Number 5
Kurote
This yokai is weird and scary at the same time.
They dwell in the toilets.
Imagine a hand coming out of the toilet bowl or hole reaching up and making a stroking
motion.
That is a Kurote, its the hand of a demon that dwells in the toilet.
Not to mention that the hand is covered with thick black hair and has long nails.
The thought if sitting on the toilet and a hand just suddenly thrust itself from the
hole terrifies me to the core.
You see, I've heard of a similar creature like this from my teacher when I was an innocent
gullible child.
Ever since, I have this small irrational fear that a hand might just pop up everytime I
remembered.
Number 4
Ashiarai Yashiki
Imagine a humongous, dirty and hairy foot.
That is what this next yokai is all about.
Just a dirty, giant hairy foot without a body.
The yokai is said to always appear at night when people are usually sleeping.
It would stomp its giant foot straight through the roof breaking it.
Then it would demand the household to wash it.
Because, you see.
The foot is always very dirty.
It may even be covered with mud, blood, boils and all sorts of nasty.
The smell is no joke either as it would fill the entire neighborhood.
When this happens, you have two choices.
Clean the foot thorougly and it would leave you alone feeling happy.
Or you could ignore its demand and it would go on a rampage trashing your whole house.
Number 3
Obariyon
Obariyon is a childsized yokai that loves to piggyback on people's back.
The yokai would hide in the trees and bushes just waiting for their victims.
Then they would jump on unsuspecting travellers they could find.
It's pretty much like a Stupp from German folklore.
A small werewolf-like creature that would just hop on a person walking alone.
Then it would slowly get heavier and heavier with every step.
Heavy enough until it might crush you to death.
There are stories of people who managed to reach their destination without being crushed.
But to their surprise rather than the creature still dangling on their back, its a bag of
gold or money that was behind them.
Though apparently, if you just ignore them and wait patiently, they might just become
bored and leave on its own volition.
That is, if you can ignore them chewing on your head.
Number 2
Tofu Kozo
Tofu Kozo literally means Tofu Boy.
This yokai resembles a human boy or sometimes even a human toddler.
But on closer inspection the yokai has a large-ish head and clawed fingers and toes.
Some depicts it with one eye but some the normal two eyes.
The Tofu Kozo always wears one of those traditional large conical hats and a traditional kimono.
Their kimono are usually printed with patterns showing they are children or prints known
to ward of sickness and misfortune.
This yokai isn't necessarily dangerous.
As a matter of fact, it is pretty weak and timid.
What's weird is that it always carries a plate with tofu on it.
And that tofu is the only dangerous thing about this yokai.
So the Tofu Kozo would usually roam the streets at night on when it is raining.
Then the Tofu Kozo would follow people around and offer them the tofu.
When the tofu is eaten, the person who ate it would find their body growing mold from
the inside out.
And that's the end for the person.
Number 1
Shirime
A peculiar creature with an eye as its main feature.
An eye not on its face but on its buttocks where its anus should be.
The name Shirime literally means backside eye.
Other than the eye, the shirime has a humanoid body with a face with no facial features.
It is completely blank.
Now, this creature is not dangerous.
It just likes to shock and scare people with its sudden movements.
Usually it would scare people late at night.
It would stand on a street appearing like a normal man fully clothed.
Then as travellers approach it or call out to them, it would start undressing without
warning.
It would then get the travellers attention to its blank face and would suddenly turn
around, bend over and spread its buttcheeks revealing the large glittering eye.
This is when people would either get stunned and it would walk away feeling content.
Or people would scream and run in horror leaving it behind, never to be seen again.
Also still feeling content.
They're definitely like those exhibitionists that like to flash privates parts at unwilling
people.