Snow Girl
The traditional Japanese monster is known to women and children. It lives in the mountains and is similar to humans. It has a beautiful appearance and often attracts men who enter the snow-capped mountains. place, kiss him, freeze him completely while kissing, and take away his soul to eat. The child of the snow girl is called Yuki Tong. In Japan, Yuki Tong is believed to be the monster that brings the first snow in winter. The snow girls are all peerless beauties, wearing white kimonos and long light blue hair. They are cold-natured. They are subordinates of the mountain god and are in charge of the snow in winter. Young snow girls are harmless to humans. Adult snow girls will freeze their favorite human males forever and bring them back to the cave where they live and display them for them to watch.
Kappa
There is a small lake near Inagawa Shrine in Japan, named Lake Susuka. Kappas often appear in the lake. Because kappas are well-known in Japan, there are many The more common saying is: the bird-headed man wears a turtle shell, and has a bowl-shaped concave mirror on his head, which is filled with water. If there is no water, he will die. His hands are connected and can be stretched, and he can fly into the sky with the power of farts. It is recorded in "Hundred Ghosts at Night", "Hundred Things Chronicle", "Ten Thousand Ghosts Record", "Monster Sayings"... which are common in folklore books.
The legend of Kappa originated from the upper reaches of the Yellow River Basin in China. In ancient times, it was called "Water Tiger" or "He Bo". In the early Warring States Period, in Ye County, Wei State. Every year when the rainy season comes, the river surges and floods, often claiming many lives and property. The local witches use the excuse of "He Bo to marry a wife" to collude with officials to make money, and must sacrifice young women to please He Bo. It wasn't until a new magistrate named Ximen Bao came to Ye County that the superstition of "He Bo marrying a wife" was eradicated. The later mention of "He Bo marrying a wife" naturally reminds people of the story of resisting tyranny by outsmarting them. typical.
Tengu
Tengu, Kappa and Oniko are the three most famous Japanese monsters. Among them, Tengu is undoubtedly the most frightening representative of mountain monsters.
The word "Tengu" also comes from China. "The Classic of Mountains and Seas - Xishan Jing" says: "Yinshan... there is a beast. It looks like a raccoon and has a white head. It is called a Tengu. Its sound is like a durian, which can ward off evil." As mentioned in the article, the original Tengu was It is an auspicious beast that can protect against evil, but later it evolved to describe comets and shooting stars. The ancients regarded stars flying in the sky as very unlucky, so the Tengu also became the title of the evil star. The earliest record of Tengu in Japan can be found in the "Nihon Shoki", and it is also used as a metaphor for comets and meteors. In Japan, the Tengu was also called the Tengu because of its appearance. Until the Heian period, the Japanese Tengu was still the image described in the "Shan Hai Jing".
Since the Middle Ages, Japan’s Tengu has slowly embarked on its own path of evolution. The image of Tengu that we are familiar with today is far from its original image. It is generally believed that a monster that can fly to the sky and attach itself to the human body recorded in the "Kansai Monogatari" is called an "eagle" and a kind of monster also called "Eagle" in Buddhism. The owl-shaped monster called "Tengu" may be the prototype of modern Tengu. The original image of Tengu was a "crow Tengu" with a bird's beak and a human body and a pair of wings. The most famous legend about the bird-shaped Tengu is that of Emperor Sotoku, the greatest demon in Japan. After being defeated in the Hogen Rebellion, he died in exile with hatred. He swore a poisonous oath before his death, "I will serve as the great demon of Japan and as the emperor." Kill the people, kill the emperor for the people, and this country will always be in troubled times." He bit his tongue and wrote curse scriptures with blood, and his resentful spirit turned into a tengu in the shape of a golden kite to harm the world. In the legend that the Tengu are evil spirits causing chaos, Emperor Sotoku has always been the leader of the Tengu.
Two-guchi women
It is recorded in "Hyakki Night Parade": Women who were immodest, defecated everywhere, had husbands to steal from others, and were lewd and obscene were discovered by Inari God, and attached to them. If a child (less than 2 years old) has died at home, if he kills his own child, he will be possessed by the child. A bite will appear on the back of his neck, and he will keep trying to eat, and he will eventually be eaten to death by the possessed person (also It can be said that it is a very dangerous monster. Even if there are dead children near where you live, you may be possessed.
Yanzhiluo
It flies gently in the air and wraps around people's necks, suffocating them to death. It is a rather terrifying monster that uses knives and other It cannot be cut open with physical attacks, but teeth dyed black with black iron pulp can be bitten open. Therefore, unlike places where kapok often appears, even men are dyed black with iron pulp. In addition, Similar types of Ichiban kapok exist in various parts of Japan, with different names. The more representative ones include Aichi's Fudan Phi. According to some accounts, kapok also absorbs human energy and has the harmful effects of over-discharging the essence
Hashihime
It is seen in "Meiji Monsters" and is the resentment of some infatuated women. If a man is madly in love with someone but cannot be with the one he loves, he will jump from the bridge into the water to commit suicide. If a man crosses the bridge at night, he will appear and lead him into the water to drown. If a woman crosses the bridge, he will pull her away by force. Into the water, it is said that in Japan women cannot commit suicide easily and can only commit suicide by throwing themselves into the river, so this kind of monster is called a relatively pitiful monster.
The Japanese word "Hashihime", in addition to specifically referring to the bridgehead goddess, is also used to refer to the private prostitutes standing by the bridge in the Edo period and the "teahouses" located near the bridge. Private prostitution.
Nekomata,
It is said that cats have nine lives. When a cat is raised for nine years, it will grow a tail, one every nine years, and it will always grow nine. A cat with nine lives will turn into a human form after nine years. At this time, the cat truly has nine lives. It is also called the nine-life cat demon in China. Nekomata is located in the Yin volume before "Hakki Night Parade" by Toriyama Shiyan. It is a very spiritual evil monster, and it is also considered the monster closest to reality among the people. Generally, Nekomata is an old cat that is more than 10 years old. The most obvious characteristic is that the two tails are bifurcated into two strands. The greater the demonic power, the more obvious the bifurcation. When the light is dark, the middle part of Nekomata's back is glowing. It is a top quality cat. The cat is a pure two-tailed cat. It is not a good thing to meet him. He is very cruel. Using his teeth and teeth that are not inferior to those of a mourning dog, he can tear other monsters in the mountain to pieces and then eat them. It also bites humans and domestic animals. In addition, he can use his demonic powers to manipulate corpses like a puppet show. However, the cat demon also has a prank side, that is, it disguises itself as a beautiful woman or an old woman to deceive passers-by... However, the premise of this is often that it has already eaten the person it wants to become its target. As for why it wants to The reason why it eats people is actually to maintain its own life. Since it has a certain amount of spiritual power or can sense human inner thoughts, it needs something to maintain its unique ability, which is to eat people. But when it comes to the scary side, it should still be the transformation of corpses, so the ancient people’s advice not to let cats get close to graves is still passed down.
Inner Bird
It is said that there is a kind of bird that will lay eggs on people. The eggs of this bird are smaller than human pores. When it is born, it will lay eggs on people's bodies. The internal organs are used as food, and finally they are eaten up before they fly out of the human body. This is the internal bird. In addition, some people say that people have grown into sparrows and are thought to be monsters.