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Brief introduction of Japanese monsters

There are a lot of legends about monsters in Japan, which is probably related to the mysticism tendency of the Japanese in the island country. The appearance of monsters stems from the awe of nature and animals in ancient times. People call all their invisible, intangible and uncontrollable forces monsters. Japan is a country that respects water very much, so many legends are related to water. For example, bean mother-in-law is a demon who catches people in the water with a sieve; Qiaomei is a female ghost who drowned herself for love; The prototype of the river boy who is active in the river is probably a fierce freshwater crocodile. Similarly, Japan is a mountainous country, so there are many monsters living in the mountains in legend. For example, Snow Girl is said to have been abandoned in the snowy mountains by her lover, so she often lures pedestrians up the mountain, and anyone who has feelings for her will freeze to death. And monsters like Shan Tong and Sangui. Therefore, in primitive folklore, monsters are often scary and daunting. It is said that because there are too many ghosts, ancient Japan set up a special division of Yin and Yang. The dignity of this position reached its peak in Heian period, because at this time, Japan's domestic society was in turmoil, people were worried and the ruling class had no solution, so all kinds of problems were attributed to ghosts and gods, which diverted people's attention. Therefore, people are inevitably cautious in life, for fear of violating certain taboos and incurring revenge from ghosts and gods. At that time, the division of Yin and Yang had great power, and they interfered with the daily life of emperors and generals who conquered foreign countries. Today, all kinds of taboos in Japanese culture are left over from that era. In the edo period, commercial handicrafts flourished, and people didn't have to rely solely on God to enjoy food. So the monsters turned themselves into elves living in all kinds of objects and props. The most famous one is "Night Tour of Hundreds of Ghosts", which describes the scene that pipa, umbrella, wooden fish, pot and other old things are thrown away and turned into various monsters swimming in the middle of the night in anger. This painting is known as the originator of Japanese monster painting.

Rain girl

On a rainy day, a woman stood in the rain. If a man smiles at her and signals her to use an umbrella, she will always follow him. From then on, this man will live in a humid environment forever, because ordinary people can't resist such heavy humidity, so he will die soon. Rain girl

Qiaoji

What I saw in Meiji Demon was the resentment of some spoony women. Because I was infatuated with others and couldn't be with the one I loved, I jumped off the bridge and committed suicide. If a person crosses the bridge at night, he will appear and cause him to drown in the water. If a woman crosses the bridge, she will be dragged down by force. It is said that in Japan, women can't commit suicide easily, but they can only commit suicide by throwing themselves into the river, so this kind of monster is called the poor monster. Qiaoji

Flying head man

I saw in "A Hundred Ghosts Walking at Night" that it was actually a person, but because he was possessed by a monster, his head would fly away from his body when he slept, scaring people everywhere for fun. The possessed monster is called owl, which is the soul of birds and usually attaches to people who like to kill and eat birds and animals. The person possessed by him will become a skeleton in 7 days, which is also karma! Hitouban, the legendary monster with a long neck, or "the head of the windlass".

(rokurokubi) originated from Gan Bao's quest for God, which is a famous bizarre theory in the Jin Dynasty in China. The "Luo Tou" mentioned in it is the long-necked monster. At ordinary times, it looks no different from ordinary people, but at night, when everyone falls asleep, the monster's neck begins to stretch, even longer than the giraffe's, and then its head is completely separated from its body. Someone once saw the man sleeping on the bed with a quilt, but his head was attached to his neck and he flew away from the window. It was not until the crow appeared that she recovered her original body. At this time, the head and body will be reunited. I often can't remember what I saw or did the night before. When the long-necked monster turned into a human form, some people didn't know they were long-necked monsters, so they were driven away unconsciously. Long-necked monsters eat insects when flying and use ears instead of wings.

Bones girl

A woman was insulted, bullied, trampled and resentful at birth, became a ghost and took her life. Because there was only a pile of bones left, she disguised herself with human skin. In China, she is called a ghost painter (from Strange Tales from a Lonely Studio), and most of her revenge targets are men, and most of them are people with bad character. It is recorded in detail in Night of the Hundred Ghosts, so it is widely used by Japanese folklorists. Bones girl

Drowning girl

If you see a beautiful woman taking a bath, don't approach rashly. Maybe if she stands up, you will find that her submerged part is full of bones. Drowning girl

Yan Luo Yan

The monster of fireworks can make people's eyes blurred, which comes from human fear of fireworks. Yan Luo Yan

Yuki Onna

Living in the deep mountains, almost like people, has a beautiful appearance, and often attracts men who enter the snow-capped mountains to unmanned places, kisses them, completely freezes them, and takes their souls away as food. Snow Girl's child is called Xue Tong. In Japan, Xue Tong is regarded as the monster that brings the first snow in winter. Yuki Onna

Shuteng-jidu

A monster with a handsome young appearance, he lured virgins and cut off their breasts as food. In some places, it is said that the appearance is changing. He is a real virgin killer. About the life experience of the boy who swallowed wine, novels such as Yu Jia Cao Zi all recorded that he was a young monk born in Vietnam. Because of his handsome appearance, he attracted jealousy, and because of many evil thoughts, he turned into a ghost. In addition, there is a saying that "Jingshan Mingshen (actually Yan Mo) is the son of Ji Jun, a nearby ethnic minority". According to the previous legend, the boy who swallowed wine was later driven out of the temple by a monk who realized his evil thoughts, thus ending his childhood life. There is also a saying that a teenager who swallowed wine and drank was also a teenager who was killed by General Yuan, and his sabre was called boy beheading. Because of this strange origin, the ceremony of boy beheading and famous sword is also called "the five swords in the world". Shuteng-jidu

The teenager who swallowed wine lived in the Heian Dynasty in 990 and was a famous monster that shocked Kyoto. Legend has it that a drunken boy who lives in Danbo land is entangled with a group of evil spirits. They do evil, build iron palaces privately, sneak into rich people's homes at night to steal treasures and feed on women and children. Such a thing shocked even the emperor. However, something even more terrible happened. Ikeda Yan Na's daughter is missing. The result of divination by Yin and Yang master was captured by the ghost of Dajiangshan.

Capa

There is a small lake near the Inagawa Shrine in Japan, which is called Salvation Lake. There are often river children in the lake. Because the river boy is a household name in Japan, there are many sayings. It's more common for a bird-headed man to wear tortoise shells and have a bowl-shaped concave mirror on his head, which is full of water. If he is alive, no water will die. His hands are connected, they can stretch, and they can fly with the help of fart. Common folk books are recorded, such as Nightwalk of Hundred Ghosts, Pepsi Record, Record of Ten Ghosts and Legend of the Monster. Capa

Daocheng temple clock

The bell of the temple turned into a monster, turned people into monks and forgot the past. I don't know if it's true or not. Legend: Taoist temple enters the bell. In ancient times, there was a Ji who fell in love with a monk who went to Kumano to worship Bodhisattva. As a monk, An Zhen resolutely left the Qing Dynasty. For the sake of her beloved, Qing Ji went all the way to pursue an Zhen and suffered a lot. When she finally caught up with Anzhen, people were not like people, and ghosts were not like ghosts. An Zhen was scared and ran, and Qingqi chased him all the way. An Zhen first crossed a big river. When Qing Ji chased her, there was no boat. She jumped into the river and became a big fish. As a result, the snake was caught up. The monks in the temple couldn't cope with snakes, so they treasured Ann in the clock. After Qing Ji chased him in, she knew he was hiding there. She was suddenly entangled in the clock, but it was strong. Finally, Qing Ji estimated that she was helpless, but she didn't want to give up, so she spontaneously ignited and burned herself with the clock and the monks inside. If you can't live with the person you love, then die together. According to the original sigh, how sad, helpless and angry Qing Ji was at that time!

Ibaraki-douji

Legend has it that he is a subordinate of the boy who swallowed wine. In the famous folk song Rashomon and Kabuki Eight Bridges, it is called "Ghost of Rashomon". Ibaraki-douji

Hongyeshou

In ancient times, people called it "red leaf hunting". Watching red leaves in the wild mountains in autumn was very important from the court to the common people. Japanese people prefer the vitality of "Maple Leaf Red in February", but when looking at the red leaves, they can only look out and can't stare quietly. It is said that the color of red leaves is dyed red with the blood of maple ghosts. The deathday of the maple ghost is the day after the Red Leaf Festival. Legend has it that Miss Hongye, known as the "hidden ghost girl", is more like a "stunning beauty" than a teenager who swallows wine. The original name of Young Hongye is Wu Ye, and its body comes from Molizhi's "sixth day" (once said to be in the sky). Wu Ye, who has been carefully cared for and gradually grown up, is as beautiful as flowers and jade, but unfortunately it coincides with the word "femme fatale". A few years later, Wu Ye married a wealthy family nearby, but the bride was actually a copy of the witch. Later, Hongye changed her name and surname and became Yuan Zhen's concubine. Soon, Jingji's wife suddenly became seriously ill, and ghosts appeared at home from time to time. Jingji's son, noticing Hongye's plot, immediately chased Hongye to Huyin. However, after the red leaves arrived in Huyin, a group of former aristocrats (mostly descendants of the Pingmen remnant party) who were dissatisfied with the court gathered. Covered with ghosts, they rampaged through the village, burning, killing and looting. When the news reached the capital, the emperor immediately ordered a crackdown. After that, of course, it ended with "the power of justice cannot be ignored": although Hongye resisted with the power of the devil on the sixth day, Mao Wei, who held the sword to subdue the devil, did not care at all-so Hongye, who was holding the sad wish to destroy the world, had to temporarily hide in Liulu; Hundreds of years later, it reappeared in the world as a human being, and its new name was Nobunaga.

Double-mouthed woman

It is recorded in "Night Walk of Hundred Ghosts" that women misbehave, urinate and defecate everywhere, others cheat others, and are lewd and dirty, while those who possess themselves kill their children and are possessed by their own children will bite at the back of their necks and keep eating, and eventually they will be eaten to death (it can be said that they are dead). There are monsters in famous folk stories. The mouth is said to be on the top of the head, but it is correct to grow near the back of the neck. This mouth is bigger than the front one and can eat several times the weight. Usually, the mouth is covered with hair. When no one is around, if there is food in front, it will use its hair as a tentacle and eat the food. There is a legend in Chiba that tells the story of a stepmother who killed his ex-wife's son and became such a monster. In this story, the stepmother's vicious heart killed the child, so the child became a monster because of her resentment. Double-mouthed woman

Legend has it that a man in Chiba Prefecture married another wife after his wife died. Stepmother only loves her children and is so mean to the children left by her ex-wife that she won't even eat. Finally, one day, my ex-wife's children starved to death. On the 49th day after the child's death, the axe in the hand of the man who came back from chopping wood accidentally hurt his wife's head. Strangely, the wound can't be cured. Later, it was found that the wound began to form a mouth slowly, and even the tongue and teeth appeared. This wound often hurts badly, but strangely, it doesn't hurt as long as you put food in it. At this time, his wife will always unconsciously shout "I'm sorry!" Excuse me! "... and legend has it that he is an ignorant farmer, and the criterion for choosing a spouse is" don't eat "! ! As a result, some people have encountered such a pervert. However, in the later days, the farmer found that his wife stopped eating, but the rice in the kitchen was getting less and less every day. The surprised farmer slipped back immediately after going out one day and hid in the patio to see what was going on. As a result, he saw a mouth at the back of his wife's head, and then turned his hair into a snake-like tentacle to provide food for the mouth at the back of his head. ...

Hugurumayoubi

Hugurumayoubi was the favorite princess of the late Nara period. She is enchanting and incomparable, and she is the beauty of absolute beauty. It was only because of the jealousy of Yuji, the daughter of Fujiwara Fiona Fang, another favorite concubine around the Emperor at that time, that Nariakira, who was good at singing and Chinese poetry and cultivating Japanese dynasty culture, had the biggest long-cherished wish in her life, that is, to have children early, but contrary to expectations, no one in the harem had dragons-therefore, who could give birth to the first prince became the most concerned thing of the court, so when Princess Wencheng gave birth to her first son, Yuji was confined by her. Princess Wencheng went crazy and died suddenly three years later. She wrote a curse in blood before she died. Later, Yuji gave birth to Prince Guangping, but she also died young. It is said that before Prince Guangping died, a woman who looks very much like Princess Moon Hee was seen in Prince Guangping's mansion ... Wenche Demon Ji (2 photos) fox fire.

The sorcery of the fox monster, when the fox poses, it comes from the tail, and when the fox poses, it comes from the fingertips. It's just a bluff. Fox fire is ghost fire? According to the record of the snow spectrum in North Vietnam, the fox spits fire. But, look carefully, it is the gas exhaled by the fox that burns in the air. There are different opinions about fox fire. For example, Wen Qi Thought Record records opinions from all over the world. When the fox started the fire with the horse bone in his mouth, the local saying in Mino is to light the horse's toenails and let the fox start the fire. People who see "fox fire" at night are likely to get lost when walking, or lose something, and even some people will become foxes. There is really no better way to explain all kinds of incredible phenomena except foxes. Foxfire

Shan Tong

That is, China's mandrill is the evil of fire. In 334 BC, the state of Yue perished, and Mandrill moved eastward and landed on the west coast of Kyushu, which was later commonly known as "Kyushu Shan Tong". Shan Tong, located in Shiyan, Niaoshan, is a chapter of "A Hundred Ghosts Sing Before Walking at Night". As the name implies, it is called Shan Yao, which is produced in mountainous areas, especially in Kyushu (not only on the border of Kyushu, but also in autumn and east of other places). Because it has many connections with river children, there is also a saying that Shan Tong is a river child. The common view is that Shan Tong came to the river in the spring and autumn and became a river boy, and Shan Tong returned to the mountains in autumn and winter. Because Shan Tong is also called a child, it is also named for its short stature like a child. Its main characteristics are dense hair, ape-like, headboard (like a river boy), only one eye, and some are described as a foot, which can stand and walk like a human. Although they are short in stature, they have great strength. They like to eat and play tricks on people, but there is absolutely no malice. At most, they just appear near the mountain temple and steal monks' food, but they hate salty things. Shan Tong, who is similar to a river boy, is not only harmless to people, but also very helpful. Especially for a woodcutter who carries water in a mountain stream, he often needs Shan Tong's help, but this is not free. He only needs to give Shan Tong rice balls to eat, which can arouse his enthusiasm to the greatest extent, especially when he encounters difficulties in moving trees over some peaks. As long as he gives Shan Tong rice balls, he will definitely come to help him every day. When Shan Tong cooperates with others to carry trees, he doesn't like to go ahead, but always falls behind. No matter how heavy things are, they are easy for him. After all, he used to be a powerful mountain god. Although Shan Tong is very enthusiastic, it should be remembered that don't give him rice balls at the beginning of handling, otherwise he may run away before they finish moving, which is a serious breach of contract. So be sure to wait until it's over before giving it to the rice ball, so that the children will come to help the next day. However, when it comes to Shan Tong's harmlessness, it does not include heinous villains. For the wicked, Shan Tong is a mountain god. He will punish them by imposing punishment and give them disease and fire.

Baifenpo

He usually appears as an affable old woman, and likes to deceive beautiful girls with good looks, tricking them into applying a white powder (similar to rouge cosmetics at that time) on their faces, saying that this powder can make girls whiter and more beautiful, but the girl's whole face will fall off after applying this white powder, and the white powder woman will take the girl's face for herself.

Let the boy sit down

It will be attached to this home like a child. It is said that as long as there is a boy, the family will flourish. If you see familiar faces among the partners you play with, you always feel that there is one more person than before. At this time, it is likely to be a ghost. Zuo Fu boy is an honest monster, and his image can only be seen by children.

Blue lantern

From "A Hundred Ghosts Walking at Night" (Japan), the earliest legend is in the Edo period in Japan. It is said that they all have different appearances, but they are all terrible ghosts. He is not a man, but a little devil in hell. He often wanders around the gate of the underworld, and he will become a familiar person, instigating people to play a game called Hundred Ghost Lights. Hundred Ghost Lights: Light 65,438+000 white candles, and then everyone tells a story about themselves in turn. Blow out a candle every time you finish one. The100th story is told by the host. When the last candle goes out, everyone involved in the game will be taken to hell and dragged into the gate of hell, so it is called a more dangerous monster in Japan. Japan believes that ghosts are a branch of God, so many things are called monsters. Specifically, it is not a monster, but a storytelling behavior like decameron: most Japanese mysterious stories also take place on summer nights. Many stories of kabuki, a traditional Japanese drama, originated from mysterious legendary stories. During the Edo period (equivalent to 1603- 1867), there was a game called "Hundred Stories". Several friends got together in the middle of the night and lit many candles. Everyone took turns telling ghost stories and felt the atmosphere of terror. It is said that when the hundredth candle goes out, the real ghost will appear ... so storytellers often have a kind of vigilance in their hearts. When it's their turn to tell a story, don't be the last one, because they don't know what will happen after the hundredth story is finished. So every time I talk about the ninety-ninth, I will stop at once, and no one dares to go on. This is a ritual of collectively summoning ghosts. Asai, the author of the Edo era, recorded the origin and play of the "Hundred Stories" in detail, briefly as follows: Before the "Hundred Stories" game, all participants were dressed in Tsing Yi and gathered in the same dark room. In the room next to this darkroom, we prepared a blue paper thread lamp, filled it with oil, and then lit a hundred wicks side by side. There will be a Xiao Mu table with a mirror on it next to the lantern. Everyone takes turns to finish a mysterious story, and then they have to leave their seats in the dark, go to the lighted room next door, and blow out a wick. Then, take a look at your face in the mirror and go back to the original darkroom, and then change people. In the process of blowing out the wick, they continued to tell the mysterious story until the 99th mysterious story was finished, leaving the last wick to be lit. Then everyone continued to sit around and wait for dawn, until the sun came out, and then they dismissed and went home. Many people don't understand why the mysterious story always ends when it comes to the 99th story, because people at that time were superstitious. If you get to the hundredth mysterious story, something strange will happen, so no one dares to touch this taboo. With the different times, lanterns are replaced by candles. The new rule of the game is that the last candle must be blown out, and the story game becomes a horrible mystery story game. I heard that a very strange thing happened when the last candle was blown out. Painting a Hundred Ghosts at Night includes The Blue Lantern painted by Shiyan Bird Mountain, which depicts the scene of a hundred stories at that time. When the blue light is about to blow out, many interesting monster stories are being told by a group of people, and some people record them in words. This is the origin of the monster story.

You Mao

A kind of cat demon, which is said to have two tails and can walk upright. The first speech in the Japanese paranormal tells the story that the fetus born after the death of a cat becomes a human. The cat demon is an elderly cat. It usually appears as an old woman, about twice the size of human beings. The big cat demon can even grow to the size of a calf, and its tail ends are forked in two. Chinese characters are written as "cat stock" or "cat again", which means "cat demon" or "cat monster". So in order to prevent the old cat from becoming a cat demon, the tail of the young cat was cut off, leaving only a short one. This way, I am not afraid that the cat's tail will split and become a cat demon at home. The cat demon with terrible magic will speak with human voice before breakfast, and sometimes after eating a person, it will turn into this person's body to find the next prey. Usually, the cat demon only attacks people it hates, but if it meets a cat essence with a fiercer temperament and more cruel means, it will hurt anyone indiscriminately when it sees people. Legend has it that good cats and demons often become girls to get close to human beings. Of course, they are very docile. They like to eat fish on weekdays, are light and dependent on humans, but they are often hurt. Cats, raccoons and foxes are all animals with extraordinary abilities in Japanese legends.

Supreme wisdom

Prajna does not mean wisdom in Buddhism, but a kind of monster in Japanese legend, or a kind of resentment. It is said that it is an evil spirit formed by women's strong jealousy and resentment. Prajna lives in the mountains and eats people at midnight. She is a female ghost who specializes in robbing children, and she will give a creepy and terrible laugh.

Ghost bite

Appears in the mystery novels of Gao Qiao Ye Jie Academy, just like the glowing bait before the head of a deep-sea fish, beauty is the bait before the head of a ghost, which grows on its long tongue to lure people to save her and then eat them.