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Legendary creatures of Japan; Kintaro
Sakata Kaidomaru struggling with a huge carp under a waterfall by Kuniyoshi (via) Kintarō (金太郎?, often translated as “Golden Boy”) is a folk hero from Japanese folklore. A child of superhuman strength, he was raised by a mountain hag on Mount Ashigara. He became friendly with the animals of the mountain, and later, after catching [...]
Legendary creatures of Japan; Odoro-odoro
(via) Odoro-odoro. A monster appearing in the Gazu Hyakki Yakō and various Edo Period yōkai picture scrolls. No description of it is known, but its name seems to be related to terms like odoro-odoroshii, an adjective describing something terrifying or eerie, as well as words like odoro-gami, a term denoting disheveled, bramble-like hair like that [...]
Legendary creatures of Japan; Aonyoubou
(via) Aonyoubou. In the ruins of an old imperial palace, one might encounter this female ghoul, who seems to be the ghost of an old-fashioned court lady with blackened teeth and shaved eyebrows. She is rumored to devour young men who visit her. (via)