Yes, this is where you notice the slight line between what we call superstition and the eminent news of knowing that someone saw something really strange out there in the middle or the forest or the city @@FreePalestine-from-river-tosea
@@FreePalestine-from-river-toseathe interesting part of this scary stories is that you maybe would never know if they are real or not, but they exist to bring us lessons about being careful and... There are interesting and unknown creatures around us, maybe you don't believe in it because you never see it, but you can't deny it. No matter how much time we live here in this big world, we already know just a little part of it
Biwa: Say, Drake, I hear you like 'em young You better not ever go to cell block one To any bitch that talk to him and they in love Just make sure you hide your lil' sister from him They tell me Chubbs the only one that get your hand-me-downs.
Japanese folklore be like: This is gronsen donsen, he rearranges your spice rack at night. He also eats your still beating heart from your chest sometimes.
@@PhantomGato-v-ermmm actually rumia doesn't directly need to eat to survive her status she just does it because they taste good but also as a man-eating youkai she still does need to eat people so people believe that man-eating youkai exist which keep youkai alive so
I read that eating nupeppo's flesh can make you immortal but thing is, they are made of ROTTEN AND SPOILED meat. Sometimes they thought be born from flesh of human corpses, considerinf the fact they are usually found just chilling out in cemeteries. soo.. hope you have strong stomach
I find it really interesting that there’s a lot of mythical creatures that are basically neglected inanimate objects gaining sentience. It’s a really interesting concept and a good way of teaching people to take care of their things and not damage or neglect them, I imagine.
I believe it comes from the Shinto belief that all things have a soul in them, I think. I remember hearing about a modern Shinto practise where people would have funerals for their obsolete electronics.
That's what ive always appreciated about yokai stories. Western spirits always have to have some revenge scheme but yokais have variety. If i died and became a shoe, i would also just run around being a goofy lil guy 😂
I love how yokai can go from "this creature will rip out your favorite bones if you dont eat your rice" to "this guy smells your shoes so wash them often"
My personal favorite is the Otoroshi. It is said to be a sort of gargoyle that sits on ledges around fences and gates and waits for people to pass through. If it senses evil intent in someone passing through, they will jump on said person, knocking them down, and then grab them by the leg and drag them down to the underworld.
I remember hearing about a creature that comes into being specifically when a house cat dies of old age. It transforms into a weird shapeshifting cat monster.
@@CircusFoxxo yep! just keeping a cat long enough usually guarantees it will eventually turn into some kind of cat yokai, it's demeanor usually depends on how you treated it while it was your pet if I recall
That biwa guy is just like "Laidhibi(doll)" from Manipuri folklore It is basically a doll made from scrap made by small young girls they play them like a friends we call them "ita( friend,{girl} )" and after we play with them we let them sleep we sing lullaby. And if we forget to let them sleep she will wake up in the middle of the night and would cry under banana tree . That is basically scary . Well i myself being a modern child did not play with laidhibi instead i played with plastic Barbie. Well it still gives me chill down my spine and also if you want to make laidhibi you need a teacher who are skilled basically we cant make them with 0 knowledge.
Fun fact pillows during this era could be solid (and not soft) and quite small, you'd put your head on em to keep it up but them being small, easy to make fall and solid could result in neck breakinf
ah. i remember the first two were featured as npcs/non-hostiles in a roblox horror game about japanese folklore that i used to be obsessed with; The Mimic.
Kana Keri makes sense because when I was younger my hair had a shorter strand one day and my mom thought I cut it, I can and could swear on my life that I didn’t cut it (my siblings are too tight strung, they wouldn’t of gained anything out of it to)
Dude I LIVE for and LOVE yōkai. They're just freaky little guys most the time, causing you to sometimes, quite literally, lose your sock in the dryer. Ofc there's also the more popular and dangerous ones, but all-in-all yōkai are my favorite pieces of folklore.
Well back in old japan their hair was invaluable to them. It was super prestigious to have a lot of hair to wrap up. So a monster that just up and irreversibly damages your pride would be pretty scary back then.
Dude that pillow flipping will come in cluch during hot summer nights
Fr
True tho now I wish I was Japan
I refuse to believe some humans actually flip their pillow over. It's sounds genuinely horrifying to me. Gives me actual chills of discomfort.
@@mcvenne8935 I don't because I sleep on the floor it the coldest part of my room
@@catblast2 Do you have a futon or a mattress or something?
"NYEHEHEHE I CUT A BIT OF YA HAIR OFF"
-weird ass bird
Reads like a Nigel and Marmelade skit
@@wardulens7607YOU COLOSSAL TWA-
LOL I
Why does it's laugh sound like Papyrus's from Undertale?
@@wardulens7607It's missing the use of the B word, cause all birds there say it
I’m starting to think that all yo Kai are just one village troublemaker that no one could ever find-
If only , I think there are some weird ones like in this video but the majority are scary as hell with some bad stories too
Yes, this is where you notice the slight line between what we call superstition and the eminent news of knowing that someone saw something really strange out there in the middle or the forest or the city @@FreePalestine-from-river-tosea
@@FreePalestine-from-river-toseathe interesting part of this scary stories is that you maybe would never know if they are real or not, but they exist to bring us lessons about being careful and... There are interesting and unknown creatures around us, maybe you don't believe in it because you never see it, but you can't deny it. No matter how much time we live here in this big world, we already know just a little part of it
@@theinkpictures8755 I couldn't have said it better my friend
And I do believe in the unknown like Jinn
Last one being a creep probably 💀
These creatures is basically ancient internet troll. 😂
@Mozarella_kingall of them
@Mozarella_kingyes
These*
@@cyclopsstarsoulmagician8790 sorry 😞
@@whateveryouwanttocallme5307 i love u and happy newyear🥳❤️💙
They got creative with folklore creatures over there! "Ah, yes, we also have a name for the gremlin that steals only left socks."
Don't forget the Icelandic yule lads!
With such classics as "spoon licker" "window peeper" and my favorite, "skyr gobbler"
@@garlicbread1575"sausage swiper"
“Trolls exist! They steal ya socks! But only the left ones. What’s up with that?”
So you're saying there are right and left socks? Yeez, that's why I get so many weird looks. I need to check my wardrobe and sort it out.
It actually started from ancient Chinese mythology and beliefs; but then the Japanese became obsessed with it haha.
Most of Japanese myth is just a bunch of minor inconveniences
So potentially losing your soul over a pillow flip is a minor k convenience? (Which it is)
@@FritzLeAngel well, I guess they just hated it for sum reason
@@FritzLeAngelthey did say most
@@FritzLeAngelwe are dead inside anyways
Real
So the second one is the the invisible wall that stops us in all games
So that's why
I should have figured it out sooner that it was a box demon that was stopping me from falling off the map 😂
Essentially snoralax
Noway
They should start using it in games themed around yokai or ancient japan.
I mean, a creative roadblock is allways appreciated.
@@omoriperocondrip9130yo Kai watch: 😐😐😐😐😐😐
Biwabokoboko: I'm lonely, I'm Mr Lonely, im so lonely
_Been no stranger to love... You know the rules, and so do i..._
@@Lakhshamana NEVER GONNA GIVE U UP,NEVER GONNA LET U DOWN-
The invisible 'nuh uh' creature
Noway
@@TheAmazingWorldOfJackNOWAY!
impass
@@oofingtimrlolz Walldin ( the rare one )
@@TheAmazingWorldOfJack theres another?
someone:doesnt play their biwa
The biwa: *drops the hardest distrack of the edo era*
💀
This is the best comment for me in this entire comment section ....
Reasonable considering that you have to practice
Biwa: Say, Drake, I hear you like 'em young
You better not ever go to cell block one
To any bitch that talk to him and they in love
Just make sure you hide your lil' sister from him
They tell me Chubbs the only one that get your hand-me-downs.
@@TitanJonkler drake was being dissed even in the edo period
“So what happened today Billy?”
“A deranged bird demon stole my weave-“
'Crap you get a free pass'
That last one sounds like a crow with scissors.
Birds actually do use animal hair and even human hair to build their nests. I wonder if that’s where this myth came from
Hmmm... a crow that IS scissors.
@@eisflamme2438I remember seeing a short film about that exact thing actually.
Those are borderline pokemon
Well, they are, just not pocketable. Just bakemono
They are basically one of the main inspirations for pokemon.
these feel more like they would come from yo kai watch tbh
@@amogussus2781yeah, honestly
Pokémon was made in Japan
Japanese folklore be like:
This is gronsen donsen, he rearranges your spice rack at night. He also eats your still beating heart from your chest sometimes.
Just a lil nibble:>
Just a tiny nibble
As a treat
But only sometimes.
"I love Japanese folklore"
"Name 3 weird creatures from it"
"Your wife"
"That's on me, I set the bar too low"
My wife? Pff, I wish. Have you seen the Touhou girls???
@@PhantomGato-v-Until they gobble you up...
@@shirleymaemattthews4862 depends on which one honestly If it's Rumia for example she needs to eat to survive so it's reasonable
@@PhantomGato-v-ermmm actually rumia doesn't directly need to eat to survive her status she just does it because they taste good but also as a man-eating youkai she still does need to eat people so people believe that man-eating youkai exist which keep youkai alive so
@@youdonotcare despite indirectly, she *does* need to eat to survive, just not to fill her appetite.
"Why are you late"?
"Eeeeeerm giant invisible demon loaf"
" Oh shit fair enough"
tell me one thing about that thing that makes it a demon
@@phuclamao9008 it won’t get out of your way?
@@isabelmcgaugh711 that... just makes it an obstacle, not a demon
"Oh man, I can't wait to eat that fi... WHY THE FUCK IS MY MEAT WALKING?!?!?!?"
Dont take that last part out of context.
I read that eating nupeppo's flesh can make you immortal but thing is, they are made of ROTTEN AND SPOILED meat. Sometimes they thought be born from flesh of human corpses, considerinf the fact they are usually found just chilling out in cemeteries.
soo.. hope you have strong stomach
Charlie the stake.
He doesn't cut a little bit of your hair off, he cuts as much as he can reach. That's why you don't leave your hair down folks. 😊
Well an excuse for me to go bald ig🤷♀️
Ohhh so it was made up by a guy that didnt like seeing ladies hair down, got it /hj
He better not snatch the wig from the wrong gal
Okay now it started to sound more scary ngl
Bald guy Vs weird hair-stealing bird, who will win
Pokemon designers - "WRITE THAT DOWN! WRITE THAT DOWN!"
More like Yokai Watch
I mean they already got a road blocking pokemon named snorlax
I like how other folklore creatures are like "they eat children!" or "they kill people!" And japan is like "they cut your hair!" or "they smell bad!"
They lick dirty bath tubes. :b
"if you don't clean your bathroom it'll lick it!"
@Poopenfarden "Here's some tofu. Oh, wait, that's moldy tofu"
There's also one that just shows you it's butthole eye
"oh hey is that your shirikodama? mind if i take it from your ass?"
I find it really interesting that there’s a lot of mythical creatures that are basically neglected inanimate objects gaining sentience. It’s a really interesting concept and a good way of teaching people to take care of their things and not damage or neglect them, I imagine.
I believe it comes from the Shinto belief that all things have a soul in them, I think. I remember hearing about a modern Shinto practise where people would have funerals for their obsolete electronics.
It also makes a pretty strong argument for minimalism.
I liked the pillow flipping guy except for the part where he takes your soul 😂
That's what ive always appreciated about yokai stories. Western spirits always have to have some revenge scheme but yokais have variety. If i died and became a shoe, i would also just run around being a goofy lil guy 😂
What if someone decided to wear you? I don't think that would be nice??(unless you have a foot fetish)
@@Rosetintedwater just make them trip every once in a while
That wall creature would work perfectly as a plot roadblock in rpg games.
I mean it’s probably the inspiration for snorlax blocking paths in Pokémon so
I love how yokai can go from "this creature will rip out your favorite bones if you dont eat your rice" to "this guy smells your shoes so wash them often"
I honestly love these types of Yokai- not dangerous or deadly, just silly little shits causing mischief and at most slight inconvenience
I love how so many Japanese yokai are just naughty or mildly inconvenient, only a few actually kill you
i like how some of this spirits are just things people would do but would cover it up with spirits
Judge:Why are you late for court?
Me:Mr wall
the second monster sounds like a reasonable reason why a game dev put a invisible well there
Gotta love when ancient spirits just straight up troll people
Japan be like: we have a ghost that throws mud at peoples houses. No one knows why he does it, but it’s sure annoying…
I like how yokai's are either "These can and will kill you!" or "Okay can you stop? That' just...annoying"
Monsters in Japanese folklore basically all just gigantic shitposts
My personal favorite is the Otoroshi. It is said to be a sort of gargoyle that sits on ledges around fences and gates and waits for people to pass through. If it senses evil intent in someone passing through, they will jump on said person, knocking them down, and then grab them by the leg and drag them down to the underworld.
The 2nd yokai was also the inspiration for the thwomps from Super Mario.
Nope but of whomps
European Monsters are dangerous while Japanese Monsters are a minor inconvenience
Japanese folklore creatures are basically trolls (no pun intended).
I remember hearing about a creature that comes into being specifically when a house cat dies of old age. It transforms into a weird shapeshifting cat monster.
Nekomata and they don't have to die first
Bakeneko e nekomata
@@CircusFoxxo yep! just keeping a cat long enough usually guarantees it will eventually turn into some kind of cat yokai, it's demeanor usually depends on how you treated it while it was your pet if I recall
Considering that Japanese women sometimes gave locks of hair to their lovers, a married woman may have invented the Kami Keri.
That biwa guy is just like "Laidhibi(doll)" from Manipuri folklore
It is basically a doll made from scrap made by small young girls they play them like a friends we call them "ita( friend,{girl} )" and after we play with them we let them sleep we sing lullaby. And if we forget to let them sleep she will wake up in the middle of the night and would cry under banana tree . That is basically scary . Well i myself being a modern child did not play with laidhibi instead i played with plastic Barbie. Well it still gives me chill down my spine and also if you want to make laidhibi you need a teacher who are skilled basically we cant make them with 0 knowledge.
"Anyway I find them *charming* "
I literally flip my pillow nightly as one side gets hotter than other 😅
Love these Little Guys
Fun fact pillows during this era could be solid (and not soft) and quite small, you'd put your head on em to keep it up but them being small, easy to make fall and solid could result in neck breakinf
The pillow flipper can have my soul as payment for flipping my pillow
“A big bag of animated flesh” 😂
For some reason I heard "anime-tit flesh" 😭
Aren't we all
I kinda feel bad for it
Yes, Japan is know for their animated flesh. . .
Pillow flipping to the cold side is good
The last one was just a description of me 💀
You cut hair?
@@The-watcher-of-eyesI steal hair
@@WilliamismynameO i steal eyes
@@WilliamismynameO on a unrelated note nice eyes
@@The-watcher-of-eyes thank you
Ok if you check the comment's, here's a nutshell word for these folklore creatures:
A N N O Y I N G
"why are you late for school?"
"mr wall blocked me from going"
"what"
The pillow flipping could be useful
Yeah but you could lose your soul
Worth it
I like how when you think of evil spirots, it's all about curses, death, etc.
When most of the time its just about slight inconvenience.
Nukapo is just a chill guy
I would like a herd of them
@@doginhat13 only downside is that they smell bad
My pillow always gets hot and him flipping it is a *chad* move
Why am I a victim of micro aggressive yokai?
My instrument at 3am:
We need a nukapo plush
He's just a lil guy
The nurakabe (how ever you spell it) is probably the inspiration for snorlax
Now little timmy keep practicing your instrument or it will annoy you
Forget the midnight barber, we got the anytime anywhere barber
The first one is literally me
Cant even get the cold part of the pillow bruh
Sorry for being late mr wall stoped me
I'm still thankful to Nioh to introducing most of these
Finally ones that wont fuck your day up
"Why am i late? Funny you would ask"
Humpty Dumpty got wrecked
"So I was thinking of getting a quick hair cut"
**hair is suddenly cut**
"Oh never mind"
Don't forget the shirime, a Nopperabou that has an eye where it's "garbage chute" would be
Imagine being a spirit and you get called “the wall”. I’m laughing at the name
Bring back Mr wall
Nuppepo is so cute even tho everyone thinks its ugly
"Animated flesh? Tell me, does it GRIP?"
-Gojo
Biwabokoboko: BUT YOU DIDN’T HAVE TO CUT ME OFF!
Forbidden Fleshlight
The pillow flipping would be hitting different in summer or when it’s really hot.
These guys are just a lil silly
I'm gonna be watching my unplayed guitar like a hawk now
ah. i remember the first two were featured as npcs/non-hostiles in a roblox horror game about japanese folklore that i used to be obsessed with; The Mimic.
"A lump of meat that's gained a soul". So, a baby?
Kana Keri makes sense because when I was younger my hair had a shorter strand one day and my mom thought I cut it, I can and could swear on my life that I didn’t cut it (my siblings are too tight strung, they wouldn’t of gained anything out of it to)
“Lonely I’m mister lonely. All on my own!” - funky ass guitar
So japanese yukais are just tiktokers? Ok
Sanji: oi mosshead! Where were you lost all this time
Zoro: I was stopped by Nurikabe
Wtf was that giant black thing
That's what she said
Jamal 💀
"MY HAIR NOW" - window creature's ancient relative
What about the big black baby?
Those come from Africa and they're dangerous
Love how these are either massive dangers or minor inconveniences
Pass
Creatures in Japanese mythos are literally anywhere from "I took your car keys and put them in a unusual spot" to "I cast a spell of instant death"
smash
WAT
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Right!!! And I'll always have a cool pillow under my head oooor my soul will leave my body. Sounds like a good deal
Fr
🫵😰what...
Dude I LIVE for and LOVE yōkai. They're just freaky little guys most the time, causing you to sometimes, quite literally, lose your sock in the dryer. Ofc there's also the more popular and dangerous ones, but all-in-all yōkai are my favorite pieces of folklore.
I like the idea of a stringed instrument turning into Yoko Ono at night. Not what he said happens, but my version is scarier.
"A lump of meat that has gained a soul" Same, buddy. Same
the second one is like snorlax lol
Makuragaeshi sounds like a pretty nice guy to be around during summer.
Jun'ya Ota: *_*fiercely taking notes_**
Well back in old japan their hair was invaluable to them. It was super prestigious to have a lot of hair to wrap up. So a monster that just up and irreversibly damages your pride would be pretty scary back then.