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Kappa

河童（かっぱ）

A child-sized water yokai whose strength lives in the water held by the dish on its head.

River · Pond
Mixed

Danger 3/5 Editorial rating Danger rating 3 out of 5. This is an editorial rating, not a folklore measurement.

Noppera-bō

のっぺらぼう

A human-looking figure whose face vanishes when a traveler comes close.

Street · Road
Harmful

Danger 2/5 Editorial rating Danger rating 2 out of 5. This is an editorial rating, not a folklore measurement.

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Noppera-bō: Japan's Faceless Yokai

A human-looking figure whose face vanishes when a traveler comes close.

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Yokai Night Parade pairs 30-second folklore shorts with referenced articles. We separate documented tradition from later popular imagery, cite our sources, and label every illustration as a reconstruction — never as a historical image.

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