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.

Oiwa or Yotsuya Kaidan (四谷怪談) Japanese Folklore

                                     Oiwa or Yotsuya Kaidan (四谷怪談)

This folklore tells the story of Oiwa, a beautiful woman who once lived with in a small town near the mountains with her husband Tamiya Iemon.

It should be noted that there are several variations of the tale. One of the more popular versions states that the tale resulted from Oiwa’s husband having an affair with the granddaughter or Ito Kihei, Oume. Following the events of his granddaugher’s affair, Ito Kihei went to see Iemon to talk about the latter’s future if the younger man were to marry Oume. Iemon concentrated on the conversation and listened to the every word spoken by Ito Kihei. Iemon took a great amount of time thinking about Ito Kihei’s proposal. After some time, Iemon was filled with only evil thoughts. He believed that the only way for him to be together with Oume was to be rid his current wife Oiwa.

Iemon’s plan to get rid of his wife was by having her consume poison which would result her to die from “natural causes”. Unfortunately, the poor Oiwa was not aware that her beloved husband was trying to murder her. 

One evening, when Oiwa and Iemon were getting ready to eat dinner, she noticed that her husband was behaving strangely. She became worried about him and tried encouraging him to eat his meal but Lemon refused, telling Oiwa to not worry about him and eat her own meal instead. Oiwa eventually gave up and started to eat her dinner. After that evening, it wasn't long before she gotten ill.

Iemon gave Oiwa cold looks and did not offer any help as her condition deteriorated. However, her death was slow. Oiwa’s beautiful face slowly became increasingly disfigured by the poison. After some time, she finally fell unconscious. Iemon was too afraid to end her life, and so he placed Oiwa's body to the bed.

Just when Iemon thought he was almost rid of Oiwa, she woke up one day. Despite her suffering, she did not recall anything concerning the poison. Sadly, even though she had recovered from the poison, her features remained ugly and disfigured. Iemon was not pleased about his wife surviving the poison and soon, he contemplated on another plan to dispose of her. On one silent evening, Iemon took Oiwa for a walk. They eventually reached a cliff where Iemon begun looking around for the presence of other people within the vicinity. Upon confirming that nobody was around, Iemon seized the chance to push Oiwa to her demise. Iemon then retrieved her body and confirmed her death. He then proceeded to give her the best funeral he could afford.

His troubles were over at last! Iemon started planning his marriage to Oume. The night before the grand event, Iemon consumed alcohol before deciding to call it a night. It was then he noticed that his bedside lamp was dimming. While he was observing the flickering light, the lamp suddenly distorted itself into Oiwa's disfigured face.  It grew bigger and bigger as Iemon watched in fear before the face shouted 'Betrayer!' 

Iemon quickly grabbed a nearby stick and swung it at the apparition but she disappeared. He had hit the lamp instead but he could hear the eerie laughter of a woman outside. Iemon grew afraid but the man eventually became convinced that he had consumed too much alcohol prior to sleeping.

The next day, Iemon proceeds with the wedding as though nothing happened the previous night. After exchanging their vows, Iemon and Oume were happily married. When Lemon lifted Oume's veil, he was met with shock. Instead of Oume’s beautiful face, the veil revealed Oiwa’s disfigured face. Her lips formed the word "Betrayer!"

Iemon became terrified. In haste, he drew his sword and slew the ghost with a single swing, severing the head. The head rolled. When the head finally stopped rolling, Iemon was shocked to see Oume's face instead of Oiwa's. He heard the shrieks of laughter again.

Iemon panicked and ran away to a tiny house, desperately looking for a place to hide. There, he bolted the door and cowered in fear.

Soon enough, he heard loud pounding on the doors. It was an angry Ito Kihei demanding that Iemon open the door. When Iemon finally agreed to open the door, Oiwa standing there crying out "Betrayer!"

Once again, Iemon slashed the ghost in terror but to his despair, it was Ito Kihei that he had killed.

Iemon, driven to insanity by the ghost of Oiwa, fled to an isolated mountain with his deceased wife’s laughter trailing him through the journey. When he finally stopped running in frenzy, Iemon realized that he had reached the edge of the mountain. The condemned man looked over the edge…

The last of Iemon was reported by passerby who saw a woman pushing Iemon off the cliff before following suit, laughing as they reached the end.

Thanks to a friend of my for correcting me (Sandra)