A Complete List of Monsters, Yokai, and Mythical Creatures from Japanese Mythology | Part 1

Next adding tanuki

There is a Yugioh card called Yata Garasu. This card broke the game & is still banned

Magnificent creatures

It's (Kit-tsu-ne)

It's actually pronounced "kit-soo-nay" (kitsune)

You're pronouncing kitsune wrong, its Kit-Su-Neh. Kitsu- the bark of a fox in ancient japan. Ne- an old term of endearment in japan. You're also intermixing some more modern/anime ideas of 'good/bad' japanese fox terms. Nogitsune (No-Git-Su-Neh Yanko is a more modern given term) are Wild Foxes, aka those who do not follow Inari and cause trouble the most. Kitsune are Inari's foxes (also used as the standard word for a regular fox as well, in japan ANY fox COULD be a magic fox and thus they use the same word for both), and while tricksters are also generally benevolent or at least ambivalent. You are correct in the illusions, shapeshifting, and the gaining of tails... However, it doesnt matter how experienced a fox is or isnt, they will always have some kind of fox-like tell. If not a tail, then fox feet, or eyes, or shadow. Their shapeshifting will always be slightly imperfect in that foxish way. Another note is that once a kitsune has nine tails and gains 1000yrs of age, instead of another tail they will become either gingitsune ( Gin-git-su-neh- silver/white holy fox) or ascend to heaven as a tenko (ten-koh- holy/godly gold fox). You also failed to mention the most important ability of their folklore, and that is the possession of human people, causing fits and making their hosts 'act like foxes' by screaming, eating meat, and attacking people, or seducing them to drain their strength and vitality with no apparent cause. Afflictions that are still believed to happen in the remote and rural areas of japan and in other eastern asian cultures with fox myths.

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That tree reminds me of the headless horseman’s tree in a movie.

one of my other love Japanese mythology. So much knowlegde

I wasn't expecting a blood sucking tree..

This is AMAZING!!! I can't wait to show it to my kids... They're gonna LOVE THIS!!!

Kitsune is my fav for sure

Jubokko; Wow! And i thought my ex drained the life out of me! Who knew? Lol

My 10 years of being raised by Nintendo video games made me click on this so fast I broke my mouse! Understanding Shinto is like trying to catch air with your bare hands.

This was very interesting. I knew about the Kitsune, the imagery you have shown of them are very pretty especially when they are women. The other creatures I liked and may do more research about them, can't wait for part 2.

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Thanks for the video. Good luck going through all Japan folklore! I’d like to learn them all

Never knew much about Japanese mythology.
Very interesting and fascinating, thanks for the content...

Loved this because I didn’t know much about Japanese Mythology

I'd have to say that my favorites are tied between Yatagarasu and Kitsune. Another great video!

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very interesting

Kitsune is probably the coolest Japanese yokai

Part 2

I don't know as much about Japanese mythology, but some cool Yokai that you should talk about are the yuki-onna, the gashadokuro, and the tengu

Great work love you brought up the kitzun

Out of all the mythical creatures, a three legged crow is what the gods use to guard their descendants. Really😒.

In demon slayers, they actual used crows as messengers and guardians come to think of it.

Alright. More yokai.

nice video make for south asian creatures too

Good deal