As The Raven Dreams Podcast - ATRD Ep. 185 - Paranormal Urban Legends Of Japan

Episode Date: July 20, 2025

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Today's episode of the podcast is going to be an interesting one, one that's a little different than my normal content. It will still center around the strange and scary, but in a very specific and interesting way. So, join me and my friend Tom as today we dive into some supernatural legends of Japan. Now, I absolutely love a good scary urban legend. But even by my standard, Japan has some very intense and terrifying ones floating around within their zeitgeist. Tales such as the Teketeke, the halved woman ghost that relentlessly crawls and chase of her prey. Gazu, the cow-headed beast that guards the gates of hell, or the Kunakune being described as having a thin white paper or fabric-like form that appears in open fields on very hot days. I for one am very much in love with Japanese culture

and am very much looking forward to exploring and sharing some really scary and interesting Japanese urban legends with you all. So let's get started, shall we? Legend 1 Inunaki Village I think that most countries around the world probably have little stories and legends about mysterious or creepy towns or communities

that you should stay away from, not visit, and definitely not stop for gasson. In Tom's specific area, it's a small town called Humansville, but I digress. But I've never heard of one so infamous and terrifying that the government itself has made laws and issued decrees saying that said town and community does not exist and should not be sought after. Well, in Japan, there is a legend about a village, Inunaki village,

that is so far beyond the pale that the Japanese government has told people not to seek it out, saying it does not exist or must not be found. Do I have your attention now? I hope so. It's pretty strange to take the approach of both it does not exist and it must not be found. I can only assume that both statements were made at different times by different individuals who were talking about this terrifying enigma of a village. So I can already hear you asking,

but what about this village is so scary that a governing body wouldn't bother issuing statements and passing laws to deter people from looking for it? Well, I'm so very glad you asked, because, my friend, this is one of the most notorious urban legends in all of Japan. Inunaki village is said to be a small village in the Fukuoka Prefecture.

specifically east of Inunaki Mountain, and near the most upstream tributary of Inanaki Gawa. The village is said to be quite small, and very easy to miss. Now, I'm not sure just how familiar with the Japanese language some of you might be, so let us dive into a little etymology here and see if there are any clues in the name of this village that may provide a clue as to why it's such a taboo place. Now, Inunaki is made up of two distinct words. First is Enu, which you may or may not know, translates to English as dog. Secondly, we have the word Naki, which means to cry or make a noise.

So, Inunaki would roughly mean dog howling or dog barking. So far, there's nothing here to really raise any red flags, so we'll have to look more into the history of this enigmatic village to find out why even the government, has taken steps to keep people from seeking out this community, especially when such a specific idea of where it is located exists. So history would tell us that Inunaki Village was a very small town that was abandoned in the wake of World War II. It has, officially at least, not been touched since then. The rumors also go that no electronic devices will even work properly when on the trails that

would allegedly lead to the village. In the wake of the abandonment of the village, it is said that signs began to appear along the trails leading to Inunaki that read, all laws Japan and human decency do not apply here. You see, for centuries before World War II, which might be a little hard for listeners in the U.S. to wrap their heads around, Inunaki Village was what I think could be defined as a non-conformist society. While I'm reluctant to say that it was an anarchic society, it certainly did not conform to most traditional Japanese or any other civilized society's values. Things that would be considered taboo in most places were readily practiced, if not encouraged here.

Incest, cannibalism, murder, and all manner of depravity is said to have just been the norm here. This non-conformity in a culture where standing out is the quickest way to become ostracized would certainly lead to people developing some pretty strong ideas about what was going on out there in Fukuoka. It's kind of sounds like the culture of Inunaki Village would have been based on some kind of reverence for the strong. In which, if you were strong enough to do whatever you wanted to someone, then it was permissible. And the only thing that would stop you would be if the person you were trying to cook. victimize, were strong enough to stop it. This is all speculation, of course, but it would be my job to try and bring some kind of knowledge

or theory here to help make sense of this very extreme tale. I thought it would be kind of cool to insert a true story about Inunaki Village in here if I could find one, and I actually found a true crime that is associated with the Inunaki Tunnel, which was built in 1956 in order to help commuters cross the mountain with more ease. In 1988, five men attacked, abducted and tortured a factory worker, and actually set him on fire, burning him alive. The story has led to the rumors of Inunaki Tunnel being one of the most haunted places in Japan. And I think it would be understandable if it were haunted after such atrocious things being committed here. I also feel it's worthwhile to mention that a real place called Inunakidani did exist from 1691,

until 1889, when it was integrated with another village and ultimately formed the city of Miyanaki. The original sites of Inunakidani was flooded in 1986 when the Inunaki Dam was constructed, and its populace was relocated to a village named Wakita. However, this village is also unrelated to the story of legend, but, because they share a name I did want to make mention of it just to get ahead of things. Yes, Tom does his research. and then pats himself on the back when he does, apparently. While a town or village like this

that anywhere in the world would be scary to the other citizens of the country, but in a nation that values conservatism and conformity like Japan, the notion of such a place is true nightmare fuel. I think the depths to which the idea of such a place shakes the Japanese is communicated loud and clear through their use of their bureaucracy to dissuade anyone from seeking this place out. Though for me, it would not take a government decree or a law to tell me that seeking out such a place would be incredibly unwise for an outsider. For, in a village where such taboo things are wholeheartedly embraced,

it would not be a stretch to assume that this town would value its secrets, and that any incursion by outsiders would not be welcomed by the inhabitants of such a wild and untrue. named village, such as Inunaki, Legend 2, Kuchasakiona. This is one of my absolute favorite urban legends from Japan. I know it's incredibly popular, and nearly every other horror channel on the planet has done something on this one. Well, now it's our turn. So let's take a look at the sinister Kuchasakiona to see if we can find any clues as to her origin.

The slit-mouthed woman, or Cuchasakiona, is often referred to as a malicious spirit or onryo, although many often refer to her as a contemporary yukai, which, for people unfamiliar with the term yokai, are like cryptids or fay. You could almost equate them to demigods, also, if you really want to simplify it. The legend of Cuchasakiona itself actually dates back to the Edo period in the 17th or 18th centuries. Although the more contemporary form only emerged in 1978, and did not become more widespread until 1979, when several newspapers began to run stories about the legend and started something of a small-scale panic, where children were not allowed to walk to school alone, and, as such, people began to run stories about the legend, and started to be able to, walking groups of adults and children to and from the schools. However, by August, everything

seemed to have run its course, and things kind of went back to normal. The earliest newspaper to report sightings of a masked woman disfiguring and killing people was printed in January of 1979, by, and I apologize if I mispronounce this, the Gifu Nichi Niche Nishinban, which is a newspaper located in Gifu Prefecture, located roughly halfway between Kyoto and Tokyo, to give you an idea. But it speaks of a woman wearing a surgical mask approaching people and asking,

Watashi Kire, or literally, am I pretty? From there, what we kind of know as the legend of Kuchasaki Ona has laid out in the newspapers. Prior to the newspapers picking up and running with the story, it was said that it was children that were passing on of the slit-mouthed woman. And even after the newspaper began to circulate,

the tale no one seemingly knew of any actual victims of this monster. Then, in June of 1979, several kilometers from Gifu, where the stories had seemingly begun in Hyogo Prefecture, in the city of Himeji, a 25-year-old woman dressed as Kuchasakiona was arrested by the local police. And she was wearing the mask and carrying,

around a kitchen knife which she was brandishing to scare passerbyes to great effect. The legend itself goes that Kyushasakiona was a woman that was horribly disfigured in her life. The most popular version in Japan goes that she was maimed during cosmetic surgery, or the result of being attacked by another woman jealous of her appearance, oftentimes her sister. In other common versions, Kuchasakiona was a promiscuous woman. In many versions, the lover was a woman. of a samurai that was always fighting and during his absence, she would, well, seek the comfort of other men. And once the samurai learned of her infidelity, he flew into a rage and inflicted on her

the horrific facial wounds that are her trademark. Now, an encounter with Cuchasakiona would most likely play out should you encounter her during a lovely trip to the land of the rising sun. And then a woman wearing a surgical mask would approach you and ask you if you think she's pretty. If you say no, she will kill you immediately with a pair of scissors. If you respond yes, she will remove the mask and reveal the horrific slits in her face and ask you if you think she's pretty now. If you say no, again, she'll kill you with her scissors. If you say yes, then she will make you pretty like her and cut your face just like hers. So it kind of feels like a cat, catch-22 situation, right?

Well, let me explain a little something about Japanese legends such as this one, where you're presented with two choices of A and B. Your best bet of survival is to choose option C. Yes, there is always an option C. There are other ways it's said you can survive an encounter with Kuchasakiona, as she has said to be able to run extremely fast and, by some accounts, even float over obstacles to track her victims like a terrible bird of prey. One of these methods says that she will not chase a person if they run inside either a record store

or a cosmetic store. It's also rumored that she cannot, or will not, chase someone higher than the second floor of a building. So if you try to escape her this way, make sure to run to at least the third floor. Some people say that she dislikes the men's hair gel known as pomade. and that if you sing, pomade six times, she will go away. If you're worried that you may have an encounter with Kuchasakiona, and want to plan ahead, you could write pomade on the palm of your hand or on the soles of your shoes to help ward her off. Finally, you can try sprinkling some around you like a protective salt circle in order to ward her off.

If you tell the Kuchasakiona that she is all right or average, Or just give a generally neutral answer, she'll become confused, just long enough for a person to escape her. This is kind of a common and recurring theme across many Japanese legends, where the most non-committal answer will usually buy you enough time to escape and save your own life. Kind of like the most ambiguous answer will usually get you out of the situation. Telling her she is pretty would probably fall into the category of being patronizing. or just obviously lying to her, trying to tell her what she wants to hear. Saying she is not pretty, while maybe true, is just rude.

So, the middle ground would appear to be the safest in case of having an encounter with any Japanese creatures that present you with choice A or choice B. Legend three. Hone, Ona. A kind of disturbing undead yokey, that you. that I found while looking into another yokai that was originally going to be here. And since there were already two other onas on this list, I figured in for a yen. Clever. And so the other act got bumped.

And in its place, I give you the Bone Woman. Let's see what makes this yokey so terrifying. So, this one gets a little spicy as far as urban legends go. And let's face it, that's just going to make it a bit more enjoyable. The story of Honeona dates pretty far back to 1666 to a story known as Botandoro, or the Pioni lantern, in a collection known as Otagi Boko, written by Asai Ryoi, and in this tale it speaks of a man named Onewara Shinojo who meets a beautiful young woman named Yako, who carries with her a shochin or lantern. This lantern is adorned with boton flowers.

The pair become entangled every night. At some point, one of Onawara's neighbors, an elderly woman, catches sight of the pair, and what she sees is truly terrifying. She does not see the beautiful young Yako that Onoara seems to perceive. What she sees is, in fact, Onawara, cavorting with a decrepit. skeleton. This story would appear to be

kind of a more updated and slightly moral free take on a much older Chinese tale, Xanding Sin Hua, circa 1378 by QU. I hope I said that right. Well, I'm not exactly sure what that

would mean, as I'm not terribly familiar with the work in question, and finding a translated version just did not make the to-do list on this one. Sorry, kind of a TLDR situation. And Honeona does not refer to just one instance or story. There are, in fact, apparently numerous bone women with tragic backstories,

such as the instance of Yako and Onuara. Yako was in fact the spirit of a beautiful young woman who had met a tragic fate at a young age and had returned to the person she had once loved most during her time alive. There are several accounts of bone women returning to see their loved ones, once more. Oftentimes to maybe pick up a love affair where one had been tragically cut short. It also seems that for the most part, the loved ones in question cannot see the spirit for what it truly is, a yokai, the decrepit form of a long dead loved one that has returned out of pure grief and regret, longing for more time in this world, more time with the person that they

loved more than anything. A sympathetic tale, to be sure. While not an outright malevolent or vengeful creature, Honeona is a yokai. While she is driven beyond death by the pure power of the love she once felt in life, and at night rises from her grave to wander to the home of her beloved, upon each visit, each coupling, Honeona drains a bit more of her lover's life force,

gradually draining both their constitution and even their very will to live. Without intervention, the lover will eventually succumb to death and forever join Honeona in the afterlife. Many times a friend or someone will see through the guise and warn Honeona's lover, who will then likely be repulsed by the truth. Although completely unaware and accepting of the fact she is dead, Honeona will continue to come to her lover. lover's room every night. The house can be warded by charms to keep ghosts from entering, but such things only work

as long as the master of the home wills them to. As Honayona's body becomes more decayed, the illusion of her allure becomes more powerful, and she becomes all the more enticing, and eventually most give in and allow her in one final time, only to then join her in eternity. I find it incredibly interesting that her appearance to the people who love her is as it was in life, a young and beautiful woman untouched by age or death. Only people whose feelings are unclouded by love or those of a very powerful religious faith can see Honeona for what she truly is, the rotted and fetid corpse.

It's also said that when in the presence of a high priest, Honeona will collapse and fall to pieces. I think that Honeona's motivation is truly interesting, especially in the land that produced the Andere archetype, because her motive is not malicious. It's not driven by hate or revenge. Her sole motivation is love. What in life may have been a perfectly normal and pure love,

and death is twisted into something far darker, something dangerous, possibly more so because Honayona does not realize that she is in fact dead. Even should her lover reject her, she will continue to come see them every single night when she arises from her grave. I think it's safe to say that by the time Honaona is rising from her eternal rest and wandering around until she finds the home of her lover, we're not dealing with love or true passion. No, we're dealing with obsession. And not even that kind of obsession where she is determined in actively thinking the old, if I can't have you,

but in her woeful state, Hona does not see anything she is doing as wrong or harmful. She is merely following the same kind of impulse as she would have in life, albeit perhaps with a tainty bit more gusto. I think the fact that she is neither to her. setting out to cause harm, and because she does not realize that she is in fact causing harm, and going against the natural order, only makes the story even more tragic. And, let's face it, kind of beautiful. It's never too early to plan your summer story in Europe with WestJet, from rolling countryside

to cobblestone streets. Begin your next chapter. Book your seat at westjet.com or call your travel agent. WestJet, where your story takes off. And others are more of a regional thing. Let's start by listing out some of her aliases, shall we? She's known as Yukiona, Snow Woman, Yukionnago, Snow Girl, Yukihime, Snow Princess, Yuki Anessa, snow sis.

Yuki On Aheemba, snow granny. In Ahime, she is known as Yukinba, snow hag. And in Agano, she is known as Yuki-Firababa, Snowfall Granny or Snowfall Hague. If you kind of have a general feel for how the Japanese language works, then you probably have noticed throughout your exposure to their culture that they are anything but subtle when it comes to naming things. And most names are incredibly specific, if not a tainty bit on the nose.

So the way in which they refer to Yukiona will actually tell you a lot about how they feel about this particular yokai. Now, I'm sure with that being said, a lot of you are going, hey, what does that even mean anyway? Well, I'm glad you asked. Because it would be kind of insensitive of me to just assume that people listening will have absolutely any idea about Japanese language or culture. Lucky for you, that kind of explanation is exactly what I get paid, the aggressively medium bucks to bring to your ears. Wow, thanks, Tom.

So we're going to take a bit of a longer look at some of these names. I feel like by now you have picked up on the fact that the word Yuki means snow. And if not, well, then now I'm telling you. telling you. And so the word snow is part of pretty much every name we have for her. Ona is a word for woman and is a pretty standard neutral and polite term. While on the next name we have for her, Onago, is more for addressing a younger woman. And to use it appropriately without offering too much insult, it would probably be applied in reference to a girl of about 13 years old or younger. And calling a young lady older than that, Onago, would probably be seen.

as condescending. Hime is the Japanese word for princess, and while this term could be used in a sarcastic or condescending way, usually when someone is being referred to by it, there's a certain level of respect being conveyed. Anessa is the first one we hit that is a term that would be used in a more familiar way and means sister, or just cis, and would really only be used very casually when talking to or about someone you are very close to. From there on, the list of names starts to get a bit more disrespectful and distasteful,

with the words for Granny or Hague starting to show up more. Yukiona is another one of those very, very old Japanese tales, with one of the earliest mentions of her coming from the Miramachi period, Ranga poets named Sogi. In his work, Soghi Shokaku, Monagotari, he writes about how he had seen a Yukiona when he was visiting, Echigo province, a modern-day Nagata prefecture, which tells us that the story about Yukiona existed as far back as the Miramachi period, which ran from 1336 to 1573, when the Ashikaga

Shogans were officially deposed. But that's another write-up for another podcast. Yukiona dwells in the snowy mountainous regions of the Japanese Alps, and they spend their existence hunting humans. While the Yukiona can eat normal food, their true source of sustenance comes from feeding upon the life energy of human beings, as with an overwhelming number of yokai. There's really not one singular spot or entity associated with Yukiona, as they've been spotted a lot in Nigata, but also in Yamagata. So either one entity is very well-traveled, or there would seem to be more than one Yuki-ona, much as with Honeona. I can't really say there is a particular story or legend about Yukiona

because there's not one, so much as a series of them. As I mentioned at the beginning, there are stories about snow women going as far back as the 1300s. I think this would certainly lend a kind of credence to the notion that perhaps there's more like a species of Yukiona, as opposed to a singular entity. But we're going to go ahead and have a look at some of these stories, since that is most definitely. what we all came here to do. In Ojiya, Nigata Prefecture, there are tales of a beautiful woman

who came to visit a man who lived there and became his wife. The woman exhibited a reluctance to bathe, and when she was made to go into the bath, she vanished, leaving only a few floating icicles in her wake. While in Kaminojama Yamagata Prefecture, there is a story about a Yukiona

that came to visit an elderly couple one snowy night to warm herself by the Arori. Late in the night, when she made to leave, the old man grabbed her wrist to stop her, and found her to be unnaturally cold to the touch. Before his eyes, the woman turned into a swirling snow cloud and vanished up the chimney. Meanwhile, in Ayamori and in Yamagata Prefecture,

there is the tale of Yukiona in a blizzard holding an infant, Yukinko, and asking passerbyes to hug the infant. Those who refuse will be shoved into a snowy valley, but those that say yes and take the child into their arms will find the infant growing heavier and heavier until they are buried alive in the snow. It's rumored that anyone who can handle the ever-incrucing weights of Yukinko will be blessed with tremendous strength.

There are a few other stories from other specific regions of Japan. But from here on, they are all more similar with the most notable difference being the name of the region, and possibly the particular name given to Yukiona. But then that might also be near the top of the list of interesting things about Yukiona, the consistencies in the stories. From Ayamore prefecture in the farthest northern regions of Honshu, nearly to Hokkaido down into the Fukushima prefecture, all tell of the snowwoman in their hunger for the life essence of humans.

Legend 5. Hachishakusama. I would be hard pressed to explain just exactly why this is one of my absolute favorite Japanese urban legends ever. Perhaps it's because this particular yokai has a lot of similarities to my favorite American urban legend, Slender Man. Hachishakusama fulfill much the same role in Japanese. legend that Slender Man does an American legend, in that they're both primarily used to frighten children into behaving or conforming to what their parents and authority figures tell them to. Ms. Eight Feet Tall, or Hachishakusama, has a habit of preying upon children almost exclusively, and once she has decided that she likes you, there is very little one can do in order to protect

oneself from the powerful specter. Some people believe that if you are ever liked by Hachi Shaku-sama, that the only way to ever be safe from her is to leave Japan entirely and to never return. The descriptions of Hachi Shaku-sama, more or less, depict her as some kind of a very beautiful woman with dark and soulless eyes, wearing a white dress and wide-brimmed hat. In some version, she wears sandals upon her feet, and in others she is barefoot. One thing that never changes is her height, because why would we get subtle with the naming of things at this point, right? The other detail that seems to never change is the distinct po sound that she makes whenever she is near.

And when it comes to abilities, well, Hachishakusama definitely has quite an impressive list of them, including supernatural charisma and immortality. As with most of the yokai, as they exist in popular myths, Hachishakusama also has the ability to feed upon a person's life force. It is believed that Hachishakusama chooses to target children because they're smaller and easier to control and take advantage of, at least more so than an adult, as children are still very dependent upon their family for security.

As such, Ahcichikusama will draw upon another ability in her arsenal and will often impersonate a child's family members when she attempts to take them. No one really knows where she takes the abducted children or how she transports them, but it's safe to assume that it's through some kind of teleportation ability the Okai may possess. Once Hachishakusama has liked a child, she will then begin to stalk that child for days, and sometimes months as she learned the child's routine from a discipline. observes any interactions between the child and their family, and also beings to take note of the mannerisms, voice, and appearance of any trusted adult within the child's orbit.

One can assume that it goes through the trouble of learning the adults, so she can imitate them later and possibly lure the child away. As opposed to some of the other entrants in this little list, Hachishakusama is on the newer end of the spectrum with stories particular. to her really only starting to become known around 2008, when she began to appear in creepypasta-style stories. Emerging as roughly the same-time similar stories about Slenderman really began to become popular in the United States. While one might think that the poe sound that she makes when she is nearby may serve as some kind of useful warning that she is nearby and on the hunt,

it'll startle you to know that in fact just because you hear the Poe, Poe, Poe, of Hachishakusama, not everyone else can hear it. And if you hear it, then it's already too late for you. So, if you're ever enjoying a day in your quaint little Japanese garden and happen to catch the scent of flowers, see a wide-brimmed hat, you may want to be on alert, and pray to whatever deity you believe in that you don't hear... Po, poe, poe.

Legend 6, Satorukun. In life, we all have some very pressing questions we wish we had some all-knowing being to provide us with the answers too. Well, what if I told you that there is such a being and that getting your answers were possible? Yes, as with so much in Japan, they have a yokai for that. The being in question is known as Satoru Kuhun. And the ritual, in order to summon Satoru Koon, is quite simple. There's a very good chance that you already have all you need, and right in your hand, no less. That's right, my friends, all you need in order to reach out to Satorokun is a phone.

Any phone will do, really. A smartphone, pay phone, old school rotary phone. Satorokun does not much care what kind of phone you use as long as you reach out. Satorokun is considered to be all-knowing, but also quite malevolent. and we'll answer any question you might have if you just follow a few simple rules, and then surely nothing bad will happen, right? So, once you have your phone, all you have to do is call your own number and then repeat the chant,

Satorokun, Satorukun, Satorukun, please come here. Satorukun, Satorokun, Satorokun, please show yourself. Satorokun, Satorukun, please answer me if you're there. That being done, hang up your phone and wait for 24 hours. when you will receive a call with a deep voice saying, I'm getting closer to you. For the next week, you will receive this message. On the seventh day, you will receive a call that says,

I am right behind you. You will then feel the presence of a foreboding form behind you, and feel him breathing on your neck. Do not turn around. Do not hesitate too long asking your question, and do not touch him. If you do any of these things, then Satorokun will kill you and drag you to hell, naturally. They say that the Yokai known as Satorokun appears as a very young boy that possesses omniscience beyond his apparent years,

and is therefore capable of answering any question and doing so truthfully. I've not been able to find any references to Satorokun ever being deceitful, but, given some of the Yokai we've learned about today, I would probably be a little suspect about any answer Satorokuun gave me, especially if it seemed a little too good to be true. So that my friends was a collection of some Japanese urban legends of the supernatural sort on this Theaz the Raven Dreams podcast. Hopefully you all enjoyed this collection.

Tom and I wanted to do something a little different, a little off-the-cuff for how our show usually goes here, and Tom seems to have a lot of knowledge about Japanese stuff. So, yeah. Was a little Yo-Kai heavy, but as is everything in Japan, yokai seemed to have a place everywhere. So hopefully you all enjoyed them. If you did and you're new to the podcast,

do consider giving the podcast a rating if you're on a platform that allows those. And if you're on Spotify, consider leaving a comment with your thoughts or if you have any ideas for new urban legends or anything you want me to cover on the podcast. Leave them there. Tom and I have a lot of plans coming up, a lot of cool things and hopefully you all enjoy them. Just something to kind of break up the monotony of the true scary stories.

Monotony is the wrong word, but you know what I mean. Anyways, friends, thank you for listening to this episode of As the Raven Dreams. Hope you all have a beautiful day. Hope I see you again there, here soon. But until then, remember that you are loved, you are valid, you are important, you are the best you that you can be. Until next time, my friends, much love and sleep well. minutes.

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