2026-01-16
•3 min read
japanese folklore
monsters and myths
Baize: The Beast Who Knows Every Monster by Name
He has nine eyes, six horns, and speaks the language of men. Baize is the living encyclopedia of the supernatural, the creature who taught the Yellow Emperor how to defeat 11,520 demons.
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monsters and myths
Gashadokuro: The Starving Skeleton
It stands as tall as a house, made from the bones of a thousand starving peasants. You won't see it coming, but you will hear it—a ringing in your ears right before it bites your head off.
2026-01-16
•2 min read
japanese-folkloreyokaiskeletons+3
monsters and myths
Hone-onna: The Bone Woman
She visits you at night, warm and loving. But in the light of the peony lantern, the truth is revealed: you are not holding a woman. You are in love with a skeleton.
2026-01-16
•2 min read
japanese-folkloreyokaighosts+3
monsters and myths
Kappa: The River Child
It looks like a child with a turtle's shell and a beak. It loves cucumbers. It loves sumo wrestling. And it loves to drown people and steal their souls.
2026-01-16
•2 min read
japanese-folkloreyokaiwater-spirits+2
monsters and myths
Nue: The Chimera of Night
It has the face of a monkey, the body of a tanuki, the legs of a tiger, and a snake for a tail. The Nue is a creature of nightmares, hiding in black clouds and bringing illness to emperors.
2026-01-16
•2 min read
japanese-folkloreyokaichimeras+2
monsters and myths
Rokurokubi: The Snake-Neck Woman
By day, she is a normal woman, perhaps even a wealthy wife. But while she sleeps, her neck stretches like a serpent, and her head roams the house looking for lamp oil to drink.
2026-01-16
•3 min read
japanese-folkloreyokaicurses+2
monsters and myths
Tsukumogami: The Living Objects
Do not throw away your old tools. In Japan, they say that when an object turns 100 years old, it gains a soul. And if you have mistreated it, it will come back to haunt you.
2026-01-16
•2 min read
japanese-folkloreyokaianimism+2
monsters and myths
Yuki-onna: The Kiss of Winter
She is the beauty of the snowstorm and the terror of the freeze. She wanders the mountains in a white kimono, searching for warmth to steal. To meet her is to freeze from the inside out.
2026-01-16
•2 min read
japanese-folkloreyokaiwinter+2