Fantastic Beasts

Isumade is a creature from Japanese folklore. Itsumade are exotic birds. They have the face of a human with a pointed beak, and the body of a snake with huge wings and terrible claws. Itsumade appears in the night sky during difficult times, such as plagues and disasters, or flies over battlefields where many people have died. In particular, they fly back and forth to places of suffering or death, which have not yet eased the pain of the living or reassured the souls of the dead. Strange birds flew around all night, crying pitifully. According to the Taihei historical records, in the fall of 1334, this bird began appearing in the night sky above the capital's ceremonial hall, breathing fire and emitting mournful weeping sounds. in a wretched voice: “Itsumademo! Itsumademo” (how long! how long!). It's like asking the people below how long this suffering will go unnoticed. Panic flared up among the people of the capital. The same creature returned the next night, and every night

Daidarabotchi are giants that look like bald priests. They have large round eyes, long tongues, and ink-black skin. They have a lot in common with other giants, such as Ounyuudou and Umi bouzu, but they are the largest giants found in yōkai folklore. They are a type of omnivorous youkai, found in mountains all over Japan. They have tremendous size and strength. Daidara-botchi is so large that its footprints can create countless holes, ponds, lakes in the ground. They are also considered to be the forerunners of the Godzilla race, appearing before this beast hundreds of thousands of years ago, but the power is far superior to Godzilla many times. In addition to the great strength coming from their bodies, they themselves have very powerful abilities. They are also considered to be the creators of a branch of creatures that develop on the ground of many species of reptiles including crocodiles, snakes, pythons ... Daidarabotchi were so large that their movements contributed to the terrai

Aonyōbō is a yokai in Japanese mythology. She took on the appearance of an old court aristocrat and dressed in an ornately decorated layered kimono of the ancient era. It used to be great, but it's now torn and patched. She has a white face covered in makeup, eyebrows are drawn high and teeth have been blackened. Unlike other youkai, Ao Nyobo is getting older and older, gradually becoming an old, ugly old woman, with sagging skin but still under the illusion that she is as beautiful as before. Aonyōbō lived in abandoned, empty mansions of bygone ages, covered with cobwebs and cockroaches lurking everywhere in the dark, formerly occupied by corrupt nobles and families dilapidated. The place was full of cold and used to the musty scent emanating from the cracked walls, sleeping on the rotten wood planks. Aonyōbō constantly put on her make-up, hairdo, and image retouching waiting for the arrival of visitors. They can be men who leave their wives, wanderers, flower lovers. She waited f

Ao-andon is a yokai in Japanese culture Ao-andon is the embodiment of mass human terror, formed from the accumulated fear of large groups of people. It takes the form of a demon woman with long black hair, blue skin, black teeth, sharp claws, and horns. It wears a white or blue kimono and glows with an eerie blue light. Its staple food is fear of humans. However, there are also youkai that choose to eat humans to live alongside youkai that live by eating humans' fear of seeing them. Ao-andon is a special youkai, as it only appears during a ritual held. That ritual is called "Hyakumonogatari Kaidankai", which means "a gathering of one hundred ghost stories". People usually begin the ritual on moonless nights, when it is completely dark (between ten o'clock in the evening and two o'clock in the morning), in a three-room house with only the third chamber lit. In that room will be lit a hundred candles, and a small mirror placed on the table. Participants in

Betobeto-san is a kind of Japanese yokai, and is said to follow people walking on the night road Betobeto-san is described as having a transparent body, except for its feet wearing getas which is visible. Even though it's said to be transparent, Betobeto-san is always depicted with a smile wide from ear to ear. But no one has heard this youkai laugh, people only mention its footsteps that always follow closely Betobeto-san is said to appear a lot in Nara, in the Kinki region of Japan. However, similar cases were found all over Japan, and since then Betobeto-san is said to be present all over Japan. If you've ever been walking at night and heard strange footsteps behind you, and turned around, you found nothing behind but the footsteps still circled around you, scaring you, you've met a yokai in the district Nara, Betobeto-san. It is said that if you stand on the side of the road and say "betobeto-san, please go first" the footsteps will stop and you can continue w

Bakezōri (literally "ghost slipper") is a fictional creature from Japanese folklore that is a Tsukumogami, belonging to the group of Yōkais. It is a discarded slipper that turns into a Tsukumogami when abandoned for the 100th year. At night, they will return to their former owners' houses, running around chantting loudly "kararin, kororin, kankororin" (three eyes, three eyes and two teeth). The Bakezōri is described as a wandering sandal with two arms and two legs, but only one eye. He is said to spook inhabited households during the night, running around and continuously chanting: "Kararin, kororin, kankororin, managu mittsu ni ha ninmai!" ("Kararin, kororin, kankororin! Two eyes, three eyes and two teeth!"). Most possibly he's mocking his "more noble cousins", the famous Geta. "Eyes three" refers to the three holes where the sandal straps are attached and "teeth two" refers to the two wooden platforms which

Kodama is the spirit of the tree. Kodama is also considered to be something that can be understood as forest gods, and a tree deity. Not all trees have Kodama, Kodama only appear in old trees. The people of Japan say that those who accidentally cut down the trees containing the Kodama, disaster will fall on their village. The sacred rope tied around the trunks of those trees is called shimenawa. According to the concept of the ancient Japanese, the sound of an old tree falling in the forest is the lamenting cry of Kodama residing in that tree. For the Japanese, all things in the world carry miracles and specialities, and so are the trees in the forest. Therefore, the concept of Kodama was born and became a special belief for the Japanese people. Kodama in the past were considered deities residing in tree trunks. They are not linked to only one tree, but can freely move from tree to tree, going around the forest to guard, protect and preserve the balance of nature. However, others belie