Yokai of All of Japan

Ghosts of the drowned who beg for a ladle, then use it to swamp and sink your boat.

The spirit that dwells in an old tree; felling its host brings misfortune.

A small mountain spirit blamed for the echoes that answer you in the hills.

A river otter that shapeshifts and plays tricks, a smaller cousin of the kappa.

A hairy, tusked guardian beast that perches on shrine gates to punish the irreverent.

A fiery cat-beast that descends at funerals to snatch away the corpses of the wicked.

An unseen presence heard washing red beans by the river at night.

A small contrarian demon that provokes people into doing the opposite of their intent.

The ghost of a woman who died in childbirth, begging you to hold her baby.

A huge black sea spirit that rises to capsize ships in calm waters.

A mountain crone who shelters travelers—then may devour them.

A towering bald monk that grows taller the more you look up at it.

A woman whose neck stretches to impossible lengths at night.

An old cat whose tail splits in two as it becomes a powerful yokai.

A jolly shapeshifting raccoon dog, rival prankster to the fox.

Mysterious floating fox-fires that lead travelers astray at night.

A shapeshifting fox spirit that gains tails and wisdom with age.

A cat that gains supernatural powers with age and walks on two legs.

A proud mountain spirit with a red face and long nose, master of martial arts.

Horned, fanged ogres of immense strength, often red or blue.

A mischievous, turtle-like river imp with a water-filled dish on its head.