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A birdlike creature engulfed in flames that flies aimlessly, thought to be the restless spirits of those not given a proper burial. Fūri A monkey-like Chinese yōkai that can glide from tree to tree. Furutsubaki-no-rei A camellia tree of great age, that has become evil and now sucks people's souls out if they come too close to it. Furu-utsubo
There are several stories regarding how the Furutsubaki-no-rei was born. One story tells of a great tree that looked past over a village well hidden inside the forest. The tree grew beautiful flowers alongside those around it for many decades. One day, a young man found the tree and plucked one of its flowers, due to its magnificent beauty.
The Jubokko (Japanese: 樹木子, "tree child" [1]) is a yōkai tree in Japanese folklore that appears in many books related to Japanese yōkai, including Shigeru Mizuki's works. According to folklore, it appears in former battlefields where many people have died, and its appearance does not differ that much from ordinary trees.
Kodama is also seen as something that can be understood as mountain gods, and a tree god from the 712 CE Kojiki, Kukunochi no Kami, has been interpreted as a kodama, and in the Heian period dictionary, the Wamyō Ruijushō, there is a statement on tree gods under the Japanese name "Kodama" (古多万).
Japanese mythology is a collection of traditional stories, folktales, and beliefs that emerged in the islands of the Japanese archipelago. Shinto traditions are the cornerstones of Japanese mythology. [ 1 ]
The kijimuna are small wood spirits according to Okinawan mythology. The kijimuna are said to live in trees, but the most common one is the 'gajumaru' or banyan tree. Their name, derived from the Okinawan language, translates to "child of the tree" or "tree ghost". [3]
Yatagarasu (八咫烏) is a mythical crow [1] and guiding god in Shinto mythology. He is generally known for his three-legged figure, and his picture has been handed down since ancient times. [ 1 ] The word means "eight-span crow" [ 2 ] and the appearance of the great bird is construed as evidence of the will of Heaven or divine intervention in ...
Enenras mostly reside in bonfires; when they emerge, they take human shape or form.It is said that an enenra can only be seen by the pure of heart. Enenras are mostly considered to be demons or divine beings of darkness and smoke; legend says that there are two types of enenras, the first and most common type being enenras who are born purely as enenras, whilst the second and more rarely ...