Vampires

Hey there everybody:

I was looking to do some research on vampires and wondered if Japan
has any legends about vampires. I know there is the kapa if you can
consider that a vampire.

But are there legends of vampires like those of western lore? I
heard the term somewhere of kyuketsuki does this mean vampire in
Japanese?

Thanks all,
Rod

"I was looking to do some research on vampires and wondered if Japan
has any legends about vampires."

Well, there are of course gakidou (hungry ghosts), which could be
considered a type of vampire (or ghoul). I read a story in a book of
Japanese mythology that featured vampires that looked like children
that had a water receptacle in the top of their heads. As far as I
know, Japan didn't have legends of traditional western style
vampires. I have read a few legends about the vampiric Death Ninja
but it seems they were written in the 20th century and were somewhat
based on Stoker's novel (sort of like what you see in the Hammer/Shaw
Brothers film "The Seven Brothers Meet Dracula"...one of my all time
favorites).

i am japanease. My english is bad. so sorry.

Yokai ....... .
Yokai mean Japanease traditional monster.

One of Yokai.
Gasyadokuro
http://miyabi.bbzone.net/gallery/osusume/o.html

other..
http://www.wul.waseda.ac.jp/TENJI/virtual/yokai2/
http://www.kiseido.com/printss/p6-j.htm

other
http://aya.pya.jp/100yakou_in.html
http://www7.org1.com/~grin9/orgs/toriyama/index.html


There are many Yokai in japan.

----- Original Message -----
From: Rod Pavez
To: samuraihistory@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Monday, March 14, 2005 11:20 AM
Subject: [samuraihistory] Vampires




Hey there everybody:

I was looking to do some research on vampires and wondered if Japan
has any legends about vampires. I know there is the kapa if you can
consider that a vampire.

But are there legends of vampires like those of western lore? I
heard the term somewhere of kyuketsuki does this mean vampire in
Japanese?

Thanks all,
Rod




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>
> Hide, thanks for these: they are great.

Cheers,

Gillian

>
> i am japanease. My english is bad. so sorry.
>
> Yokai ....... .
> Yokai mean Japanease traditional monster.
>
> One of Yokai.
> Gasyadokuro
> http://miyabi.bbzone.net/gallery/osusume/o.html
>
> other..
> http://www.wul.waseda.ac.jp/TENJI/virtual/yokai2/
> http://www.kiseido.com/printss/p6-j.htm
>
> other
> http://aya.pya.jp/100yakou_in.html
> http://www7.org1.com/~grin9/orgs/toriyama/index.html
>
>
> There are many Yokai in japan.
> ----- Original Message -----
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> Sent: Monday, March 14, 2005 11:20 AM
> Subject: [samuraihistory] Vampires
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> Hey there everybody:
>
> I was looking to do some research on vampires and wondered if

Japan

> has any legends about vampires. I know there is the kapa if you can
> consider that a vampire.
>
> But are there legends of vampires like those of western lore? I
> heard the term somewhere of kyuketsuki does this mean vampire

in

> Japanese?
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> Thanks all,
> Rod
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Hello, I am Kee (Irish) The pictures you sent are great... Do know of more?
-----Original Message-----
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Subject: Re: [samuraihistory] Vampires

>
> Hide, thanks for these: they are great.

Cheers,

Gillian

>
> i am japanease. My english is bad. so sorry.
>
> Yokai ....... .
> Yokai mean Japanease traditional monster.
>
> One of Yokai.
> Gasyadokuro
> http://miyabi.bbzone.net/gallery/osusume/o.html
>
> other..
> http://www.wul.waseda.ac.jp/TENJI/virtual/yokai2/
> http://www.kiseido.com/printss/p6-j.htm
>
> other
> http://aya.pya.jp/100yakou_in.html
> http://www7.org1.com/~grin9/orgs/toriyama/index.html
>
>
> There are many Yokai in japan.
> ----- Original Message -----
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> To: samuraihistory@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Monday, March 14, 2005 11:20 AM
> Subject: [samuraihistory] Vampires
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>
> Hey there everybody:
>
> I was looking to do some research on vampires and wondered if

Japan

> has any legends about vampires. I know there is the kapa if you can
> consider that a vampire.
>
> But are there legends of vampires like those of western lore? I
> heard the term somewhere of kyuketsuki does this mean vampire

in

> Japanese?
>
> Thanks all,
> Rod
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Big spider vs samurai

I am japanease. My english is bad. so sorry.


tutigumozousi
It is one of the stories of the Heian Period.
Samurai fight against the monster.
This samaurai name is Minamoto Yrorimitu


http://longuemare.hp.infoseek.co.jp/tutigumo_contents.html


An image expands when you click on the image.

Yorimitu finds flying skull.
http://longuemare.hp.infoseek.co.jp/tutig_01.html

Yorimitu go into old house.
http://longuemare.hp.infoseek.co.jp/tutig_02.html

Yorimitu encounter old woman.
http://longuemare.hp.infoseek.co.jp/tutig_03.html

Yorimitu encounter ugly man.
http://longuemare.hp.infoseek.co.jp/tutig_04.html

Yorimitu encounter strange nun.
http://longuemare.hp.infoseek.co.jp/tutig_05.html

Yorimitu encounter beautiful woman.
http://longuemare.hp.infoseek.co.jp/tutig_06.html

Yorimitu chop suspect.
http://longuemare.hp.infoseek.co.jp/tutig_07.html

Yorimitu's sword snap.
http://longuemare.hp.infoseek.co.jp/tutig_08.html

Yorimitu use doll as a scapegoat for man
http://longuemare.hp.infoseek.co.jp/tutig_09.html

Monsters emerge!
http://longuemare.hp.infoseek.co.jp/tutig_10.html

Yorimitu fight monsters.
http://longuemare.hp.infoseek.co.jp/tutig_11.html

Yorimitu beat big spider.
http://longuemare.hp.infoseek.co.jp/tutig_12.html

Monster house fire.
http://longuemare.hp.infoseek.co.jp/tutig_13.html

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Sent: Thursday, March 17, 2005 10:18 PM
Subject: RE: [samuraihistory] Vampires


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>
> Hello, I am Kee (Irish) The pictures you sent are great... Do know of
> more?
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Gillian Rubinstein [mailto:gillian@...]
> Sent: Thursday, March 17, 2005 1:35 AM
> To: samuraihistory@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: Re: [samuraihistory] Vampires
>
>
> >
> > Hide, thanks for these: they are great.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Gillian
> >
> > i am japanease. My english is bad. so sorry.
> >
> > Yokai ....... .
> > Yokai mean Japanease traditional monster.
> >
> > One of Yokai.
> > Gasyadokuro
> > http://miyabi.bbzone.net/gallery/osusume/o.html
> >
> > other..
> > http://www.wul.waseda.ac.jp/TENJI/virtual/yokai2/
> > http://www.kiseido.com/printss/p6-j.htm
> >
> > other
> > http://aya.pya.jp/100yakou_in.html
> > http://www7.org1.com/~grin9/orgs/toriyama/index.html
> >
> >
> > There are many Yokai in japan.
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Rod Pavez
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> > Sent: Monday, March 14, 2005 11:20 AM
> > Subject: [samuraihistory] Vampires
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> > Hey there everybody:
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> > I was looking to do some research on vampires and wondered if
> Japan
> > has any legends about vampires. I know there is the kapa if you can
> > consider that a vampire.
> >
> > But are there legends of vampires like those of western lore? I
> > heard the term somewhere of kyuketsuki does this mean vampire
> in
> > Japanese?
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> > Thanks all,
> > Rod
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Hi there:
I really hate to be a pain but I have to ask one last question
regarding the subject of vampires in Japan. I was informed by some
of you that the one form of vampire is the ghost woman who sucks the
blood of children during the night.

I remember hearing or reading I think about female vampires who
stalked lords and dranktheir blood. The only guise they had was cat
and when in it you could tell them apart from an ordinary cat by the
two tails they had instead of just one.

Does anybody know about this? I've looked and looked around but
haven't found this information again. Help.

Thanks,
Rod

My english is very bad.sorry.

> and when in it you could tell them apart from an ordinary cat by the
> two tails they had instead of just one.
>

I know cat monster who have two tails.
This monster name is Nekomata. Neko means cat in japanease.

This is Nekomata picture.
http://www.cat-city.com/museum/ukiyoe/meisho01.html
1896

http://www.cat-city.com/museum/ukiyoe/meisho02.html
18??

> stalked lords and dranktheir blood. The only guise they had was cat
>

I don't know Nekomata story that Nekomata drink blood....sorry.
But Nekomata may suck blood...I don't know..

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Sent: Wednesday, March 23, 2005 3:22 PM
Subject: [samuraihistory] Vampires


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>
>
> Hi there:
> I really hate to be a pain but I have to ask one last question
> regarding the subject of vampires in Japan. I was informed by some
> of you that the one form of vampire is the ghost woman who sucks the
> blood of children during the night.
>
> I remember hearing or reading I think about female vampires who
> stalked lords and dranktheir blood. The only guise they had was cat
> and when in it you could tell them apart from an ordinary cat by the
> two tails they had instead of just one.
>
> Does anybody know about this? I've looked and looked around but
> haven't found this information again. Help.
>
> Thanks,
> Rod
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Domo arigato!!!

sincerely,
Rod

Hide <cure@...> wrote:

My english is very bad.sorry.

> and when in it you could tell them apart from an ordinary cat by the
> two tails they had instead of just one.
>

I know cat monster who have two tails.
This monster name is Nekomata. Neko means cat in japanease.

This is Nekomata picture.
http://www.cat-city.com/museum/ukiyoe/meisho01.html
1896

http://www.cat-city.com/museum/ukiyoe/meisho02.html
18??

> stalked lords and dranktheir blood. The only guise they had was cat
>

I don't know Nekomata story that Nekomata drink blood....sorry.
But Nekomata may suck blood...I don't know..

----- Original Message -----
From: "Rod Pavez" <grfkboyz@...>
To: <samuraihistory@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Wednesday, March 23, 2005 3:22 PM
Subject: [samuraihistory] Vampires


>
>
>
> Hi there:
> I really hate to be a pain but I have to ask one last question
> regarding the subject of vampires in Japan. I was informed by some
> of you that the one form of vampire is the ghost woman who sucks the
> blood of children during the night.
>
> I remember hearing or reading I think about female vampires who
> stalked lords and dranktheir blood. The only guise they had was cat
> and when in it you could tell them apart from an ordinary cat by the
> two tails they had instead of just one.
>
> Does anybody know about this? I've looked and looked around but
> haven't found this information again. Help.
>
> Thanks,
> Rod
>
>
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Well the women would be a form of a Oni. A japanese demon or demon spirt. Hmmmm I know that in some myths that a kitune was like a japanese sumbumss. Sorry for the misspelling. Kitune is a fox spirt. In japanese culture their was good kitunes and their was bad ones. The bad ones would turn into women with fox features and lure men to their deaths.

Rod Pavez <grfkboyz@...> wrote:

Hi there:
I really hate to be a pain but I have to ask one last question
regarding the subject of vampires in Japan. I was informed by some
of you that the one form of vampire is the ghost woman who sucks the
blood of children during the night.

I remember hearing or reading I think about female vampires who
stalked lords and dranktheir blood. The only guise they had was cat
and when in it you could tell them apart from an ordinary cat by the
two tails they had instead of just one.

Does anybody know about this? I've looked and looked around but
haven't found this information again. Help.

Thanks,
Rod








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Mark Sanders wrote:

>
> Well the women would be a form of a Oni.

Actually, no. It's a type of yôkai, as is an oni. Yôkai is a generic grouping
for ghosts, goblins, demons, monsters, and spooks in general.

An oni is a specific kind of yôkai.


Tony (who's spent way too much time reading up on yôkai for a book project)
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I think ghost may not be Yokai.

I think
Yuurei = ghost.

Yuurei picture
http://www.theway.jp/zen/html/gallary/somnailindex.html


http://www.theway.jp/zen/html/gallary/zentext/37.htm
????

http://www.theway.jp/zen/html/gallary/zentext/36.htm
1828~1881??

http://www.theway.jp/zen/html/gallary/zentext/16.htm
1810

http://www.theway.jp/zen/html/gallary/zentext/22.htm
1824~1893??

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> Mark Sanders wrote:
>
>>
>> Well the women would be a form of a Oni.
>
> Actually, no. It's a type of yôkai, as is an oni. Yôkai is a generic
> grouping
> for ghosts, goblins, demons, monsters, and spooks in general.
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