Japanese monster

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When you take a look into Japan's traditional culture, it's completely natural that Halloween has taken hold in Japan. Here is a Halloween inspired post, covering some common Japanese monsters you might encounter while absorbing the culture.

When you take a look into Japan's traditional culture, it's completely natural that Halloween has taken hold in Japan. Here is a Halloween inspired post, covering some common Japanese monsters you might encounter while absorbing the culture.

毛羽毛現 けうけげん Translation: hairy, fluffy sight; alternatively, rare and dubious thing Habitat: damp homes, dirty gardens, moldy closets, under floorboards Diet: mold, dirt, and garbage Appearance: Keukegen are filthy monsters commonly found in populated areas. They are the size of a small dog and appear as a mass of long, dirty hair. Keukegen make their homes in cool, damp,

a Japanese monster of lantern ,Nagasaki

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The Nure-Onna is a Japanese monster with the head of a woman and the body of a snake. While the description of her appearance varies slightly from side to side, she is depicted as being 30 feet long in length and has snake-like eyes/body with a human woman head, long beautiful hair, some nure-onnas has arms and long claws. The Nure-Onna can be seen on a beach or riverside, carrying with her a small, child-like bundle, which she uses to attract victims, likely young girls who (as seen in the…

From animated umbrellas to polite-but-violent turtle-people, Japan's folklore contains some extremely creative monsters.

Legends about sea monsters have haunted communities across the globe for centuries. Mythical sea creatures have been characterized as spirits, enormous ...