Mountains & the Wild
Beyond the villages — on sacred peaks, forest trails, and the dark road after nightfall — live the proud and the strange: mountain guardians, hags of the deep woods, and the apparitions that rear up over a lone traveler.
Yamauba
山姥A mountain crone who shelters travelers—then may devour them.
ambiguous
Mikoshi-nyudo
見越入道A towering bald monk that grows taller the more you look up at it.
menacing
Nurarihyon
滑瓢A gourd-headed old yokai who slips into homes and acts like the master.
mysterious
Hitotsume-kozo
一つ目小僧A childlike, one-eyed monk yokai that startles people on lonely roads.
harmless
Tengu
天狗A proud mountain spirit with a red face and long nose, master of martial arts.
proud