Tuesday, 1 October 2013

鳳凰 (Ho-o) Fenghuang, or Ho-o as they are known in Japan

are mythical birds that reign over other birds. The males are called Feng while the females Huang. It is said to have a rooster’s beak, a fowl’s forehead, a snake’s neck, a goose’s breast, a tortoise’s back, a stag’s hindquarters, and a fish’s tail. Others describe it as a golden pheasant having a mandarin duck’s body, a peacock’s tail, a crane’s legs, a parrot’s mouth, and

In japanese mythology Jorōgumo (絡新婦)

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nekomata or cat darkness a mythological creature in japan (definitely a shapeshifter)

怨霊 (Onryo) An Onryo is a spirit who is able to return to the physical world in order to seek vengeance.

Appearance of their revenges were however believed vary from their former enemies’ misfortune to natural disasters. Onryo are believed to be mostly female, with wild and unkempt long black hair, pale complexion, and wearing a white burial kimono.

Onryo are female ghosts that were abused or neglected by their lovers.

They dwell in the physical world after death seeking vengeance. Powerless in life they become strong in death. Strangely enough they rarely harm the lovers who vexed them.

Kasa-obake, a type of Tsukumogami, an umbrella that reaches 100 years of age and develops a spirit. (Osutein, 2012)

Oiwa, famous onryo from 'Yotsuya Kaidan'. (Wikipedia Commons)