Ghost

Ghost
Name
Japanese	幽霊
Rōmaji	Yūrei
Additional Information
Located in	Various

Ghosts (幽霊 Yūrei, 死人 Shinin or Shibito) are spirits of the dead, normally humans and animals, and have many subcategories.

In Japan, Yūrei refer to spirits who either do not or can not ascend to the other worlds after their death. Often times, ghosts are accompanied with several Hitodama. There are a variety of subtypes, ranging from dead spirits (死霊 Shiryō), ruined or departed spirits (亡霊 Bōrei), vengeful spirits (怨霊 Onryō) and evil spirits (悪霊 Akuryō).

List of Ghosts and Yōkai of Ghost-Origns

Humans

The list excludes those turned into Yōkai with inhuman appearances and residents of the dead worlds.

• Dream Bell Girl
• Fireworks Ghosts
• Funa-Yūrei
• Greenland Evil Spirit
• Hanako-san
• Hata-Onryō
• Hitodama
• Hone-Onna (1996)
• Kubire-Oni
• Kyōkotsu
• Mai-Kubi
• Mame-Yūrei
• Mōrei-Yassan
• Okiku
• Sara-Kazoe
• Shibito-Tsuki
• Shichinin Misaki
• Shizuko's Father
• Yassan no Nushi
• Yōsuke-kun

Former

Ghosts who have gone to Jigoku or other dead worlds.

• Chihaya
• Gaki
• Kanjin (eventually headed to heaven)
• Kubire-Oni
• Yūko (Jigoku-Dōji's lover)

Animals

• Bake-Neko
• Cat and Dog Spirits
• Suppon-no-Yūrei
• Whale Spirits
  • Bake-Kujira

Legend

Ghosts are the spirits of deceased humans, and occasionally used for animals as wells. They appear universally throughout all cultures on Earth with different names. Yūrei is the common term in Japanese Mythology, with many subclassifications such as the Onryō.