Kiyohime
Kiyohime was a young woman scorned by her lover, a monk named Anchin,
who grew cold and lost interest in her. Realizing he had left her,
Kiyohime followed him to a river and transformed into a serpent while
swimming...
Sabtu, 25 Agustus 2018
The Vengeful Ghosts of the Heike Clan
Another of Japan’s most famous ghost stories, famed in Noh and Kabuki
theater and performed over and over every year. At the end of Japan’s
greatest civil war, the Heike clan lies scattered and...
Hanako-San of the Toilet
Because
Japan just loves to punish you for basic bodily functions, this urban
legend takes place in a washroom: specifically the third stall from the
end of any elementary school washroom (in some variations, it's...
Split Mouth Woman (Kuchisake-Onna)
The moral
of most Japanese urban legends seem to consist of "don't go anywhere by
yourself. Ever." The story of the Kuchisake-Onna, or "Split Mouth
Woman" is no different. Except that you are doubly unfortunate...
Rolesque Head (Raccoon Ski) ろくろっ首 (ろくろっくび)
The “ろくろ” part of the name has unknown origin, but “首” refers to the
neck, which is how this ghost is typically identified. They can appear
as regular humans, but can stretch their necks to abnormal lengths.
There’s...
Snow girl 雪女 (ゆき おんな)
The “snow woman” is a spirit that died in the snow, and now only
appears in the snow—here we’ll take a quick break from the summer ghost
stories, and learn one that has a winter setting. Like the snow, this
woman...
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Kiyohime
Kiyohime was a young woman scorned by her lover, a monk named Anchin, who grew cold and lost interest in her. Realizing he had lef...
