Wanyudo yokai

Wanyūdō (in Japanese 輪入道, literally "wheel (輪) monk (入道)"), also known as "Firewheel" or "Soultaker", is a figure in Japanese mythology, a relatively well-known yōkai in the folklore of Japan. Earliest reports of Wanyūdō date back to the Heian period, the last division of classical Japanese history, running from 794 to 1185. He takes the…

In Japanese Folklore, the "Wanyudo" is a giant fearsome man’s head trapped within a flaming oxcart wheel.

ArtStation - WANYUDO (JAPANESE WHEEL YOKAI), NARIYUKI SHIMAMOTO

A truly violent and malignant Yōkai the Wanyūdō is a local resident of historical Kyoto. With the hideous, furious face of a man in the middle of a spinning, flaming wheel the Wanyūdō is a genuin…

Description #Shikigami Wanyudo - Ronin. Whether by choice, circumstance, or disgrace, a Samurai can lose their master and turn Ronin. Though masterless, they sell their superb swordsmanship skills to the highest bidder. More often than not this puts them at odds with society and law/order. —— I enjoyed painting this piece but getting the ellipses right wasn’t easy. Still seems kinda wonky but I’m okay with it. Pretty happy with the pose too. Shikigami digital art book is available on my…

Wanyudo (Construct/Demon/Oni)(Large) – Cruel creations of a mad demon lord, the Wanyudo are created from the flesh of victims that suffered for years and demonic steel, keeping the still screaming head of the victim and put it in the middle of their creation animates the infernal construct. Wanyudo crush other creatures by rolling over them and burning them at the same time. (Japanese)

岩魚坊主 いわなぼうず Translation: char priest Habitat: mountain streams Diet: carnivorous Appearance: Iwana bōzu are enormous iwana (char, Salvelinus leucomaenis), a kind of river fish, that have turned into yōkai. They walk upright on two legs like humans and dress in Buddhist priest robes. They are found by mountain streams where people fish for iwana and

一目入道 いちもくにゅうどう Translation: one eyed priest Alternate names: Kamokoshin, Hitotsume nyūdō Appearance: Ichimoku nyūdō is the guardian of Lake Kamo, the largest lake on the island of Sado in Niigata Prefecture. He is a water god with a large, single eye on the top of his head. He is often described as a kappa, or

兵主部 ひょうすべ Translation: onomatopoeic; written with characters connoting warfare Alternate names: hyōsue, hyōsubo, hyōsunbo, hyōsunbe Habitat: rivers and streams; found primarily on Kyūshū and in West Japan Diet: omnivorous; prefers eggplants Appearance: Hyōsube are squat, hairy humanoids found mostly in the southern and western parts of Japan. Cousins of kappa and garappa, they are more savage and belligerent. Physically they