“Ohaguro-bettari is a female yôkai (Japanese term for demons or monsters) who appears at twilight usually in a shrine or temple outside of a town. There are also stories of one appearing in one’s own house, though this is rare. She wears a beautiful kimono, and some say she wears a wedding outfit, but in either case she is turned away or concealing her face in her robe. From behind she appears to be a beautiful woman, so passersby might ask her what is wrong, either out of kindness or curiosity. Exclaiming “Gya!” she reveals her white face, the bottom half splitting open to reveal her teeth stained pitch black and cackles wildly. Faced with this, most men pass out from fear.”
Illustration © NorthernBanshee
(source:spiraphobia)
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