Row 1:
Byakko - The white tiger of the west.
Hainu - a winged dog
Nekomata - a bakeneko with a split tail
Harionago - barbed hair woman
Wanaguchi - a gong with a reptile body
Tenaga-jin
Kirin - often called a Chinese unicorn
Row 2:
Kamaitachi - the slashing sickle-weasel that haunts the mountains
Kappa - a turtle like creature with a love of cucumbers *^______________________^*
Nukekubi - a vicious monster whose head detaches from its body
Kitsune - a supernatural fox
Tanuki - a shapeshifting raccoon dog
Rokurokubi - a person whose neck can stretch indefinitely
Karasu-Tengu - crow billed tengu
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