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Bake-kujira
The Bake-Kujira is a large ghostly skeleton whale and that said to be accompanied by strange birds and fish.
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Gashadokuro
A Gashadokuro according to Japanese folklore is a giant skeleton many times taller than a human. It is though to be made of the bones of people who have starved to death. After midnight the ghost roams the streets making a ringing noise that sounds i
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Yurei
Yurei are synonymous with ghosts of Western culture. Their name roughly means "faint soul". Typically they were known to have black hair, drooping hands, no legs and wear white clothes. They could be accompanied by hitodama lights and resulted from
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Jun 2 2010, 2:39 AM EDT by
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Shishi
The Shishi is a funny-looking being - something like a dog wanting to be a lion. The origins of the shishi character are in China. Shishi dogs are the equivalent of the Chinese foo dogs. Shishi were posted right and left of temple and house entranc
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Jun 2 2010, 12:58 AM EDT by
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Sennin
Sennin are immortals living in the mountains - gods. They are capable of a lot of magic tricks like flying on an animal in the air. Sennin may appear to mortals in their dreams. There are about 500 of them. Like in life, only a few of the sennin ar
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Ningyo
Ningyo is a Japanese water fairy who cries tears of pearls. Some say that Ningyo has the head of a human and the body of a fish. Other believe it is clad in sheer silk robes that move about it, like waves. Ningyos dwell in gorgeous palaces benea
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