Japan, around Kyoto (classic yokai tale)

Rokurokubi

Folklore — not a documented case

A tale in Japanese folklore of a being that appears as an ordinary person by day but whose neck can stretch at night. It is one of the best-known figures of the classic Japanese yokai (supernatural being) tradition.

Rokurokubi, a classic figure of the Japanese yokai (supernatural being) tradition, appears frequently in Edo-period paintings and texts.

The stories in this section are folk tales and legends; they are not verified, real events and should not be confused with the rest of the archive.

From the same region