Kudan
件 くだん TRANSLATION: none; written with characters that mean “human” and “cow” HABITAT: farms across Japan, but particularly in Kyushu and western Japan DIET: milk; rarely lives long enough to eat...
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神社姫 じんじゃひめ TRANSLATION: shrine princess HABITAT: deep lakes and oceans DIET: unknown APPEARANCE: A jinja hime is a serpentine creature roughly six meters long. It has two horns on its head, a long...
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アマビエ あまびえ TRANSLATION: unknown; possibly a misspelling of “amabiko” HABITAT: oceans DIET: unknown APPEARANCE: Amabie is a mermaid-like yōkai with a mixture of human and fish features. It has long hair...
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神池姫 かみいけひめ Translation: divine pond princess Alternate names: himeuo (princess fish) Habitat: oceans Diet: unknown Appearance: Kamiike hime are a kind of strange fish, or kaigyo. They are huge, with a...
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豊年亀 ほうねんがめ Translation: fruitful year turtle Alternate names: kame onna (“turtle woman”) Habitat: oceans Diet: unknown; possibly similar to a sea turtle Appearance: Hōnengame are aquatic yōkai with...
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アリエ ありえ Translation: none; this is its name Habitat: the sea Appearance: Arie are prophetic aquatic yōkai. They have bulbous bodies covered in shiny scales and somewhat resemble sea lions. They walk on...
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アマビコ あまびこ Translation: unknown; varies from place to place depending on the kanji used Alternate names: amabiko nyūdō Habitat: oceans Appearance: Amabiko are mysterious yōkai which emerge from the sea...
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姫魚 ひめうお Translation: princess fish Alternate names: jinja hime Habitat: deep in the sea Diet: unknown Appearance: Hime uo are mermaids that have the body of a fish and the face of a woman. Their bodies...
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蟹人 かにびと Translation: crab person Habitat: oceans Appearance: Kanibito are crab-like yōkai who have the ability to speak. Overall they resemble Japanese mitten lobsters (Parribacus japonicus), although...
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人貝 ひとかい Translation: human shellfish Habitat: oceans Appearance: Hitokai are prophetic sea creatures that have a scaly, snake-like body, the head of a human woman, long, black hair and a third eye in...
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