Yamata No Orochi

Yamata no Orochi or Orochi translated as Eight-Forked Serpent in English. Similar to the Greek version of hydra.

The Orochi was slain by Susanoo or Susa-no-O a Shinto god of the sea and storms. He got expelled from Heaven for tricking his sister Amaterasu the sun-goddess.After getting expel from Heaven,Susano encounter two "Earthly Deities" near the head of the Hi Rive, now called the Hii River in Izumo Province. They are weeping because they were forced to give the Orochi one of their daughters every year for seven year, and now they must sacrifice their eighth. Susano slays Orochi by firstly preparing 8 refined liquor and let the Orochi get intoxicated with drinking, after drinking, all the heads lay down and slept. Using this chance, Susano cuts the Orochi into pieces, when he cut the middle tail, the edge of his sword broke. It was strange to him, he thrust into and split the flesh with the point of his sword and looked, and there was a sword withing. So he took this sword, and thinking it is a strange thing, he respectfully informed  the Heaven. This is the Ame-No-Muraku-no-Tsurugi which is the sword where people call it Kusanagi-No-Tsurugi now.

Kitsune

Kitsune is a Japanese word for Fox. In most stories, they are shown as an intelligent being that posses magical abilities as they grow more tails and it may turn into human if it has enough 9 tails. Some even worship them as a deity or a guardian . Some story portrayed them as a mischievous being that likes to fool with people's head and some shows that they are  a guardian or a protector in some stories   

Kuchisake Onna (Slit-Mouthed Woman)

*Original Story*
Once a beautiful woman and a wife to a samurai. The woman then got her face disfigured by her husband when she got caught cheating with another man . Her husband then slit open her mouth from ear to ear and thus she has a Glasgow smile. ( like joker from batman)

Kuchisake Onna would appear to people that is alone during the night time by wearing a surgical mask,(This is not uncommon for the Japanese) and ask that person if she is pretty. If they said no, she will kill them immediately or slit open their mouth like hers with a pair of long scissors.

If the person said yes, she will unmask herself and ask "how about now?' showing her slit mouth. If the person said no at this point. She will kill the victim immediately, if the person says yes, the victim will not be safe as well, she will cut the person's mouth so that the victim will look like her.

The only way to survive from her is to say yes for the first question and "so-so",average" or "ok-ok" the second time which caused the Kuchisake Onna to pause awhile and think about the response giving the victim a chance to escape. The other way to escape from her is by throwing fruits or candies at her which she will the pick it up and this has given the victim a chance to escape.

This tale is to teach people to stay faithful.

Aka Manto (Red Cloak)

Aka Manto in japanese term is called Red Cloak and thus this is how it got its name. Aka Manto is a vegenful spirit which usually appears in the toilet when people are doing business in the toilet and an ominious voice will ask "Blue paper or the Red paper?" (due to language, paper can often be heard as cloak). The victim will get killed when they choose either one of them. Depending on which paper that the victim choose, if the victim choose to have the red paper, the victim will get skin alive or tear the flesh out of the victim making it look like they are wearing a red cape and thus die of blood loss. If the victim choose blue paper, the victims blood will be sucked out making your face look blue or strangle the victim until its face go all blue and again the cause of death is blood loss again. Some legends says that u can run away from it by running out of the toilet as fast as possible, but it may leave you with no choice by blocking the exit and asking you the questions. If it happens, when Aka Manto asked Blue paper or Red paper. Just say No Paper and it MIGHT leave you.

Hanako-San / Toire No Hanako-San

A Japanese urban legend about the spirit of a young girl from the world war II-era or a girl that got bullied when she entered elementary school and killed herself in the toilet. According to legend, whoever who wants to meet her can go to the third floor of the girl's toilet on the third stall of the bathroom and knock the door three times before asking "Are you there, Hanako-san", you will hear a voice saying "Im here". If the person enters the stall, they will see a small girl in a red skirt.

Hanako-san is a popular legend where school children often plays to test their courage.

Teke-Teke / Tek-Tek

The Teke-Teke is a Japanese Urban legend about a young girl who fell on a rail way line and was cut by half, even though she was cut by half after that, she is still alive, feeling the excruciating pain for a period of time and died after that. After the incident, she became a vengeful spirit, she carries a scythe or a saw and travels around using her hands. She was give the name teke-teke because of the sound she made when moving around. If she encounters any victim in the night, she will chase them and cut them to half by the torso just like how teke-teke looks like. 

*The teke-teke story is to teach children not to return home late or they will get chase by teke-teke if they do not do so

Yuki Onna (雪女, snow woman) Japanese Folklore

     She may also by such names such as yuki-musume "snow girl. Yuki-onago"snow wench', Yukijoro "snow harlot", Yuki-anesa "snow sis". Yuki-omba "snow granny or snow nanny", Yukinba "snow hag",Yukifuri-baba "snowfall hag" 

     She usually appears on a snowy night as a tall, beautiful woman with a long black hair and blue lips. Her pale or even transparent skin makes her blend in with the snowy landscape. She usually wears a white kimono and some say non (nude). Despite the beautiful appearance, her eyes can strike terror into humans. She leaves no foot prints when walking across the snow and can transform in mist or snow to run away from impending danger.

           Some says that Yuki-onna is associated with winter and snowstorms, the spirit that perished in the snow. She is beautiful and serene, yet ruthless in killing humans. In this century, Yuki-onna is portrayed as human, emphasizing her ghost-like nature and ephemeral beauty.

          In some stories, Yuki-onna appears to travelers that got lost or trapped in snowstorms. She uses her icy breath to freeze the prey. Some say she leads them to nowhere to die. Some legends portray her as an aggressive spirit, she often invades homes, blowing the door away with a gust of wind to kill residents in their sleep.

         Yuki-onna has many tales. Some says she is satisfies to see a victim dies, sometimes is like a vampire, draining the victims blood or life force. Some say she is like a succubus, preying on weak-willed men to drain or freeze them to death through sex or a kiss.

        Yuki-onna has a softer side as well. Sometimes she would let victims go for various reasons.In one popular Yuki-onna legend, for example, she sets a young boy free because of his beauty and age. She makes him promise never to speak of her, but later in life, he tells the story to his wife who reveals herself to be the snow woman. She reviles him for breaking his promise, but spares him again, this time out of concern for their children but if he dares mistreat their children, she will return with no mercy.. In some versions, she chose not to kill him because he told her, which she did not treat as a broken promise. In a similar legend, Yuki-onna melts away once her husband discovers her true nature. However, she departs to the afterlife afterward the same way.