Yokai_Nationさんのイラストまとめ

It's 6/6

You know what that means, it's Rokurokubi day!

Nekomata are cats who have become yokai when their tails split in two. They can also walk upright and speak.

They can be quite powerful and with their general hatred for humanity, they can be very dangerous. #MythologyMonday

Hahakigami is a broom tsukumogami yokai. In ancient Japan brooms were used to sweep out evil spirits from the home and even after becoming a yokai the Hahakigami continues to sweep out the spirits. #mythologymonday

Sazae Oni are Yokai turban snails who can shapeshift. One story tells of a Sazae Oni who bit off the testicles of pirates and demanded that in exchange for their balls they give her all their treasures which they complied. #FolkloreThursday Art @matthewmeyerart

Ubume are the spirits of women who died before or after childbirth. If they’re child survived they will try to protect the child. If the child had also died they will carry it around until they can pass it off to some stranger. #FolkloreThursday

What’s a Kappa’s favorite drink?

A kappaccino!

Shojo are human-like yokai who are covered in red hair. They live by the shore and enjoy sake more than anything. They can make a special sake that tastes amazing if a good person drinks it and horrible if a bad person drinks it. #FolkloreThursday Art @matthewmeyerart

Kawa Akago are the cousins of kappa. They live on the riverbanks and cry out like babies, leading people into the river. When a person is in the river, they’ll knock their legs out from under them, sometimes drowning their victims. #FolkloreThursday Art @matthewmeyerart

What do you get when you cross a Yuki Onna and vampire?

Frostbite

In the tale of Momotaro, the oni were pillaging villages and kidnapping women, and would take them back to their island, Onigashima. It was up to Momotaro and his animal friends to go to that island, defeat the oni, and rescue the captives. #FolkloreThursday