- 18:24, 23 May 2008 diff hist +9 Ohaguro-bettari
- 18:23, 23 May 2008 diff hist +1,605 N Ohaguro-bettari New page: thumb|155px|right|Ohaguro-bettari. '''Ohaguro-bettari''' is a female yokai in Japanese mythology. ==Etymology== Long ago, when a Japanese woman got married s...
- 17:49, 23 May 2008 diff hist 0 N File:Nuribotoke.jpg current
- 17:49, 23 May 2008 diff hist +1,072 N Nuribotoke New page: thumb|155px|right|Nuribotoke as illustrated by Toriyama Sekien. The '''Nuribotoke''' is an animated corpse in Japanese mythology. ==Origin== One theory is that t... current
- 17:32, 23 May 2008 diff hist 0 N File:Shigeru Mizuki Road Nurikabe.jpg current
- 17:31, 23 May 2008 diff hist +1,074 N Nurikabe New page: thumb|155px|right|nurikabe as illustrated by Mizuki Shigeru. The '''nurikabe''' (ぬりかべ) is a yokai, or spirit, from Japanese folklore. The nurikabe manifest... current
- 17:29, 23 May 2008 diff hist 0 N File:Nurikabe.jpg current
- 17:13, 23 May 2008 diff hist 0 N File:Suuhi Nure-onna.jpg current
- 17:12, 23 May 2008 diff hist +1,578 N Nure-onna New page: thumb|right|200px|A nure-onna as depicted in Sawaki Suushi's ''Hyakkai-Zukan'' A '''nure-onna''' (濡女 lit. "wet woman") is an amphibious creature with the ... current
- 16:56, 23 May 2008 diff hist 0 N File:Nuppeppo.jpg current
- 16:55, 23 May 2008 diff hist 0 N File:SekienNuppeppo.jpg current
- 16:55, 23 May 2008 diff hist +439 N Nuppeppo New page: thumb|180px|right|The ''nuppeppo'' as illustrated by Toriyama Sekien. A '''Nuppeppo''' is a spirit or yokai in Japanese folklore. Nuppeppo usually appears at ...
- 16:49, 23 May 2008 diff hist +2,092 N Nukekubi New page: '''Nukekubi''' (抜首) are yokai found in Japanese folklore. ==Appearance== By day, nukekubi appear to be normal human beings but at night, the head and neck can detach from the body a... current
- 21:34, 14 May 2008 diff hist −14 Nue
- 21:33, 14 May 2008 diff hist 0 N File:Nue.jpg current
- 21:33, 14 May 2008 diff hist +2,948 N Nue New page: thumb|250px|right|Kuniyoshi Utagawa, ''Taiba (The End)'', 1852. The print depicts a nue descending upon the Imperial palace in a black cloud A '''nue''' (鵺) is a chimer...
- 21:11, 14 May 2008 diff hist +1 Noppera-bō
- 21:11, 14 May 2008 diff hist +44 Noppera-bō
- 21:09, 14 May 2008 diff hist +5,524 N Noppera-bō New page: thumb|155px|right|Noppera-bo as illustrated by Mizuki Shigeru. The '''Noppera-bo''' (のっぺら坊) is a faceless ghost in Japanese mythology. ==Appearance== Noppe...
- 20:55, 14 May 2008 diff hist −269 Mujina
- 20:43, 14 May 2008 diff hist 0 N File:SekienNingyo.gif current
- 20:42, 14 May 2008 diff hist +3,583 N Ningyo New page: thumb|A ''ningyo'' from Toriyama Sekien's ''Konjaku Hyakki Shūi''. '''Ningyo''' (人魚, "human fish"), often translated as "mermaid," is a fish-like creature f... current
- 20:26, 14 May 2008 diff hist +22 N Neko-mata Redirecting to Bakeneko current
- 20:21, 14 May 2008 diff hist −17 Namazu
- 20:20, 14 May 2008 diff hist 0 N File:Namazu.jpg current
- 20:19, 14 May 2008 diff hist +780 N Namazu New page: thumb|155px|right|Namazu by Fabien Matter. In Japanese mythology, '''Namazu''' (鯰) is a giant catfish who causes earthquakes. ==Myth== Namazu lives in the mud ben...
- 19:56, 14 May 2008 diff hist 0 N File:Mujina.gif
- 19:56, 14 May 2008 diff hist 0 Mujina
- 19:55, 14 May 2008 diff hist 0 Mujina
- 19:54, 14 May 2008 diff hist +4,523 N Mujina New page: thumb|155px|right|Mujina as illustrated by Mizuki Shigeru. Like the tanuki and the fox, the '''mujina''' of Japanese folklore is an avid shapeshifter and deceiver of h...
- 19:46, 14 May 2008 diff hist +27 Chupacabra →External links
- 19:45, 14 May 2008 diff hist +1 m Kuchisake-onna →Sources current
- 19:44, 14 May 2008 diff hist +27 Kuchisake-onna →Sources
- 19:34, 14 May 2008 diff hist 0 N File:SekienMokumokuren.jpg current
- 19:33, 14 May 2008 diff hist +607 N Mokumokuren New page: thumb|180px|right|The ''mokumokuren'' as illustrated by Toriyama Sekien. In Japanese Mythology, '''Mokumokuren''' (目目連) are spirits that live in torn ... current
- 19:29, 14 May 2008 diff hist +903 N Matsukaze New page: '''Matsukaze''', which means "wind in the pines", was the name of the legendary horse of ''Maeda Keijia'', a Japanese samurai of the Sengoku Period through early Edo Period. ==Appearanc...
- 19:21, 14 May 2008 diff hist −10 m Kuchisake-onna
- 19:20, 14 May 2008 diff hist +4,093 N Kuchisake-onna New page: 200px|thumb|right|Sculpture of kuchisake-onna on Shigeru Mizuki Road '''Kuchisake-onna''' (口裂け女,"Slit-Mouth Woman") is the ghost of a woman, mutilated...
- 19:20, 14 May 2008 diff hist 0 N File:Kuchisake-onnna.jpg current
- 19:13, 14 May 2008 diff hist +1 m Kodama current
- 19:13, 14 May 2008 diff hist +12 m Kodama
- 18:10, 14 May 2008 diff hist +54 Kodama
- 17:51, 14 May 2008 diff hist 0 N File:Seizan Kudagitsune.jpg current
- 17:50, 14 May 2008 diff hist +107 Kanko current
- 17:49, 14 May 2008 diff hist +2,020 N Kanko New page: '''Kanko''' or '''Kuda-gitsune''' (管狐, "pipe fox") is a creature supposedly employed by Japanese kitsune-tsukai, those who use foxes as spirit familiars. ==Types== *In the Sozan Ch...
- 09:17, 14 May 2008 diff hist 0 N File:Shurale.jpg current
- 09:17, 14 May 2008 diff hist +54 Shurale
- 09:12, 14 May 2008 diff hist +1 Shurale
- 09:12, 14 May 2008 diff hist +543 N Shurale New page: '''Shurale''' is a kind of bogeyman in Tatar folklore. Shurale is described as a human-like creature with a body completely covered by fur and a horn growing from the middle of his forehe...
- 23:09, 13 May 2008 diff hist −3 Banshee
- 22:54, 13 May 2008 diff hist +422 N Kubikajiri New page: In Japanese mythology, '''Kubikajiri''' (首かじり) is a ghost or yuhrei which is seen in graveyards at night. According to legend, the kubikajiri is looking for its lost head. I... current
- 22:47, 13 May 2008 diff hist 0 N File:Konaki-jiji.jpg current
- 22:47, 13 May 2008 diff hist +1,903 N Konaki-jiji New page: thumb|155px|right|Konaki-jiji as illustrated by Mizuki Shigeru. '''Konaki-jiji''' is a yokai in the local folklore of the Tokushima prefecture in Japan. ==Appea... current
- 22:29, 13 May 2008 diff hist +2,983 N Koro-pok-guru New page: '''Koro-pok-guru''', also written '''koropokkuru''', '''korobokkuru''', or '''koropokkur''', are a race of small people in Ainu folklore. ==Etymology== The name is traditionally analyse...
- 22:21, 13 May 2008 diff hist 0 N File:Kodama.jpg current
- 22:20, 13 May 2008 diff hist 0 N File:SekienKodama.jpg current
- 22:19, 13 May 2008 diff hist +1,529 N Kodama New page: 200px|right|thumb|[[Toriyama Sekien's illustration of a ''kodama'' appearing as an old man.]] A '''kodama''' (木霊, 木魂, or 木魅) is a tree spirit in Japa...
- 21:59, 13 May 2008 diff hist 0 N File:Kerakera-onna.jpg current
- 21:59, 13 May 2008 diff hist +910 N Kerakera-onna New page: thumb|155px|right|Kerakera-onna as illustrated by Toriyama Sekien. '''Kerakera-onna''' is one of the most beloved youkai in Japanese mythology as she wants to b... current
- 21:07, 13 May 2008 diff hist 0 N File:Kashabo.jpg current
- 21:07, 13 May 2008 diff hist 0 Kashabo current
- 21:06, 13 May 2008 diff hist +1,092 N Kashabo New page: thumb|Sculpture from Mizuki Shigeru '''Kashambo''' or '''Kashabo''' is a yokai in Japanese mythology. ==Origin== According to local legend in Wakayama and Mie prefec...
- 17:21, 13 May 2008 diff hist 0 N File:SekienKeukegen.jpg current
- 17:21, 13 May 2008 diff hist +650 N Keukegen New page: thumb|180px|right|The ''keukegen'' as illustrated by Toriyama Sekien. '''Keukegen''' (毛羽毛現, lit. fluffy hair appearance) is a creature illustrated in T... current
- 17:14, 13 May 2008 diff hist 0 N File:Mitsunobu Keneo.jpg current
- 17:09, 13 May 2008 diff hist +20 Kekkai current
- 17:09, 13 May 2008 diff hist +619 N Kekkai New page: In Japanese mythology, a '''kekkai''' (血塊, lit. blood lump), is a blood homunculus created during a childbirth that is not sanctified. ==Appearance== The kekkai is a hideous, amorp...
- 10:42, 10 May 2008 diff hist 0 N File:Laonaga.JPG current
- 10:41, 10 May 2008 diff hist +2,095 N Phaya Naga New page: thumb|right|200px|A naga guarding the Temple of Wat Sisaket in Vientiane, Laos The '''Phaya Naga''' are serpent-like creatures believed by locals to live in the Laot...
- 10:14, 10 May 2008 diff hist +1,818 N Mande Burung New page: Mande Burung is a hominid cryptid sighted in the jungles of Garo Hills in Meghalaya (Nepal). The recent sightings of this mammal were in April 2007 in Durabanda village of Garo Hills. Eye...
- 23:26, 9 May 2008 diff hist 0 N File:Karakasa.jpg current
- 23:25, 9 May 2008 diff hist +1,511 N Kasa-obake New page: thumb|right|150 px|A Karakasa toy. '''Karakasa''' (唐傘, "Chinese umbrella"), or '''Kasa Obake''', are a type of Tsukumogami, ghosts in Japanese mythology. ==Ori...
- 23:15, 9 May 2008 diff hist −17 Karuka current
- 23:14, 9 May 2008 diff hist +1 Karuka
- 23:13, 9 May 2008 diff hist +1 Karuka
- 23:13, 9 May 2008 diff hist +56 Karuka
- 23:12, 9 May 2008 diff hist +5 Karuka
- 23:12, 9 May 2008 diff hist +684 N Karuka New page: The '''Karura''' (迦楼羅) is a huge, fire-breathing creature from Japanese mythology. ===Origin=== Karuka is based on the original Hindu mythical divinity Garuda, transmitted to Japan...
- 23:00, 9 May 2008 diff hist 0 N File:Kappa-1.jpg current
- 22:59, 9 May 2008 diff hist 0 N File:Kappa-4.jpg current
- 22:59, 9 May 2008 diff hist +18 Kappa
- 22:58, 9 May 2008 diff hist −9 Kappa
- 22:57, 9 May 2008 diff hist −182 Kappa
- 22:55, 9 May 2008 diff hist −1 Kappa
- 22:55, 9 May 2008 diff hist +6 Kappa
- 22:53, 9 May 2008 diff hist +1,912 Kappa
- 22:45, 9 May 2008 diff hist 0 N File:Ayakashi.jpg current
- 22:43, 9 May 2008 diff hist +193 N Ayakashi New page: In Japanese folklore, '''Ayakashi''' is a ghost appearing at sea during a shipwreck. thumb|Unknown artist Category: Japanese mythology Category: Ghosts {{S... current
- 21:24, 9 May 2008 diff hist 0 N File:SekienKameosai.jpg current
- 21:23, 9 May 2008 diff hist −2 Kameosa current
- 21:23, 9 May 2008 diff hist +671 N Kameosa New page: 200px|right|thumb|Kameosa, by Toriyama Sekien. In Japanese mythology, '''Kameosa''' (瓶長、甕長, Long Bottle) is a youkai that takes the form of a jar. ...
- 21:10, 9 May 2008 diff hist −8 Kamaitachi
- 21:08, 9 May 2008 diff hist −5 Kamaitachi
- 21:08, 9 May 2008 diff hist 0 N File:SekienKamaitachi.jpg current
- 21:07, 9 May 2008 diff hist +1,862 Kamaitachi
- 22:26, 8 May 2008 diff hist +618 N Jorogumo New page: In Japanese folklore, the '''jorogumo''' is a monstrous spider often associated with the supernatural "masters" (nushi 主) of deep pools and waterfall basins. A common folktale motif te... current
- 22:15, 8 May 2008 diff hist +1,087 N Jubokko New page: In Japanese mythology '''Jyubokko''' (樹木子, Vampire Tree) or '''Jubokko''' is a kind of tree spirit, which is said to feed off the energy of humans. ==Origin== Jubokko are someti... current
- 22:02, 8 May 2008 diff hist +23 Jinmenju
- 22:01, 8 May 2008 diff hist 0 N File:SekienNinmenju.jpg current
- 22:01, 8 May 2008 diff hist +481 N Jinmenju New page: thumb|180px|right|The ''jinmenju'' as illustrated by Toriyama Sekien. '''Jinmenju''', or '''Ninmenju''', (人面樹, human-face tree) is a strange tree illustr...
- 21:57, 8 May 2008 diff hist +1,788 N Itsumaden New page: '''Itsumaden''' are hybrid creatures in Japanese mythology. ==Appearance== Itsumaden has an head similar to that of a human and a serpentine body, with a birdlike beak and wings, as well... current
- 19:09, 8 May 2008 diff hist 0 N File:Ittan momen.jpg current
- 19:09, 8 May 2008 diff hist −195 Ittan momen current
- 19:08, 8 May 2008 diff hist +2,456 N Ittan momen New page: thumb|'Ittan momen' '''Ittan momen''' is a ghostly phenomenon from the folklore of Kagoshima Prefecture in Japan, which flies through the air at night and attack...
- 18:54, 8 May 2008 diff hist +1,754 N Jikininki New page: In Japanese mythology, '''jikininki''' (Japanese: 食尸鬼, "human-eating ghosts") are ghouls, who eat dead human bodies. ==Origin== In Japanese Buddhism, jikininki are the spirits of g...