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an old poster with many different masks on it

Hannya Maske Tattoo

Japanese Mythical Creatures, Japanese Urban Legends, Japanese Yokai, Japanese Mythology, Anime Monsters, Japanese Folklore, Fantasy Creatures Art, Monster Design, Creature Concept Art

Japanese Mythical Creatures

Snow Mountain Doji by Soga Shohaku Yokai Woodblock, Japanese Mythology Painting, Old Japanese Demon Art, Japanese Myth, Japanese Oni, Japanese Monster, Japan Painting, Japanese Mythology, Japanese Artwork

Yokai Woodblock

Snow Mountain Doji by Soga Shohaku

a drawing of a woman sitting on the ground with a guitar in her hand and flowers around her neck

Japanese Folk Monsters

an advertisement for jorojumo, the japanese animated movie

Jorogumo

the instructions for how to tie a woman's head with a pink ribbon and an orange background

Ittan Momen

two people are hugging under an umbrella in the snow, surrounded by trees and branches

Yōkai (Japanese folklore), Olga Levine

Yōkai are a class of supernatural monsters, spirits and demons in Japanese folklore. The word yōkai is made up of the kanji for "bewitching; attractive; calamity;" and "spectre; apparition; mystery; suspicious". Yōkai range diversely from the malevolent to the mischievous, or occasionally bring good fortune to those who encounter them. Often they possess animal features (such as the Kappa, which is similar to a turtle, or the Tengu which has wings), other times they can appear mostly human…

there is a painting on the wall in the room that looks like it has been painted

Japanese Urban Legends

a drawing of a woman dressed in white and holding her hands out to the side

Yurei

Japanese Mythology / Pathfinders

an image of a woman with a long white hair holding a stick in her hand

an image of zodiac signs and their meanings in the form of cats, dogs, and other animals

Japanese Fox Yokai

a woman holding an umbrella with flowers on it

Creepy Tales About The Japanese Urban Legend Of The Slit-Mouthed Woman

When Kuchisake-onna, the Slit-Mouthed Woman, asks you a question, you better give her the right answer - or else. Among scary Japanese urban legends, she's ...

an ink drawing of a demon holding a baseball bat

Japanese Monster Drawing

An ubiquitous character in Japanese Folklore, religion and popular culture, the Oni may be variously translated into English as "demon," "devil," or "ogre." Oni features in numerous folktales and legends. The oni are commonly imagined as large, powerful, frightening, human like male figures, clawed hands and sharp, protruding fangs. They have horns, carry an iron staff or club and wear a loincloth made out of tiger skin.

a painting of a woman sitting on the ground

Futakuchi Onna Tattoo

Futakuchi onna

Rokurokubi | The Demonic Paradise Wiki | Fandom Yokai Snake Woman, Japanese Snake Girl, Scary Japanese Folklore, Japanese Mermaid Yokai, Japanese Mythical Creatures, Ancient Japanese Cat Art, Japanese Urban Legends, Japanese Legends, Japanese Monster

Rokurokubi

Rokurokubi are a type of yokai; Japanese supernatural creatures of various origins and traits. They are perfectly human during the day, but their necks can stretch up to incredibly long lengths at night, and which the rokurokubi will make use of to drain life out of passer us or just give them a good scare. Sometimes the rokurokubi is unaware of its nature as a yokai, leading to a situation where the yokai just thinks that it has a very weird dream every night, where it sees the town at...

Devil Priest | woodblock print by Matahei (early 18th centur… | Flickr Traditional Japanese Horror Art, Traditional Japanese Yokai Art, Japanese Yokai Painting, Tengu Woodblock, Traditional Japanese Demon Illustration, Japanese Myth, Japanese Yokai, Japanese Monster, Craft Museum

Devil Priest

woodblock print by Matahei (early 18th century); printed from re-carved blocks probably early 20th century; from my collection. A devil as an itinerant priest in the Otsu-e style. This design was pasted inside houses for protection. Oban tate-e (24.5 x 44.0 cm). From the Mingeikan Folk Crafts Museum description of Otsu-e: "The name otsu-e is derived from the place where these paintings were sold, in and around the post town of Otsu, which lay on the Tokaido Road running between Edo (present…

an illustration of a spider on the beach with its mouth open and claws in it's teeth

Ushi oni

牛鬼うしおに Translation: ox demon Alternate names: gyūki Habitat: usually along the coast or near bodies of water; found in West Japan Diet: varies from type to type, but always carnivorous Appearance: A terror from Western Japan, ushi oni is a class of monster that lives near water. The name literally means "ox demon," and it refers to a number

Samurai Illustration Art, One Piece Traditional Japanese Art, Toad Samurai, Japanese Samurai Frog, Traditional Japanese Demon Illustration, Tengu Tattoo, Japanese Mythical Creatures, Japanese Yokai, Japan Tattoo Design

Samurai Illustration Art

a woman dressed in black and red holding a fan next to her face with the sun behind her

Geisha Kitsune Mask

Ohaguro Bettari: Japanese Mythology by Wolf-Fram

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