Japanese urban legends

right|thumb|280px|A in a scene from Ehon Sayoshigure by Hayami Shungyōsai, 1801 is a malevolent figure in Japanese urban legends and folklore. Described as the malicious spirit, or onryō, of a woman, she partially covers her face with a mask or other item and carries a pair of scissors, a knife, or some other sharp object. She is most often described as a tall woman of about 175–180 cm; however, some people believe she is up to 8 feet tall, having long, straight black hair, white hands, pale skin, and otherwise being considered beautiful (except for her scar).

Japanese urban legend

Japanese urban legend

fictional story created by biologist Lyall Watson, calling it a biological phenomenon

Hanako-san, or , is a Japanese urban legend about the ghost of a young girl named Hanako who haunts lavatories. Like many urban legends, the details of the origins of the legend vary depending on the account; different versions of the story include that Hanako-san is the ghost of a World War II–era girl who was killed while playing hide-and-seek during an air raid, that she was murdered by a parent or stranger, or that she committed suicide in a school toilet due to bullying.

Japanese mystery man

purported treasure hidden in the Philippines

urban legend in the Japanese internet community which centers around a paranormal fictitious railway station

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urban legend regarding a reputed curse placed on the Japanese Kansai-based Hanshin Tigers baseball team

fictional being

Japanese proverb and urban legend

Mythical creature

Japanese concept of the urge to defecate while visiting a bookstore

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Japanese Internet urban legend

Japanese Urban Legend

Practice of dining in a toilet room

or is a Japanese game popular during the Meiji era that is also a form of divination, partially based on Western table-turning. The name kokkuri is an onomatopoeia meaning "to nod up and down", and refers to the movement of the actual kokkuri mechanism. The kanji used to write the word is an ateji, although its characters reflect the popular belief that the movement of the mechanism is caused by supernatural agents (ko 狐, kitsune; ku 狗, dog/tengu; ri 狸, tanuki). The modern version is similar to a Ouija board.