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Vengeful ghost
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In mythology and folklore, a vengeful ghost or vengeful spirit is said to be the spirit of a dead person who returns from the afterlife to seek revenge for a cruel, unnatural or unjust death. In certa
Kwade gedachten veranderden Raigo van de Miidera tempel in een rat. Rijksmuseum RP P 1984 36
Kwade gedachten veranderden Raigo van de Miidera tempel in een rat. Rijksmuseum RP P 1984 36
As a husband passes by the place where his pregnant wife was brutally murdered, her ghost appears and hands their child to him. She then tells him the
As a husband passes by the place where his pregnant wife was brutally murdered, her ghost appears and hands their child to him. She then tells him the story of her murder and assists him as he takes revenge for her death. Utagawa Kuniyoshi 1845
Onryō
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In Japanese traditional beliefs and literature, onryō are a type of ghost believed to be capable of causing harm in the world of the living, injuring or killing enemies, or even causing natural disast
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…This spirit is said to originate in a woman who died either in childbirth, in pregnancy or during her menstruation, in a state of ritual impurity. Onryō, a generic name in Japanese folklore for ghosts (yūrei) who come back from purgatory for a wrong done to them during their lifetime. Onryō are mostly…
Depiction of an onryō in the Kinsei-Kaidan-Shimoyonohoshi (近世怪談霜夜星), by Katsushika Hokusai.
Depiction of an onryō in the Kinsei-Kaidan-Shimoyonohoshi (近世怪談霜夜星), by Katsushika Hokusai.
Ukiyo-e by Utagawa Yoshitsuya depicts the moment when Emperor Sutoku, who died in exile, became an onryō.
Ukiyo-e by Utagawa Yoshitsuya depicts the moment when Emperor Sutoku, who died in exile, became an onryō.
The headstone of Taira no Masakado, located between the skyscrapers of Ōtemachi near Tokyo Station, was renovated in 2021 when the surrounding skyscra
The headstone of Taira no Masakado, located between the skyscrapers of Ōtemachi near Tokyo Station, was renovated in 2021 when the surrounding skyscrapers were rebuilt, but the headstone was never moved.
Ukiyo-e by Tsukioka Yoshitoshi depicting Sugawara no Michizane as the Tenjin (kami of thunder). After Sugawara no Michizane's death, lightning struck
Ukiyo-e by Tsukioka Yoshitoshi depicting Sugawara no Michizane as the Tenjin (kami of thunder). After Sugawara no Michizane's death, lightning struck the palace, killing and injuring many of the powerful people involved in his banishment, and Sugawara no Michizane was enshrined in the Tenmangū (Shinto shrines) as the Tenjin.