Japanese folklore creatures

Japan is famous by its great history, modern comics, cosplay, samurai and geisha. 

But there is another, dark, side of the country: the folklore.

Japanese folklore is huge, and the most famous is about a girl with black hair and white robes. 

This time, I will talk about the japanese folklore creatures.

1. Yuki-Onna (snow woman)

This woman is often describes as having long, black hair, white-pale skin, wearing all white. She appears in the winter, gliding on the snow without feet like a ghost. She blow on her victims to freeze them to death and then suck out their souls through their mouths. 

2. Karakasa-Obake

Japanese people believe that inmates objects can gain their own life, become what they call "Tsukumogami" and one of them would be an umbrella. 

karakasa-Obake is a friendly spirit that looks like or is an umbrella, with one eye and one leg, wearing japanese sandal. 

3. Shirime

Is an apparition that has an eyeball inside his anus. 

One night, a samurai was walking the street, when he heard someone calling him, when he turned he saw a man, undressing, the man turned around and the samurai saw a large eye inside his anus. Samurai ran away.

4. Rokurokubi

Apparently, is normal woman during the day, but when the sun goes down, she turn in a girl with a very long neck. She would show her true form to scare people.

5. Nuppeppo

His name could sound cute, but is an animated lup of human flesh takes away the cuteness factor. It is passive and unagressive. There is a rumor that stated that those who eat the flesh of nuppeppo shall have eternal youth.

6. Nurikabe 

When you go out by night, it could appear and close you the wayout. You can't climb or walk around so it's a nightmare for joggers everywhere.

7. Bakeneko

It is literally a regular house cat that gained supernatural powers, and it could be your worst nightmare!

8. Ittan Momen

It is a white strip of cloth, that looks harmless, well, until he decides to strangle you to death.