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The following is a list of yōkai, obake, yūrei and other legendary creatures which are notable in Japanese folklore, mythology, literature and art.
Giants, freaks, and anatomical oddities[edit]
Chimeras, giant monsters and holy beasts[edit]
- Baku
- Byakko
- Genbu
- Gyūki
- Hakutaku
- Jinmenken
- Kirin
- Koma-inu
- Kudan
- Nue
- Raijū
- Senpoku-Kanpoku
- Shisa
- Tsuchigumo
- Ushi-Oni
Demons and fierce gods[edit]
- Akashita
- Akki
- Akuma
- Amanojaku
- Amanozako
- Datsue-ba
- Fūjin
- Hannya
- Hiderigami
- Hisa-me (氷雨 or 必殺娘)
- Ibaraki-dōji
- Ikazuchi-no-Kami
- Kasha
- Mōryō
- Oni
- Raijin
- Shikigami
- Shiki-ōji
- Shinigami
- Shōki
- Shuten-dōji
- Yakubyō-gami
Dragons and serpents[edit]
Fantastic and Demonic Birds[edit]
Female spirits and monsters[edit]
- Amazake-babaa
- Ameonna
- Amorōnagu
- Arikura-no-baba
- Enshōjo
- Futakuchi-onna
- Harionago
- Hone-onna
- Jakotsu-babaa
- Jorōgumo
- Kage-onna
- Kerakera-onna
- Kijo
- Kokakuchō
- Kuchisake-onna
- Nando-baba
- Nebutori
- Nikusui
- Ohaguro-bettari
- Sunakake-baba
- Taka-onna
- Tsurara-onna
- Ubume
- Yama-uba
- Yuki-onna
- Aonyōbō
Festival monsters[edit]
Foxes, raccoon dogs, and other supernatural animals[edit]
- Aosaginohi
- Bakeneko
- Bunbuku Chagama
- Hoji
- Hototogisu
- Inugami
- Iwana-bōzu
- Kawa-uso
- Kitsune
- Kitsune-Tsuki
- Kuda-gitsune
- Kyūbi-no-kitsune
- Shin 蜃
- Mujina
- Morinji-no-kama
- Myobu
- Nekomata
- Nekomusume
- Okuri-inu
- Onikuma
- Ōmukade
- Sesshō-seki
- Sōtangitsune
- Tamamo-no-Mae
- Tanuki
- Yama-inu
Ghosts and animated corpses[edit]
- Abura-sumashi
- Dodomeki
- Gaki
- Gashadokuro
- Goryō
- Hotoke
- Ikiryō
- Jibakurei
- Jikininki
- Kyōkotsu
- Mekurabe
- Nuppefuhofu
- Nuribotoke
- Oboroguruma
- Oiwa
- Okiku
- Onryō
- Shiryō
- Sōgenbi
- Te-no-me
- Tesso
Haunts of mountains and roads[edit]
- Aobōzu
- Ashimagari
- Ato-oi-kozō
- Azukiarai
- Azukibabaa
- Azukihakari
- Azukitogi
- Betobeto-san
- Ippon-datara
- Ittan-momen
- Kamaitachi
- Konaki-Jijii
- Mikoshi-nyūdō
- Miage-nyūdō
- Momonjii
- Nobusuma
- Noppera-bō
- Nurikabe
- Sagari
- Shiro-bōzu
- Shunoban
- Sodehiki-kozō
- Soraki-gaeshi
- Sunekosuri
- Tsurube-otoshi
- Uma-no-ashi
- Yadōkai
- Yagyō-san
- Yama-biko
- Yama-bito
- Yama-chichi
- Yama-otoko
Haunts of towns, houses and temples[edit]
- Abura-akago
- Akaname
- Akateko
- Amikiri
- Aoandon
- Ashiaraiyashiki(足洗邸)
- Enenra
- Gagoze
- Kamikiri
- Keukegen
- Makuragaeshi
- Ōkamuro
- Ōkubi
- Otoroshi
- Sakabashira
- Shōkera
- Sorobanbōzu
- Suppon-no-yūrei
- Tatami-tataki
- Tenjōname
- Yanari
Kappa and Tengu[edit]
- Enko
- Enkō
- Gangi-kozō
- Guhin
- Hyōsube
- Ichimoku-nyūdō
- Kahaku
- Kappa
- Kashabo
- Seko
- Shibaten
- Sōjōbō
- Soragami
- Taimatsumaru
- Tengu
- Yama-waro
Monkeys and Apes[edit]
Sea Monsters[edit]
- Akkorokamui - Ainu monster resembling a fish or octopus
- Amemasu - Ainu creature resembling a fish or whale
- Ayakashi
- Funayūrei (ship ghost)
- Bake-Kujira
- Ikuchi
- Isonade
- Ningyo
- Nure-onna
- Samebito
- Sazae-oni
- Shachihoko
- Umibōzu
- Umi-nyōbō
Spirits of trees and vegetation[edit]
Sprites, fairies, spirit children and little people[edit]
- Amefurikozō
- Kijimunaa
- Koropokkuru - little people from Ainu folklore
- Kurabokko
- Shōjō
- Tennin
- Tōfu-kozō
- Yōsei
- Zashiki-warashi
Spook fires[edit]
Haunted Objects[edit]
- Bakezōri
- Biwa-bokuboku
- Chochinobake
- Eritate-goromo
- Kameosa
- Karakasa
- Kosode-no-te
- Mokumokuren
- Narikama
- Nyūbachibō
- Setotaishō
- Shiro-uneri
- Tsukumogami
- Ungaikyō
- Uwan
- Yama-oroshi
- Zenfushō