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  2. Yūrei - Wikipedia

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    This is a misconception: Japanese women traditionally grew their hair long and wore it pinned up, and it was let down for the funeral and burial. Hands and feet : The hands of a yūrei are said to dangle lifelessly from the wrists, which are held outstretched with the elbows near the body.

  3. Kuchisake-onna - Wikipedia

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    Kuchisake-onna (口裂け女, 'Slit-Mouthed Woman') [1] is a malevolent figure in Japanese urban legends and folklore. Described as the malicious spirit, or onryō, of a woman, she partially covers her face with a mask or other item and carries a pair of scissors, a knife, or some other sharp object. She is most often described as a tall woman ...

  4. Teke Teke - Wikipedia

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    Hanako-san, a Japanese urban legend about the spirit of a young girl who haunts school bathrooms. Kuchisake-onna ("Slit Mouth Woman"), a Japanese urban legend about a disfigured woman. Madam Koi Koi, an African urban legend of a ghost who haunts schools. Sadako Yamamura, a ghost from the Ring novels and films.

  5. Futakuchi-onna - Wikipedia

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    There, the woman's skull splits apart, forming lips, teeth and a tongue, creating an entirely functional second mouth. In Japanese mythology and folklore, futakuchi-onna belongs to the same class of stories as rokurokubi, kuchisake-onna and yama-uba, women afflicted with a curse or supernatural disease that transforms them into yōkai. The ...

  6. List of legendary creatures from Japan - Wikipedia

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    Atmospheric ghost lights thought to be flames created by a kitsune. Kitsune no yomeiri A parade of ghost lights that resembles a wedding procession, thought to be due to the marriage of two kitsune. Kiyohime A woman who transformed into a serpent demon out of the rage of unrequited love. Kodama Spirits that live in trees, said to be the cause ...

  7. Yuki-onna - Wikipedia

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    Yuki-onna illustration from Sogi Shokoku Monogatari. Yuki-onna originates from folklores of olden times; in the Muromachi period Sōgi Shokoku Monogatari by the renga poet Sōgi, there is a statement on how he saw a yuki-onna when he was staying in Echigo Province (now Niigata Prefecture), indicating that the legends already existed in the Muromachi period.

  8. Hanako-san - Wikipedia

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    According to legend, Hanako-san is the spirit of a young girl who haunts school toilets, and can be described as a yōkai or a yūrei. [1] [2] The details of her physical appearance vary across different sources, but she is commonly described as having a bobbed haircut and as wearing a red skirt or dress.

  9. Yotsuya Kaidan - Wikipedia

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    Oiwa is an onryō, a ghost who seeks vengeance. Her strong passion for revenge allows her to bridge the gap back to Earth. She shares most of the common traits of this style of Japanese ghost, including the white dress representing the burial kimono she would have worn, the long, ragged hair and white/indigo face that marks a ghost in kabuki ...