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Funayūrei The angry ghosts of people who died at sea.

Enkō Kappa of Shikoku and western Honshū. E Enenra A monster made of smoke and darkness. Dōsojin The generic name for a type of Shinto guardian or spirit, considered to be the deities of borders and paths. Dōnotsura A headless humanoid yōkai with its face on its torso. Dodomeki A money-stealing female demon with long arms covered in bird's eyes. Datsue-ba An old woman in the Underworld who removes the clothes (or skin, if unclothed) of the dead. Danzaburou-danuki A bake-danuki from Sado Island. Daitengu The most powerful tengu, each of whom lives on a separate mountain. D Daidarabotchi A giant responsible for creating the geographical features of Japan as it moves and sleeps. Chōchinobake A possessed chōchin lantern.

C Chōchinbi Demonic flames which appear in the footpaths between rice fields. Byōbunozoki A tsukumogami that emerges from byōbu to spy on people. Byakko The Japanese equivalent of the Chinese White Tiger. Buruburu A spirit which clings to people, inducing cowardice and shivering. Biwa-bokuboku A biwa inhabited by a spirit. Binbōgami A spirit that brings poverty and other such misery. Betobeto-san An invisible spirit which follows people at night, making the sound of footsteps. Basan A large fire-breathing chicken monster. Baku A supernatural beast that resembles a tapir and devours dreams and nightmares. Bakezōri A spirit inhabiting a straw sandal ( zōri). Bakeneko A shapeshifting cat spirit, different from the nekomata in that it doesn't have a split tail. B Bake-kujira A ghostly whale skeleton that drifts along the coastline of Shimane Prefecture, accompanied by strange birds and fish. Azukiarai/Azukitogi A spirit that washes azuki beans on a shoreline. Ayakashi A maritime phenomenon considered to be the work of 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 at night. Arikura-no-baba An old woman with magical powers, hailing from Gifu Prefecture. Aonyōbō A female ghost who lurks in an abandoned Imperial palace. Aobōzu A blue monk spirit 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 female tennyo from the island of Amami Ōshima, who is said to bathe in pools and waterfalls in ravines. Amikiri A net-cutting, bird-headed, crustacean-armed, snake-bodied spirit. Amemasu An Ainu creature resembling a giant 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 to whoever answers, whether they give her any or not. Amanozako A monstrous goddess mentioned in the Kujiki, born from Susanoo's ferocious spirit when he vomited it forth. Amanojaku A small demon that instigates people into wickedness. Amamehagi A ritual-disciplinary demon from Hokuriku.

Amaburakosagi A ritual-disciplinary demon from Shikoku. Amabie A Japanese mermaid yōkai that emerged from the sea to give a prophecy. Akurojin-no-hi A ghostly fire from Mie Prefecture that appears on rainy nights and gravely sickens those who do not flee from it. Akugyo An enormous species of sea monster found in the waters around Japan. Akubōzu A spirit that lives in the ashes of hearths from Akita Prefecture and Iwate Prefecture. Akkorokamui A giant Ainu monster resembling an octopus. Akateko A red child's hand dangling out of a tree, accompanied by a hypnotically beautiful woman standing beneath the tree to lure people into its grasp. Akashita A hairy creature with a large tongue that looms in a black cloud over a floodgate. Akaname A spirit that licks off filth in untidy bathrooms. Akamanto A ghost in a red mantle that offers either red or blue toilet paper rolls in bathrooms, then kills whoever answers based on their choice: flaying for red, strangulation for blue. Akabeko A red cow involved in the construction of the Enzō-ji temple in Yanaizu, Fukushima. She mainly targets young women who have just come of age. 'ash crone') A blind, cannibalistic female yōkai who hails from Akita Prefecture. Abura-sumashi A large-headed spirit that lives on a mountain pass in Kumamoto Prefecture. Abura-akago An infant ghost that licks the oil out of andon lamps. A Abumi-guchi A small furry creature formed from the stirrup of a mounted military commander who worked for Yamata no Orochi.