Hikeshibaba – An old woman who extinguishes lanterns. Hibagon – The Japanese version of the Bigfoot or the Yeti. They are the spirits of the warriors killed in the Battle of Dan-no-ura. Heikegani – Crabs with human-faced shells. Hashihime – A woman-turned-spirit associated with the bridge at Uji. Harionago – A woman with a thorn-like barb on the tip of each strand of her hair. Haradashi – A creature with a giant face on its stomach. Hannya – A noh mask representing a jealous female demon. Hanako-san – A spirit of a young World War II-era girl who inhabit and haunts school restrooms. Hakutaku – A beast which handed down knowledge on harmful spirits. Hachishaku-sama A woman that is 8 feet tall and famous by kidnapping children. Hakuja no Myojin – A white serpent God. Hakanohi – A fire which lights on graves. Goryō – The vengeful spirits of the dead. Genbu – Japanese version of the Chinese Black Tortoise. Gashadokuro – A giant skeleton that is the spirit of the unburied dead. Gaki – Starving ghosts of especially greedy people. Gagoze – A demon who attacked young priests at Gangō-ji temple. Futakuchi-onna – The two-mouthed woman. Furu-utsubo – A beloved quiver of slain archers. Furutsubaki-no-rei – A soul-sucking plant. Furaribi – A creature engulfed in flames that flies aimlessly. Funayūrei – Ghosts of people who died at sea. Enkō – Kappa of Shikoku and western Honshū. Dōnotsura – A headless human like yōkai with its face on its torso. #World of demons ushi oni skin#
Datsue-ba – An old woman in the Underworld who removes clothes (or skin if unclothed) of the dead. Danzaburou-danuki – a tanuki from Sado Island. 
Daitengu – The most powerful tengu, each of whom lives on a separate mountain. Daidarabotchi – A giant responsible for creating the geographical features of Japan. Chōchinbi – Demonic flames which appear in footpaths between rice-fields. Chōchinobake – A possessed chōchin lantern. Byakko – Japanese version of the Chinese White Tiger. Buruburu – A spirit which clings to people inducing cowardice and shivers. Betobeto-san – Invisible spirit which follows people at night, making the sound of footsteps. Basan – A large fire-breathing chicken monster. Baku (spirit) – Supernatural beings that devour dreams and nightmares. Bake-kujira – A ghostly whale skeleton that drifts along the coastline of Shimane Prefecture. Yūrei, Bakemono no e scroll, Brigham Young University. 
Azukiarai (or Azukitogi) – A spirit that washes azuki beans.Ayakashi (yōkai) – A phenomenon considered to be the funayurei.Ashinagatenaga – A pair of characters, one with long legs and the other with long arms.Ashimagari – A spirit which entangles the legs of travelers.Arikura-no-baba – An old woman with magical powers.Aonyōbō – A female ghost who lurks in an abandoned imperial palace.Aobōzu – The blue monk who kidnaps children.Aoandon – The demonic spirit which arises from an andon lamp at the end of a Hyakumonogatari Kaidankai.Anmo – A ritual-disciplinary demon from Iwate Prefecture.Amorōnagu – A Tennyo from the island of Amami Ōshima.Amikiri – A net-cutting bird-headed, crustacean-armed, snake-bodied spirit.Amemasu – An Ainu creature resembling a fish or whale.Amefurikozō – A little boy spirit who plays in the rain.Amazake-babaa – An old woman who asks for sweet sake and brings disease.Amanozako – A monstrous goddess mentioned in the Kujiki.Amanojaku – A small demon that instigates people into wickedness.
Amamehagi – A ritual-disciplinary demon from Hokuriku.Amaburakosagi – A ritual-disciplinary demon from Shikoku.Akurojin-no-hi – A ghostly fire from Mie Prefecture.Akkorokamui – An Ainu monster resembling a fish or octopus.Akateko – A red hand dangling out of a tree.Akashita – A creature that looms in a black cloud over a floodgate.Akaname – A spirit who licks off filth in untidy bathrooms.Akabeko – A red cow involved in the construction of Enzō-ji in Yanaizu, Fukushima.Abura-sumashi – A spirit with a large head who lives on a mountain pass in Kumamoto Prefecture.Abura-akago – An infant ghost who licks the oil out of andon lamps.Abumi-guchi – A furry creature formed from the stirrup of a mounted military commander who worked for Yamata no Orochi.Here is the list of legendary creatures from Japan.
The following is a list of demons, ghosts, kami, obake, yōkai, yūrei and other legendary creatures that are notable in Japanese folklore and mythology.
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