Japanese ghosts
21 entries in the Japanese Ghosts compendium.
Ayakashi (yōkai)Yōkai appearing above water, often as ghost lights or vengeful spirits.Bake-kujiraA vengeful ghost whale from Japanese folklore.DōsojinProtective Shinto deities of roads, boundaries, and transitions.Female Ghost (Kunisada)1852 ukiyo-e print of a female ghost by Utagawa Kunisada.GashadokuroA giant skeleton yōkai that preys on humans at night.GoryōHonorific for vengeful spirits enshrined as Shinto kami.Hasshaku-samaA modern Japanese urban legend of a giant ghost-lady.HitodamaFloating fireballs said to be souls of the dead.Hungry ghostA being driven by intense emotional needs in an animalistic way.InugamiDog spirit possession rooted in western Japanese folklore and ritual.JikininkiCorpse-eating spirits cursed for greed and selfishness.Kuchisake-onnaA vengeful spirit who asks if she is beautiful before attacking.MononokeSpirits in Japanese lore causing possession, disease, or death.One Hundred Ghost StoriesA series of five ghost-story prints by Hokusai.PretaSupernatural beings suffering extreme hunger and thirst in Asian religions.ShikigamiConjured kami from Onmyōdō, used for curses and magic.Sugawara no MichizaneHeian scholar-poet deified as Tenjin, god of learning.Taira no MasakadoHeian-era samurai who led the first recorded rebellion against Kyoto.UmibōzuA giant black sea monk that terrorizes sailors.Yotsuya KaidanA kabuki ghost story of betrayal, murder, and vengeful spirit.Yuki-onnaSnow woman spirit of Japanese folklore, both feared and longed for.
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