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the japanese yokai info sheet

Yokai: Japanese Folklore

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Fable Creatures

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A-Yokai-A-Day: Yūrei | 妖怪シリーズ：幽霊 | MatthewMeyer.net

Halloween is coming up, and with the Frankenstorm on it's way, it's the perfect time to hunker down with some candles and blankets and a good ghost story. Maybe even get your friends together for a hyakumonogatari kaidankai ghost story telling party? If you're planning on telling any ghost stories this year, today's entry should

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Futa-kuchi-onna

A digital art inspired by Japanese mythology and folklore, Futa-kuchi-onna is a type of yokai, characterized by having two mouths, one normal and another on the nape of the neck, underneath the hair, where the woman's skull divides, forming lips, teeth and tongue, creating a second mouth.

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Jorōgumo

According to the Japanese folklore, the Jorōgumo is a magic, 400 year old giant spider, that can change its appearance into that of a beautiful woman. She seduces young handsome men, wraps them up in her webs and eats them.

Kitsune (狐 or きつね, Kitsune) is the Japanese word for fox. Foxes are a common subject of Japanese folklore; in English, kitsune refers to them in this context. Stories depict them as intelligent beings and as possessing magical abilities that increase with their age and wisdom. According to Yōkai folklore, all foxes have the ability to shape shift into men or women. While some folktales speak of kitsune employing this ability to trick others—as foxes in folklore often do—other stories portray... Kitsune Fox, Japanese Mythology, Body Suit Tattoo, Japanese Folklore, Japon Illustration, Japanese Tattoo Art, 캐릭터 드로잉, Japan Art, Cardigans

Kitsune

Kitsune on the Wikipedia Kitsune on Yokai.com

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Magical Creatures Mythology

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Kuchisake Onna

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Japanese Mythical Creatures

Umibozu is a sea spirit in Japanese Folklore. In Japanese Mythology, they are said to live in the depths of the ocean. On calm nights, when there is no sign of anything out of the ordinary, when all of a sudden, without warning, the waves and weather whip into furious condition, and out comes the titanic creature. It moves to destroy the ship, either smashing it with a single blow or taking it down bit by bit.

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Yuki-Onna

Yuki-onna on Yokai.com Yuki-onna on the Wikipedia

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Japanese Yokai Character Design

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The Mysterious Kappa of Japan

The rivers and lakes of Japan are have long been the haunts of a wide variety of strange creatures of all shapes and sizes. Although many of these have been regulated to the realm of pure folklore and myth, there are others that have transcended beyond mere legend and become thought of as something more

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How To Draw A Cat Tail

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All About Japanese Folklore: Cool Creatures, Spirits, and Yokai from Folktales

Japanese folklore is called 民間伝承 (minkan denshou) in Japanese. If you’re interested in folk tales and cool creatures, this post is for you!

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Japanese Gods Art

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Nurikabe

塗壁ぬりかべ Translation: painted wall Habitat: coastal areas; encountered on dark streets and alleys Diet: unknown Appearance: Little is known about the true appearance of nurikabe because these yokai are usually said to be invisible. During the Edo period, however, artists began to illustrate this creature, giving it an appearance somewhere between a grotesque, fantastic

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Art Fox

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Japanese Folk Monsters

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