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Rokurokubi (轆轤首): Rokurokubi is one of the well-known yokai, especially from many stories in Edo period. There has two types of Rokurokubi; Nukekubi (抜け首) - the one with detached head and Rokurokubi - the one with stretched neck. Mostly, Rokurokubi are seen as female. Some also believe that Rokurokubi are originally human but due to evil deeds or the karma from their family, they transform to a yokai as punishment. On day, they are human but at night, they become a yokai and go to find food which is lamp oil. Unlike Nukekubi who drink human blood.

One of the famous stories, based on Jippensha Ikku's (十返舎一九 - Japanese writer in Edo period) Rekkoku Kaidan Kikigaki Zoushi (列国怪談聞書帖) is written about karma of Kaishin, a monk from Enshuu who eloped with a young girl, called Oyotsu. However, one day Oyotsu collapsed from an unknown illness which made them run out of money. Instead of helping her as promise, Kaishin decided to murder her to solve the financial problem. Afterwards, he met the inn's daughter who was beautiful and slept with her. That night he accidentally woke up and saw the inn's daughter neck stretched out and her face slowly turned to that of the vengeful Oyotsu. The next day, he felt regret for his crime and decided to confessed to the innkeeper that he had killed his woman. The innkeeper didn't surprise but also told him his secret that he had killed his wife for money to build this inn as well. And the karma of his crime was now, his only daughter had turned to be a Rokurokubi. After Kaishin had listened to the innkeeper's story, he returned to his temple and built a grave for Oyotsu. He prayed for her to go in peace every day and told the story generation to generation.
(From WMA-018-轆轤首)
Characters: Rokurokubi
Series: Water-well's Moonlight
Colors: Copic markers
Date: 25-04-18
By Hallowie29

*Spooky pic, isn't it? There still have few more stories which I will update in these few weeks. Hope that you all won't be too scared to walk at night alone XD Have a nice day! - Hallowie

Description
Rokurokubi (轆轤首): Rokurokubi is one of the well-known yokai, especially from many stories in Edo period. There has two types of Rokurokubi; Nukekubi (抜け首) - the one with detached head and Rokurokubi - the one with stretched neck. Mostly, Rokurokubi are seen as female. Some also believe that Rokurokubi are originally human but due to evil deeds or the karma from their family, they transform to a yokai as punishment. On day, they are human but at night, they become a yokai and go to find food which is lamp oil. Unlike Nukekubi who drink human blood.

One of the famous stories, based on Jippensha Ikku's (十返舎一九 - Japanese writer in Edo period) Rekkoku Kaidan Kikigaki Zoushi (列国怪談聞書帖) is written about karma of Kaishin, a monk from Enshuu who eloped with a young girl, called Oyotsu. However, one day Oyotsu collapsed from an unknown illness which made them run out of money. Instead of helping her as promise, Kaishin decided to murder her to solve the financial problem. Afterwards, he met the inn's daughter who was beautiful and slept with her. That night he accidentally woke up and saw the inn's daughter neck stretched out and her face slowly turned to that of the vengeful Oyotsu. The next day, he felt regret for his crime and decided to confessed to the innkeeper that he had killed his woman. The innkeeper didn't surprise but also told him his secret that he had killed his wife for money to build this inn as well. And the karma of his crime was now, his only daughter had turned to be a Rokurokubi. After Kaishin had listened to the innkeeper's story, he returned to his temple and built a grave for Oyotsu. He prayed for her to go in peace every day and told the story generation to generation.
(From WMA-018-轆轤首)
Characters: Rokurokubi
Series: Water-well's Moonlight
Colors: Copic markers
Date: 25-04-18
By Hallowie29

*Spooky pic, isn't it? There still have few more stories which I will update in these few weeks. Hope that you all won't be too scared to walk at night alone XD Have a nice day! - Hallowie