Sankai
Sign in to saveIn Japanese mythology, a is a yōkai (praeternatural creature) that is born to a woman. According to myth, when due care is not given during pregnancy, a sankai would emerge instead.
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In Japanese mythology, a is a yōkai (praeternatural creature) that is born to a woman. According to myth, when due care is not given during pregnancy, a sankai would emerge instead.
==Oketsu== The story of the comes from Okayama Prefecture. From outer appearance, it looks similar to a turtle, and it has hair growing on its back. As soon as it is born, it starts to crawl on the floor and attempts to escape underneath the house. If not captured and killed right away, it is said to crawl underneath the sleeping mother and kill her.
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