Supernatural superstitions

The Japanese, in fact, believe in their ghosts. These ghosts that they believe in have their particular personalities and manner of spooking people. Some terminology for ghosts in Japan would be “obake”, “bakemono”, “youkai”, and “yuurei”. A “youkai” would mean an entrancing apparition. Goblins, ghouls and monsters fall under this category. The "yuurei", on the other hand, is dim, murky and faint spirit.

The Japanese believe that these are dead spirits living on earth for some intention. A female monster with a long, flexible neck is known as a "rokurobi". The Japanese maintain that this monster looks like any normal woman in the day, but at night, she drains all energy from them and they die. The Japanese also believe that female ghosts return in taxis and other ghosts return as cats.

Also, the Japanese believe that one's pillow should not face north, as this is the position of the dead body at a Buddhist funeral. Three people should not be in a picture together because they believe that the center person will suffer a terrible tragedy or even die. People also cover their mirrors at night as they are afraid that a woman from another world might come and take them there forever.