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Umi bōzu | Yokai.com Japanese Yokai, Japanese Myth, Folklore Art, Japanese Monster, Japanese Mythology, Japanese Folklore, Japon Illustration, Arte Obscura, Japanese Culture

海坊主 うみぼうず Translation: sea monk Alternate names: umi nyūdō, umi hōshi Habitat: seas, oceans, bays Diet: unknown Appearance: Perhaps no other aquatic yōkai is as mysterious as the giant umi bōzu. Their true form is unknown. Umi bōzu are only ever seen from the shoulders up, but they appear to be roughly humanoid in shape, with inky black skin and

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Hashihime – Yokai.com Hashihime Yokai, Yokai Art, Japanese Poem, White Face Paint, Japanese Mythology, Japanese Horror, Japanese Drawings, Japanese Folklore, Urban Legends

橋姫 はしひめ Translation: lady of the bridge Habitat: very old, very long bridges Diet: none Appearance: Hashihime are intensely jealous goddesses who inhabit bridges -- in particular, very old and very long bridges. As goddesses, hashihime may take different forms depending on occasion, however they are commonly depicted wearing white robes, white face-paint, an iron

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Yillia
Kodama are tree spirits & protectors of the forest. To cut down a tree inhabited by Kodama brings very bad luck. Japanese Spirits Art, Kodama Tree Spirit, Organisation Board, Yokai Art, Japanese Spirits, Japanese Yokai, Tree Spirits, Japanese Myth, Forest Spirits

木霊 こだま Translation: tree spirit Habitat: deep in untouched forests, inside very old tress Diet: none; its life is connected to the life of its host tree Appearance: Deep in the mountainous forests of Japan, the souls of the trees are animated as spirits called kodama. These souls wander outside of their hosts, tending to their groves and maintaining

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