the second story of a building Tamamo-no-Mae - a wicked nine-tailed fox who appeared as a courtesan Tankororin - an unharvested persimmon which becomes a monster Tanuki - a shapeshifting raccoon dog Tatami-tataki - a poltergeist that hits the tatami mats at night Tengu - the infamous bird-man demon of the mountains Tenjōname - the ceiling-licking spirit Tennin - a heavenly being Te-no-me - the ghost of a blind man, with his eyes on his hands Tesso - the ghost of the priest Raigō, who transformed into a swarm of rats Tōfu-kozō - a spirit child carrying a block of tofu Toire-no-Hanakosan - a ghost who lurks in grade school restroom stalls Tōtetsu - the Taotie monster of China Tsurara-onna - an icicle woman Tsuchigumo - a giant spider which was defeated by Minamoto no Raikō Tsuchikorobi - a tumbling monster which rolls over travelers Tsuchinoko - a legendary serpentine monster, now a cryptid resembling a fat snake Tsukumogami - inanimate objects that come to life after a hundred years Tsurube-otoshi - a monster that drops out of the tops of trees
U Ubume - the spirit of a woman who died in childbirth Uma-no-ashi - a horse's leg which dangles from a tree and kicks passerbies Umibōzu - a giant monster appearing on the surface of the sea Umi-nyōbō - a female sea monster who steals fish Ungaikyō - a mirror monster which can display assorted wonders in its surface Ushi-oni - a name given to an assortment of ox-headed monsters Uwan - a spirit named for the sound it shouts when surprising people
V N/A
W Wanyūdō - a flaming wheel with a man's head in the center, which sucks out the soul of anyone who sees it.
X N/A
Y Yagyō-san - a demon who rides through the night on a headless horse Yakubyō-gami - spirits who bring plagues and other unfortunate events Yadōkai - monks who have turned to mischief Yama-biko - a creature that creates echos Yama-bito - the wild people who live in the mountains Yama-chichi - a mountain spirit resembling a monkey Yama-inu - the fearsome mountain dog Yama-otoko - the giant mountain man Yama-oroshi - a radish-grater spirit, a pun on a word for "mountain storm" Yamata-no-Orochi - the eight-headed serpent slain by the god Susanoo Yama-uba - the mountain hag Yama-waro - a hairy, one-eyed spirit, sometimes considered a kappa who has gone into the mountains for the winter. Yanari - poltergeists which cause strange noises Yatagarasu - the three-legged crow of Amaterasu Yato-no-kami - deadly snake-gods which infested a field Yomotsu-shikome - the hags of the underworld Yōsei - the Japanese word for "fairy" Yosuzume - a mysterious bird that sings at night, sometimes indicating that the okuri-inu is near Yukinko - a child-like snow-spirit Yuki-onna - the snow woman
Z Zashiki-warashi - a protective child-like house spirit. Zennyo Ryūō - a rain-making dragon Zunbera-bō - another name for the noppera-bō
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