Japanese urban legends

According to the Japanese folklore, the Jorōgumo is a magic, 400 year old giant spider, that can change its appearance into that of a beautiful woman. She seduces young handsome men, wraps them up in her webs and eats them.

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Description A futakuchi-onna (二口女, lit. "two-mouthed woman") is a type of yōkai or Japanese monster. They are characterized by their two mouths – a normal one located on her face and second one on the back of the head beneath the hair. There, the woman's skull splits apart, forming lips, teeth and a tongue, creating an entirely functional second mouth. ~Commission Info~ buy me a coffee tumblr/

On August 26, 2008, a very strange story was posted to a website in Japan by a user named "VFtYjtRn0" describing a bizarre series of events that started in their childhood, around the year 1998. Below I'm presenting a cleaned-up translation of the account

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This was done last week for a urban myth/legend illustration assignment. I’m really big on the imagery of Japanese folklore (hell, I just really l... Japanese Folklore- Futakuchi-onna

From behind, an ohaguro bettari looks like a beautiful woman wearing a kimono – often a newlywed in her bridal gown. She appears usually... Ohaguro Bettari: Japanese Mythology (PRINT)