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Kerakera onna (Japanese: 倩兮女 or けらけらおんな, meaning "Cackling woman") are gigantic, horrid yokai found in red light districts, who get their name from the cackling sound of their laughter in Japanese mythology. They skulk in alleyways and on empty roads, dancing, laughing, and mocking the...
笑い女 わらいおんな Translation: laughing woman Habitat: mountain trails Diet: travelers Appearance: Warai onna look just like human women in their late teens. They appear to people who travel in the mountains on the first, ninth, and seventeenth day of each month. Behavior: Warai onna live deep in the mountains of the island of Shikoku. Their
