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Demons have always been a topic of great curiosity, and controversy always appears in ancient legends. Japan is no exception with scary legends that make you "beating heart, shaking legs" .

Japan is a country with many interesting things and special traditions. But this is also the country that has many ghost stories with a higher level of truthfulness than usual. Let's review the ghost legends in the land of the rising sun.

1. Doll grows Okiku hair

It is not exaggerating to say that horror movies about dolls always belong to the most scary. Even the doll itself can bring invisible fears. In Japan is no exception, there are many legends about doll ghosts, the most prominent of which is the story about dolls . hair growth - Okiku dolls.

Okiku dolls are named after the last owner. Legend has it that a boy bought this doll for his sister, Okiku, when she was just 2 years old. She loves to treat dolls like a friend, always sticking to it. However, tragedy happened, she died of illness.

Her family kept the doll, but after a while they found that her hair was really . growing. A sorcerer realized that her soul could not escape and had entered the thing that was most attached to her.

In 1938, the family decided to hand over the dolls to the temple. Okiku dolls are still on display at Mannenji Temple in Iwamizawa, Hokkaido. The doll is quite large, about 40cm long, wearing traditional Japanese kimono and hair . still growing.

When he first appeared at Mannenj Temple, Okiku dolls had unkempt hair, but over the years the hair had grown considerably - about 25cm and still growing despite being trimmed every year.

2. Park legend Inokashira

Compared to the above story, Inokashira park legend is much more 'gentle' , but perhaps for couples who love each other not.

Inokashira Park is located in the Tokyo capital of Japan. It has a beautiful lake, a suitable view, even a 'duck boat' service. However, knowing that sailing on the lake is very romantic, there is a legend that couples who swim here here will get worse quickly and forever cannot be reached.

This legend is associated with the god of Lake Benzaiten - the god of water, beauty and language worshiped by the lake. According to legend, this is a jealous and jealous god, Benzaiten has cursed all daring couples to show affection on her lake.

Legend is, after all, a legend, but couples can also consider it, because 'avoiding elephants is not ugly' and 'abstaining, good' .

3. Legend of dogs with human-like faces

Unlike most scary creatures in Japan, the dog that bears the face of a person named Jinmenken is considered harmless to humans.

An ancient legend mentioned the story of this strange dog. If you accidentally catch them on the road, if you go through them and consider them "non-existent" , it won't do anything to you. If you tease or fake like having fun with them, Jinmenken will be ready to "ask" you.

Dog image has a face resembling a human.(Illustration)

According to legend, people also discovered a lot of "strange creatures" around these dogs, they ran along the highway and wandered around everywhere. Many rumors suggest that it is very likely that the souls of the victims died because the car was stuck in "staying " thanks to this creature, causing them to have such peculiar faces.

However, there are many theories that say that Jinmenken is actually just a monkey in Japan or "wandering" on the highway, they have the same face so it makes people confuse.

4. Legend of Nurikabe monster

According to folklore, supernatural phenomena are a major threat to Japanese road riders at night. That threat is equivalent to the attack of wild animals or bandits today.

The only light that guides you is usually the Moon and the stars, which means that people in the dark will get lost. The ancient people said that the monster named Nurikabe was the cause of these troubles.

Nurikabe are monsters shaped like a wall appearing on the way. Like many other monsters, Nurikabe is a devil. It is often invisible to block pedestrians, forcing them to go around.

Even if the ancient people tried to follow a different path, the wall would gradually get higher and move along. It is said that anyone who encounters an Nurikabe can get lost all day.

5. Legend of strange steps in the room

Big houses in old-style Japan always have rooms separated from each other with Shoji plates . When dragging these plates will create echoes and people feel like it comes from strange places.

Zashiki-warashi is a young soul living in an empty room, about 12 years old. While the mysterious noises and the sudden appearance of Zashiki-warashi make most families fear, it is the opposite, they are said to bring luck and prosperity to anyone they live with.

When Zashiki-warashi leaves, this will bring luck and prosperity. There is a story that a family lived with two Zashiki-warashi and enjoyed a lot of wealth.

By the time they left, almost immediately the whole family died when the butler accidentally processed the poisonous mushroom. The next family that these two Zashiki-warashi moved to live with, immediately became rich again.

6. Legend of Ubume's monster kidnapping children

There are many reasons for the disappearance of a child but according to a Japanese legend, missing children are mostly due to being captured to rob the soul by a monster called Ubume .

Ubume is a bird-like creature but can turn into a woman who kidnaps children whenever its feathers are cut. Ubume is said to be the soul of women who die during childbirth or during pregnancy.

The bond with the lost child makes Ubume always hungry to rob all that once was her. Kidnapping children is a way to avenge the lost feathers.

Another explanation is that Ubume is a topless woman carrying a baby. Appearing at dusk at intersections, bridges and bridges, Ubume will ask passersby to keep their children while she goes to work.

The baby will become heavier and heavier until the person holding it reads a Buddhist prayer . Later, Ubume returned and thanked them for bringing their children back to the world of the living.

Many other stories tell of Ubume looking for a guardian to care for the baby after her death. Someone said, Ubume raised the child by regularly going to town to buy things, but the money the owner received turned into dry leaves after Ubume left.

7. The legend of Kanashibari soul creates a shadow

About 40% of the Japanese population is often overwhelmed and in folklore , it is called kanashibari which means " iron on people ".

There are many TV shows and blogs about this phenomenon and Japanese people also have many opportunities to feel Kanashibari. They also believe that Kanashibari is caused by the soul. Children of all ages describe it as ghosts or strangers walking in the room and ready to put them on the bed while sleeping.

They also say that if you sleep with a haunted stuffed animal, it will lie on you to sleep. Others believe that the cause of this phenomenon is due to the fact that the activity is not regulated or studied too much. But Kanashibari enthusiasts are always looking for ways to draw attention with horror stories about "spirits".

8. The legend of a cold and dirty ceiling is caused by the demon Tenjo

In winter, your home will not be warm without the help of modern heating and insulation. The houses with high ceilings become even colder and darker at night. A legend says that cold and dark are caused by a monster called Tenjo .

These creatures will clam high above the room, reducing the temperature and covering the ceiling. It was a tall, vertebrate creature with a long tongue that it used to lick the ceiling.

When Tenjo licked the ceiling, it made the ceiling very dirty.Blaming a monster that causes stains on the ceiling or the cause of the cold in the winter sounds silly, but there are still quite a lot of people who believe this story.