Here are five strange creatures from Japanese Folklore

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[@KingShablooshki]

Dude that pillow flipping will come in cluch during hot summer nights

[@F4wk3s]

Fr

[@catblast2]

True tho now I wish I was Japan

[@mcvenne8935]

I refuse to believe some humans actually flip their pillow over. It's sounds genuinely horrifying to me. Gives me actual chills of discomfort.

[@catblast2]

@@mcvenne8935 I don't because I sleep on the floor it the coldest part of my room

[@mcvenne8935]

@@catblast2 Do you have a futon or a mattress or something?

[@hilalabiyu8679]

"NYEHEHEHE I CUT A BIT OF YA HAIR OFF" -weird ass bird

[@wardulens7607]

Reads like a Nigel and Marmelade skit

[@floweytheflower5261]

​​@@wardulens7607YOU COLOSSAL TWA-

[@miaa360]

LOL I

[@ACandCC]

Why does it's laugh sound like Papyrus's from Undertale?

[@akisa7865]

​@@wardulens7607It's missing the use of the B word, cause all birds there say it

[@Sourdough_Bros]

Most of Japanese myth is just a bunch of minor inconveniences

[@FritzLeAngel]

So potentially losing your soul over a pillow flip is a minor k convenience? (Which it is)

[@Rosetintedwater]

@@FritzLeAngel well, I guess they just hated it for sum reason

[@dorianserrano8888]

@@FritzLeAngelthey did say most

[@georgyekimov4577]

​@@FritzLeAngelwe are dead inside anyways

[@kgmc29]

Real

[@LadyMossdown]

They got creative with folklore creatures over there! "Ah, yes, we also have a name for the gremlin that steals only left socks."

[@garlicbread1575]

Don't forget the Icelandic yule lads! With such classics as "spoon licker" "window peeper" and my favorite, "skyr gobbler"

[@EG-hy9mv]

@@garlicbread1575"sausage swiper"

[@LanceBjornsson8888]

“Trolls exist! They steal ya socks! But only the left ones. What’s up with that?”

[@kotul4989]

So you're saying there are right and left socks? Yeez, that's why I get so many weird looks. I need to check my wardrobe and sort it out.

[@schatz_burg]

It actually started from ancient Chinese mythology and beliefs; but then the Japanese became obsessed with it haha.

[@bobrbw]

I’m starting to think that all yo Kai are just one village troublemaker that no one could ever find-

[@The-most-negative-person-alive]

If only , I think there are some weird ones like in this video but the majority are scary as hell with some bad stories too

[@theinkpictures8755]

Yes, this is where you notice the slight line between what we call superstition and the eminent news of knowing that someone saw something really strange out there in the middle or the forest or the city ​@@The-most-negative-person-alive

[@theinkpictures8755]

​​​​​@@The-most-negative-person-alivethe interesting part of this scary stories is that you maybe would never know if they are real or not, but they exist to bring us lessons about being careful and... There are interesting and unknown creatures around us, maybe you don't believe in it because you never see it, but you can't deny it. No matter how much time we live here in this big world, we already know just a little part of it

[@The-most-negative-person-alive]

@@theinkpictures8755 I couldn't have said it better my friend And I do believe in the unknown like Jinn

[@inesjofremartins867]

Last one being a creep probably 💀

[@whateveryouwanttocallme5307]

These creatures is basically ancient internet troll. 😂

[@vidiaperwirawati3470]

​@Mozarella_kingall of them

[@Nuclear_energy_enjoyer]

​@Mozarella_kingyes

[@cyclopsstarsoulmagician8790]

These*

[@whateveryouwanttocallme5307]

@@cyclopsstarsoulmagician8790 sorry 😞

[@cyclopsstarsoulmagician8790]

@@whateveryouwanttocallme5307 i love u and happy newyear🥳❤️💙

[@Justno_one32]

So the second one is the the invisible wall that stops us in all games

[@The-most-negative-person-alive]

So that's why I should have figured it out sooner that it was a box demon that was stopping me from falling off the map 😂

[@AngelA-mk5ty]

Essentially snoralax

[@TheAmazingWorldOfJack]

Noway

[@omoriperocondrip9130]

They should start using it in games themed around yokai or ancient japan. I mean, a creative roadblock is allways appreciated.

[@Popanimates]

@@omoriperocondrip9130yo Kai watch: 😐😐😐😐😐😐

[@crusaderdalek3527]

someone:doesnt play their biwa The biwa: *drops the hardest distrack of the edo era*

[@Bell-y8f]

💀

[@TheOneWhoAsked4373]

This is the best comment for me in this entire comment section ....

[@georgyekimov4577]

Reasonable considering that you have to practice

[@TitanJonkler]

Biwa: Say, Drake, I hear you like 'em young You better not ever go to cell block one To any bitch that talk to him and they in love Just make sure you hide your lil' sister from him They tell me Chubbs the only one that get your hand-me-downs.

[@crusaderdalek3527]

@@TitanJonkler drake was being dissed even in the edo period

[@mocatdow]

The invisible 'nuh uh' creature

[@TheAmazingWorldOfJack]

Noway

[@marcosrodriguez607]

@@TheAmazingWorldOfJackNOWAY!

[@oofingtimrlolz]

impass

[@TheAmazingWorldOfJack]

@@oofingtimrlolz Walldin ( the rare one )

[@oofingtimrlolz]

@@TheAmazingWorldOfJack theres another?

[@Zerpderp0]

Biwabokoboko: I'm lonely, I'm Mr Lonely, im so lonely

[@Lakhshamana]

_Been no stranger to love... You know the rules, and so do i..._

[@LittleLambsLibrary]

@@Lakhshamana NEVER GONNA GIVE U UP,NEVER GONNA LET U DOWN-

[@weeksauce11]

“So what happened today Billy?” “A deranged bird demon stole my weave-“

[@YedidyaMensah_Beauclair]

'Crap you get a free pass'

[@BirdmanJo_]

That last one sounds like a crow with scissors.

[@wand222]

Birds actually do use animal hair and even human hair to build their nests. I wonder if that’s where this myth came from

[@eisflamme2438]

Hmmm... a crow that IS scissors.

[@elizabethbilyeu3031]

@@eisflamme2438I remember seeing a short film about that exact thing actually.

[@PicassosSister-rj5zp]

He doesn't cut a little bit of your hair off, he cuts as much as he can reach. That's why you don't leave your hair down folks. 😊

[@Rosetintedwater]

Well an excuse for me to go bald ig🤷‍♀️

[@Draconlykos]

Ohhh so it was made up by a guy that didnt like seeing ladies hair down, got it /hj

[@TaLeng2023]

He better not snatch the wig from the wrong gal

[@The-most-negative-person-alive]

Okay now it started to sound more scary ngl

[@ToastersToastToast]

Bald guy Vs weird hair-stealing bird, who will win

[@Vasilis_Rant.]

Those are borderline pokemon

[@fatitankeris6327]

Well, they are, just not pocketable. Just bakemono

[@usonohoshi6165]

They are basically one of the main inspirations for pokemon.

[@amogussus2781]

these feel more like they would come from yo kai watch tbh

[@apersonontheinternet6018]

@@amogussus2781yeah, honestly

[@greentube25]

Pokémon was made in Japan

[@mexa_t6534]

I find it really interesting that there’s a lot of mythical creatures that are basically neglected inanimate objects gaining sentience. It’s a really interesting concept and a good way of teaching people to take care of their things and not damage or neglect them, I imagine.

[@riibon4701]

I believe it comes from the Shinto belief that all things have a soul in them, I think. I remember hearing about a modern Shinto practise where people would have funerals for their obsolete electronics.

[@Stellra52]

It also makes a pretty strong argument for minimalism.

[@chuni5942]

Japanese folklore be like: This is gronsen donsen, he rearranges your spice rack at night. He also eats your still beating heart from your chest sometimes.

[@jjujji4908]

Just a lil nibble:>

[@CattyCatboi-eg9ho]

Just a tiny nibble As a treat

[@Stellra52]

But only sometimes.

[@zentevida1201]

"I love Japanese folklore" "Name 3 weird creatures from it" "Your wife" "That's on me, I set the bar too low"

[@PhantomGato-v-]

My wife? Pff, I wish. Have you seen the Touhou girls???

[@shirleymaemattthews4862]

​@@PhantomGato-v-Until they gobble you up...

[@PhantomGato-v-]

@@shirleymaemattthews4862 depends on which one honestly If it's Rumia for example she needs to eat to survive so it's reasonable

[@youdonotcare]

@@PhantomGato-v-ermmm actually rumia doesn't directly need to eat to survive her status she just does it because they taste good but also as a man-eating youkai she still does need to eat people so people believe that man-eating youkai exist which keep youkai alive so

[@PhantomGato-v-]

@@youdonotcare despite indirectly, she *does* need to eat to survive, just not to fill her appetite.

[@Qwer-teaBinch]

That's what ive always appreciated about yokai stories. Western spirits always have to have some revenge scheme but yokais have variety. If i died and became a shoe, i would also just run around being a goofy lil guy 😂

[@Rosetintedwater]

What if someone decided to wear you? I don't think that would be nice??(unless you have a foot fetish)

[@Tyranid_Hive_Mind]

​@@Rosetintedwater just make them trip every once in a while

[@Bros_In_Love]

I like how other folklore creatures are like "they eat children!" or "they kill people!" And japan is like "they cut your hair!" or "they smell bad!"

[@Krakenwerfer]

They lick dirty bath tubes. :b

[@Poopenfarden]

"if you don't clean your bathroom it'll lick it!"

[@Tyranid_Hive_Mind]

​@Poopenfarden "Here's some tofu. Oh, wait, that's moldy tofu"

[@MrHippo-wt2tv]

There's also one that just shows you it's butthole eye

[@just_a_random_sturmtruppen]

"oh hey is that your shirikodama? mind if i take it from your ass?"

[@nopayoff3552]

"Oh man, I can't wait to eat that fi... WHY THE FUCK IS MY MEAT WALKING?!?!?!?"

[@Spirit_Rider666]

Dont take that last part out of context.

[@Dahaka-rd6tw]

I read that eating nupeppo's flesh can make you immortal but thing is, they are made of ROTTEN AND SPOILED meat. Sometimes they thought be born from flesh of human corpses, considerinf the fact they are usually found just chilling out in cemeteries. soo.. hope you have strong stomach

[@davidleon7918]

Charlie the stake.

[@Thumper17]

Pokemon designers - "WRITE THAT DOWN! WRITE THAT DOWN!"

[@ghastlyweather1750]

More like Yokai Watch

[@demongodking6681]

I mean they already got a road blocking pokemon named snorlax

[@ghostparty2062]

"Why are you late"? "Eeeeeerm giant invisible demon loaf" " Oh shit fair enough"

[@phuclamao9008]

tell me one thing about that thing that makes it a demon

[@isabelmcgaugh711]

@@phuclamao9008 it won’t get out of your way?

[@phuclamao9008]

@@isabelmcgaugh711 that... just makes it an obstacle, not a demon

[@HittingBandy]

That wall creature would work perfectly as a plot roadblock in rpg games.

[@Cherry_coke_pop]

I mean it’s probably the inspiration for snorlax blocking paths in Pokémon so

[@HelamanGile]

I liked the pillow flipping guy except for the part where he takes your soul 😂

[@basstomaketheworlddeaf6153]

My personal favorite is the Otoroshi. It is said to be a sort of gargoyle that sits on ledges around fences and gates and waits for people to pass through. If it senses evil intent in someone passing through, they will jump on said person, knocking them down, and then grab them by the leg and drag them down to the underworld.

[@aspholysian]

I honestly love these types of Yokai- not dangerous or deadly, just silly little shits causing mischief and at most slight inconvenience

[@amiableapparition]

I love how so many Japanese yokai are just naughty or mildly inconvenient, only a few actually kill you

[@1hourgaming26]

That biwa guy is just like "Laidhibi(doll)" from Manipuri folklore It is basically a doll made from scrap made by small young girls they play them like a friends we call them "ita( friend,{girl} )" and after we play with them we let them sleep we sing lullaby. And if we forget to let them sleep she will wake up in the middle of the night and would cry under banana tree . That is basically scary . Well i myself being a modern child did not play with laidhibi instead i played with plastic Barbie. Well it still gives me chill down my spine and also if you want to make laidhibi you need a teacher who are skilled basically we cant make them with 0 knowledge.

[@nilpyc307]

the second monster sounds like a reasonable reason why a game dev put a invisible well there

[@bruhgoofyahh9191]

I remember hearing about a creature that comes into being specifically when a house cat dies of old age. It transforms into a weird shapeshifting cat monster.

[@CircusFoxxo]

Nekomata and they don't have to die first

[@emp.natieli1188]

Bakeneko e nekomata

[@Stellra52]

​@@CircusFoxxo yep! just keeping a cat long enough usually guarantees it will eventually turn into some kind of cat yokai, it's demeanor usually depends on how you treated it while it was your pet if I recall

[@firedragonv2408]

I love how yokai can go from "this creature will rip out your favorite bones if you dont eat your rice" to "this guy smells your shoes so wash them often"

[@ThatGuy-79]

i like how some of this spirits are just things people would do but would cover it up with spirits

[@GreenPonderingFrog]

Japan be like: we have a ghost that throws mud at peoples houses. No one knows why he does it, but it’s sure annoying…

[@KlaxontheImpailr]

The 2nd yokai was also the inspiration for the thwomps from Super Mario.

[@armosthelivingsekizou]

Nope but of whomps

[@emerald_lord2267]

I like how yokai's are either "These can and will kill you!" or "Okay can you stop? That' just...annoying"

[@chinchillaphage6]

Gotta love when ancient spirits just straight up troll people

[@JST_SLAK]

Judge:Why are you late for court? Me:Mr wall

[@josephswaney6420]

Monsters in Japanese folklore basically all just gigantic shitposts

[@anabolic_red]

Japanese folklore creatures are basically trolls (no pun intended).

[@andrewtime2994]

Considering that Japanese women sometimes gave locks of hair to their lovers, a married woman may have invented the Kami Keri.

[@jaridkeen123]

European Monsters are dangerous while Japanese Monsters are a minor inconvenience

[@RAIN8888-1]

"Anyway I find them *charming* "

[@Nynodon]

Love these Little Guys

[@Flooph_YT]

The nurakabe (how ever you spell it) is probably the inspiration for snorlax

[@4th3g4y5]

Yes, Japan is know for their animated flesh. . .

[@NeeOmuu]

Fun fact pillows during this era could be solid (and not soft) and quite small, you'd put your head on em to keep it up but them being small, easy to make fall and solid could result in neck breakinf

[@the_monolith5]

I literally flip my pillow nightly as one side gets hotter than other 😅

[@bart-stam]

The pillow flipper can have my soul as payment for flipping my pillow

[@gost1788]

I like how when you think of evil spirots, it's all about curses, death, etc. When most of the time its just about slight inconvenience.

[@DiamondSpider01]

Dude I LIVE for and LOVE yōkai. They're just freaky little guys most the time, causing you to sometimes, quite literally, lose your sock in the dryer. Ofc there's also the more popular and dangerous ones, but all-in-all yōkai are my favorite pieces of folklore.

[@sebreb]

Ok if you check the comment's, here's a nutshell word for these folklore creatures: A N N O Y I N G

[@CheeseTrafficCones]

Pillow flipping to the cold side is good

[@SuperMario-zm2cf]

Sorry for being late mr wall stoped me

[@Vyngr4nn]

I'm still thankful to Nioh to introducing most of these

[@SnowPea-]

Nukapo is just a chill guy

[@doginhat13]

I would like a herd of them

[@abiscuit614]

​@@doginhat13 only downside is that they smell bad

[@elizabernabe]

My instrument at 3am:

[@ultrapjofan]

We need a nukapo plush

[@DinsRune]

He's just a lil guy

[@user-unknown_291]

My pillow always gets hot and him flipping it is a *chad* move

[@Tsbfg]

The pillow flipping could be useful

[@Tsirkon]

Yeah but you could lose your soul

[@CattyCatboi-eg9ho]

Worth it

[@Lunar994]

Don't forget the shirime, a Nopperabou that has an eye where it's "garbage chute" would be

[@WilliamismynameO]

The last one was just a description of me 💀

[@The-watcher-of-eyes]

You cut hair?

[@WilliamismynameO]

@@The-watcher-of-eyesI steal hair

[@The-watcher-of-eyes]

@@WilliamismynameO i steal eyes

[@The-watcher-of-eyes]

@@WilliamismynameO on a unrelated note nice eyes

[@WilliamismynameO]

@@The-watcher-of-eyes thank you

[@sherylls.1591]

The pillow flipping would be hitting different in summer or when it’s really hot.

[@TeLeTubBiEs_1997]

“A big bag of animated flesh” 😂

[@makkoma6685]

For some reason I heard "anime-tit flesh" 😭

[@nineblackgoats]

Aren't we all

[@TeLeTubBiEs_1997]

I kinda feel bad for it

[@ryuan5662]

I thought the speed differs because of size and wingspan but nevermind. The stork delivering that baby FAST tho.

[@rarer_Dem0nZ]

The first one is literally me

[@MarkJehanCui]

Nuppepo is so cute even tho everyone thinks its ugly

[@StonedtotheBones13]

Bring back Mr wall

[@purplemismagius28]

Why am I a victim of micro aggressive yokai?

[@skylordthe1st]

Now little timmy keep practicing your instrument or it will annoy you

[@minusSoahc]

Forget the midnight barber, we got the anytime anywhere barber

[@centeringcube]

Finally ones that wont fuck your day up

[@ketchuplover6969]

Cant even get the cold part of the pillow bruh

[@cheesecake1767]

"why are you late for school?" "mr wall blocked me from going" "what"

[@Theperfectpepper321go]

The second one is one of the inspiration of gigantamax copperajah

[@spybluexyzgaming]

Humpty Dumpty got wrecked

[@dokletjupolli9555]

"Why am i late? Funny you would ask"

[@stormnus580]

"Animated flesh? Tell me, does it GRIP?" -Gojo

[@stocktonlevel1goblin]

"So I was thinking of getting a quick hair cut" **hair is suddenly cut** "Oh never mind"

[@Bombayboginka]

Kana Keri makes sense because when I was younger my hair had a shorter strand one day and my mom thought I cut it, I can and could swear on my life that I didn’t cut it (my siblings are too tight strung, they wouldn’t of gained anything out of it to)

[@tyrataylor862]

Biwabokoboko: BUT YOU DIDN’T HAVE TO CUT ME OFF!

[@meratra2678]

ah. i remember the first two were featured as npcs/non-hostiles in a roblox horror game about japanese folklore that i used to be obsessed with; The Mimic.

[@EmmaSpAce111]

Imagine being a spirit and you get called “the wall”. I’m laughing at the name

[@TopAndBottomText]

Forbidden Fleshlight

[@kaarlimakela3413]

The first one is from a blob fish from the deep. They are from the very deep, so they swell up on shore.

[@KomeijiPoketo]

These guys are just a lil silly

[@diamondmetal3062]

There’s one youkai I heard of that I just kind of adore: the tsukumogami. What is it? It’s just an object left to sit for enough time that it develops a soul of its own and becomes a sentient, animate object. A common type is the karakasa, an animate paper umbrella that hops around on its handle-turned-leg and has a single eye and large mouth on its canopy.

[@MrAnonymousme10]

So japanese yukais are just tiktokers? Ok

[@Bleepbleepblorbus]

Creatures in Japanese mythos are literally anywhere from "I took your car keys and put them in a unusual spot" to "I cast a spell of instant death"

[@Hyde-dg7ef]

Wtf was that giant black thing

[@user-kb8zv5ob2q]

That's what she said

[@JaSean_Carter]

Jamal 💀

[@Jmankiller325]

Well back in old japan their hair was invaluable to them. It was super prestigious to have a lot of hair to wrap up. So a monster that just up and irreversibly damages your pride would be pretty scary back then.

[@smoko7113]

What about the big black baby?

[@Stella.22g]

Those come from Africa and they're dangerous

[@googleaccount2755]

Sanji: oi mosshead! Where were you lost all this time Zoro: I was stopped by Nurikabe

[@randomfella5830]

Pass

[@timtom3857]

smash

[@OONGABOONGA285]

WAT

[@ItsShijima]

??

[@ravynboerner8798]

Right!!! And I'll always have a cool pillow under my head oooor my soul will leave my body. Sounds like a good deal

[@mgdons323]

Fr

[@Zincver]

🫵😰what...

[@alpacaofthemountain8760]

Love how these are either massive dangers or minor inconveniences

[@danithedoll]

I'm gonna be watching my unplayed guitar like a hawk now

[@thebafoon556]

You know you got that one friend that looks like the first creature

[@richardcletus6026]

I like the idea of a stringed instrument turning into Yoko Ono at night. Not what he said happens, but my version is scarier.

[@bagandbroad]

This story is absolutely incredible. If there’s a type of movie that absolutely devastates me, like ugly sobbing, it’s movies about innocent people being coerced by police and falsely convicted for crimes they didn’t commit. The thought of a killer feeling the same way watching a movie, to the point of turning himself in… WOW. And as always, you did an amazing job, and I love the look around the area.

[@WilliamRBl00m]

"MY HAIR NOW" - window creature's ancient relative