legendary creatures from chubu region

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Bakemono Obozu - A drawing of a man and a monkey

Bakemono Obozu - A drawing of a man and a monkey

Ōbōzu from Bakemono Emaki 日本語: 『ばけもの絵巻』より「大坊主」

Genrin Niryu-matsu - A black and white drawing of a man and a woman

Genrin Niryu-matsu - A black and white drawing of a man and a woman

Niryū-matsu from from the Kokon Hyaku-monogatari Hyōban 日本語: 『古今百物語評判』より「参州加茂郡長興寺門前の松童子にばけたる事」(二龍松)

Hokaishi Jinmenken - A drawing of a man riding on the back of a horse

Hokaishi Jinmenken - A drawing of a man riding on the back of a horse

Jinmenken from Gaidan-bunbun-shūyō 日本語: 『街談文々集要』より犬産人面狗

Hokusai Tengu no Kawagari. 19th century Japan. Public domain image.

Hokusai Tengu no Kawagari. 19th century Japan. Public domain image.

Tengu no Kawagari (遠州秋葉山 天狗の川狩) from Hokusai Manga (北斎漫画 十編)

Kyoden Baika-hyoretsu - A drawing of a woman laying on the ground
Kyosai Mount Akiba - A large tree with a bunch of animals in it

Kyosai Mount Akiba - A large tree with a bunch of animals in it

Mount Akiba (東海道名所之内 秋葉山)

Ryoi Gecko monster. 17th century Japan. Public domain image.

Ryoi Gecko monster. 17th century Japan. Public domain image.

Gecko monster (守宮の妖) from Otogi Bōko (伽婢子)

Sekien Momijigari 18th Century Japan. Public domain image.

Sekien Momijigari 18th Century Japan. Public domain image.

Momijigari (紅葉狩, the demon-woman of Mount Togakushi) from the Konjaku Hyakki Shūi (今昔百鬼拾遺)

Sekien Satori 18th Century Japan. Public domain image.

Sekien Satori 18th Century Japan. Public domain image.

Satori (覚, an ape-like creature that can read minds) from the Konjaku Gazu Zoku Hyakki (今昔画図続百鬼)

Shokoku Hyaku Asama-Bakemono

Shokoku Hyaku Asama-Bakemono

Asama-no-yashiro-no-Bakemono from the Shokoku Hyaku-Monogatari 日本語: 『諸国百物語』より「浅間の社の化け物の事」

Shunsen Hakuzosu 19th century Japan. Public domain image.

Shunsen Hakuzosu 19th century Japan. Public domain image.

Hakuzōsu (白蔵主) from the Ehon Hyaku monogatari (絵本百物語)

Shunsen Nojukubi 19th century Japan. Public domain image.

Shunsen Nojukubi 19th century Japan. Public domain image.

Nojukubi (野宿火) from the Ehon Hyaku Monogatari (絵本百物語)

Shunsen Rojinnohi 19th century Japan. Public domain image.

Shunsen Rojinnohi 19th century Japan. Public domain image.

Rōjin-no-hi (老人火) from the Ehon Hyaku Monogatari (絵本百物語)

Shunsen Shussebora 19th century Japan. Public domain image.

Shunsen Shussebora 19th century Japan. Public domain image.

Shussebora (出世螺) from the Ehon Hyaku monogatari (絵本百物語)

Sozan Chomon Kishu Yamawaro. 19th century Japan. Public domain image.

Sozan Chomon Kishu Yamawaro. 19th century Japan. Public domain image.

Yama-waro (山わろ, List of legendary creatures from Japan) from the Sōzan Chomon Kishū (想山著聞奇集)

Sozan Iwana-bozu. 19th century Japan. Public domain image.

Sozan Iwana-bozu. 19th century Japan. Public domain image.

"a char which appeared as a Buddhist monk" (イハナ坊主に化たる事) from the Shōzan chomon-kishuū (想山著聞奇集, The Japanese book)

Takebe Ayatari Nomorimushi. 18th Century Japan. Public domain image.

Takebe Ayatari Nomorimushi. 18th Century Japan. Public domain image.

Nomorimushi from the "Manyūki" (漫遊記, Japanese book) Public domain photograph of Japanese art, 18th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Shungyosai Tayu-no-kao. 19th century Japan. Public domain image.

Shungyosai Tayu-no-kao. 19th century Japan. Public domain image.

Yoshiwara no Kaijo from Ehon-Sayo-Shigure 日本語: 『絵本小夜時雨』より「吉原の怪女」

Yoshitoshi The Demon of Mount Togakushi

Yoshitoshi The Demon of Mount Togakushi

Picryl description: Public domain photo of Japanese painting, free to use art, no copyright restrictions image.

Buson Yonaki-babaa - A drawing of a woman holding a baby

Buson Yonaki-babaa - A drawing of a woman holding a baby

Yonaki-babaa (夜泣き婆) from the Buson Youkai Emaki (蕪村妖怪絵巻)

Bakemono Yuki-baba - Public domain dedication image

Bakemono Yuki-baba - Public domain dedication image

Yuki-baba (雪婆, a snow hag) from the Bakemono-Emaki (ばけもの絵巻)

Shunsen Shiono Choji - A man sitting on a bench next to a horse

Shunsen Shiono Choji - A man sitting on a bench next to a horse

Shio-no-Chōji (塩の長司) from the Ehon Hyaku Monogatari (絵本百物語)

Shunsen Oniguma - A drawing of a bear and a cat on a tree

Shunsen Oniguma - A drawing of a bear and a cat on a tree

Onikuma (鬼熊) from the Ehon Hyaku Monogatari (絵本百物語)