curious ordinary1d ago
In #JapaneseFolklore chinouya are a #yokai that look like kind human women with long black hair and very large breasts. They live in rivers near graveyards where children are buried, and come out of the water to nurture the spirits of the dead children in the afterlife by... #PhantomsFriday 1/3
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...feeding them their milk. If a young child dies it's customary to leave chinouya offerings. Unfortunately this yokai can also be very dangerous for living children causing them to become weak and even die. If a child gets too close to the river where a chinouya lives it will... 2/3
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Show threadcurious ordinary1d ago
...pull them in and drown them. This yokai originates in Okinawa where children are kept away from mirrors as they are believed to be connected to the water where chinouya live. 🎨1. Kalabash92 at DeviantArt 2. Matthew Meyer 3. Kitagawa Utamaro #JapaneseArt #ukiyoe 3/3