Japanese creatures

Yōkai
Yōkai are a class of supernatural monsters, spirits, and demons
Yōkai  occasionally bring good fortune to those who encounter them or very tricky 
Some Yōkai look animal-like
There are 5 forms of Yōkai
  1. true form
  2. Human
  3. Animal
  4. Plant
  5. objects 
Kappa
Kappa is an amphibious yōkai demon
The kappa are known to favor cucumbers and love
Once befriended, the kappa may perform any number of tasks for human beings, such as helping
farmers irrigate their land. Sometimes, they bring fresh fish, which is regarded as a mark of good
fortune for the family that receives it. They are also highly knowledgeable about medicine, and legend
states that they taught the art of bone setting to human beings.
Yūrei
Yūrei are ghosts.
 they are thought to be spirits kept from a peaceful afterlife.
There are 7 types of Yūrei
  • Onryō: Vengeful ghosts who come back from purgatory for a wrong done to them during their lifetime
  • Ubume: A mother ghost who died in childbirth, or died leaving young children behind. This yūrei returns to care for her children, often bringing them sweets.
  • Goryō: Vengeful ghosts of the aristocratic class, especially those who were martyred.[16]
  • Funayūrei: The ghosts of those who died at sea. These ghosts are sometimes depicted as scaly fish-like humanoids and some may even have a form similar to that of a mermaid or merman.
  • Zashiki-warashi: The ghosts of children; often mischievous rather than dangerous.
  • Floating spirits (Fuyūrei): These spirits do not seek to fulfill an exact purpose and wander around aimlessly. In ancient times, the disease of the Emperor of Japan was thought to arise as a result of these spirits floating in the air.
  • Earth-bound spirits (Japanese: Jibakurei): Similar to a fuyūrei and is rare, these spirits do not seek to fulfill an exact purpose and are instead bound to a specific place or situation Famous examples of this include the famous story of Okiku at the well of Himeji Castle, and hauntings in the film Ju-On: The Grudge.
Tengu
Tengu are a type of legendary creature 
Tengu are associated with war
Kodama
Kodama are spirits in Japanese folklore that inhabit trees
A Kodama's outer appearance is very much like an ordinary tree, but if one attempts
to cut it down, one would become cursed
There is also a theory that when old trees are cut, blood could come forth from them.
Qilin
The qilin is a mythical hooved chimerical creature known to appear with the imminent arrival or
passing of a sage or illustrious ruler
Bake-kujira
The Bake-kujira is a large ghostly skeleton whale and is said to be accompanied by strange
birds and fish
Shisa
Shisa is a traditional Ryukyuan cultural artifact and decoration derived from Chinese guardian lions,
often seen in similar pairs, resembling a cross between a lion and a dog, from Okinawan mythology.
In magic typology, they are sometimes also classified as gargoyle beasts.
Shisa are wards, believed to protect from some evils. People place pairs of shisa on their
rooftops or flanking the gates to their houses
Kitsune
legendary foxes as intelligent beings and as possessing paranormal abilities that increase with their
age and wisdom.
Shikigami
 It is thought to be some sort of kami, represented by a small ghost. The belief of shikigami
originates from Onmyōdō.
Tsukumogami
In Japanese folklore, tsukumogami are tools that have acquired a kami or spirit.
there is a theory originally from the Onmyōki that foxes and tanuki, among other beings, that have
lived for a hundred years and changed forms are considered tsukumogami


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  1. AnonymousOctober 9, 2019 at 9:47 AM

    sorry about the Yūrei part i couldn't fix it

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