- 16:57, 27 May 2008 diff hist +1,161 N Sazae-oni New page: thumb|180px|right|The ''sazae-oni'' as illustrated by Toriyama Sekien. '''Sazae-oni''' (栄螺鬼 lit. Turban Snail Ogre) are creatures from Japanese mytholog... current
- 16:36, 27 May 2008 diff hist 0 N File:SekienSatori.jpg current
- 16:36, 27 May 2008 diff hist +707 N Satori New page: right|thumb|200px|A satori as depicted in ''One Hundred Demons from the Present and the Past'' '''Satori''' (覚, lit. "consciousness") is a type of mountain-dwe...
- 16:29, 27 May 2008 diff hist +6 Shikigami
- 16:29, 27 May 2008 diff hist +2,111 N Shikigami New page: Shikigami (式神) are a kind of spirit summoned to serve a practitioner of onmyōdō, similar to the western witch's familiar. ==Appearance== Shikigami cannot be seen by most people, b...
- 15:35, 27 May 2008 diff hist 0 N File:Rokurokubi.jpg current
- 15:35, 27 May 2008 diff hist 0 N File:SekienRokurokubi.jpg current
- 15:34, 27 May 2008 diff hist −10 Rokurokubi current
- 15:33, 27 May 2008 diff hist +2,719 N Rokurokubi New page: [Image:SekienRokurokubi.jpg|thumb|155px|right|Rokurokubi as illustrated by Toriyama Sekien.]] '''Rokurokubi''' are yokai found in Japanese folklore. ==Origin== According to some tales,...
- 14:51, 27 May 2008 diff hist +14 Raiju current
- 14:47, 27 May 2008 diff hist +32 Qilin current
- 14:44, 27 May 2008 diff hist +3,150 N Preta New page: '''Preta''' (Sanskrit) or '''Peta''' (Pali), Tibetan yi.dvags, is the name for a type of ghosts described in Buddhist, Hindu and Jain texts as suffering from extreme hunger and thirst. ... current
- 14:43, 27 May 2008 diff hist +352 Gaki current
- 14:38, 27 May 2008 diff hist +225 Gaki
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- 14:36, 27 May 2008 diff hist +129 Gaki
- 14:02, 27 May 2008 diff hist −32 Penghou
- 13:58, 27 May 2008 diff hist +54 Penghou
- 13:57, 27 May 2008 diff hist 0 N File:SekienHoko.jpg current
- 13:51, 27 May 2008 diff hist +1,536 N Penghou New page: thumb|155px|right|The ''hōkō'' as imagined by [[Toriyama Sekien. ]] The '''Pénghoú''' (彭侯) is a tree spirit from Chinese folklore also known as '''Hōkō'...
- 22:17, 26 May 2008 diff hist +1 Onryō current
- 22:16, 26 May 2008 diff hist +177 Onryō
- 22:15, 26 May 2008 diff hist +2,794 N Onryō New page: '''Onryō''' (怨霊) is a Japanese ghost who is able to return to the physical world in order to seek vengeance. ==Origin== The traditional Japanese spirit world is layered, with Yomi o...
- 22:07, 26 May 2008 diff hist −127 Otoroshi current
- 22:05, 26 May 2008 diff hist 0 N File:Otoroshi.jpg current
- 22:03, 26 May 2008 diff hist +1,170 N Otoroshi New page: thumb|155px|right|Otoroshi as illustrated by Craig Arndt. '''Otoroshi''' is a yokai in Japanese mythology ==Appearance== Otoroshi is mysterious creature that is ba...
- 21:46, 26 May 2008 diff hist +23 N Shoki Redirecting to Zhong Kui current
- 21:45, 26 May 2008 diff hist +23 N Shōki Redirecting to Zhong Kui current
- 21:45, 26 May 2008 diff hist +1,887 N Zhong Kui New page: thumb|155px|right|Shōki slaying an oni-demon. '''Zhong Kui''' (Chinese: 鍾馗; pinyin: Zhōng Kuí; Japanese: '''Shōki''') is traditionally regarded as a vanquisher ... current
- 21:40, 26 May 2008 diff hist −5,807 Oroshi Redirecting to Orochi current
- 21:39, 26 May 2008 diff hist +4,165 Orochi
- 21:35, 26 May 2008 diff hist 0 Oroshi
- 21:34, 26 May 2008 diff hist −37 Oroshi
- 21:33, 26 May 2008 diff hist 0 N File:Oroshi.jpg current
- 21:31, 26 May 2008 diff hist +5,864 N Oroshi New page: thumb|right|Susanoo slaying the Yamata-no-Orochi ca. 1870s by Toyohara Chikanobu. '''Yamata no Orochi''' (八岐の大蛇 lit. "big snake of eight branches"; often cal...
- 21:12, 26 May 2008 diff hist 0 N File:Shoki.jpg current
- 21:09, 26 May 2008 diff hist +7,651 N Oni New page: '''Oni''' (鬼) are creatures from Japanese folklore, variously translated as demons, devils, ogres or trolls. thumb|155px|right|The hero Shoki slaying an oni ==Etym...
- 00:30, 24 May 2008 diff hist 0 N File:Nue 2.jpg current
- 00:29, 24 May 2008 diff hist +72 Nue →History
- 19:09, 23 May 2008 diff hist 0 N File:Nurarihyo.jpg current
- 19:09, 23 May 2008 diff hist +501 N Nurarihyon New page: thumb|155px|right|Nurarihyo. '''Nurarihyon''' is a discrete yokai who sneaks into houses on busy evenings. On nights when everyone is busy preparing the evening me... current
- 18:29, 23 May 2008 diff hist 0 N File:SekienOkubi.jpg current
- 18:28, 23 May 2008 diff hist +703 N Ōkubi New page: thumb|180px|right|The ''ōkubi'' as illustrated by Toriyama Sekien. In Japanese folklore, '''Ōkubi''' (大首) are giant heads of either men or women. ==Behav... current
- 18:24, 23 May 2008 diff hist 0 N File:Ohaguro-bettari.jpg current
- 18:24, 23 May 2008 diff hist +1 Ohaguro-bettari current
- 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