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Published on February 6, 2020

Jorogumo

  • Yorogumo

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Japan

Description

A creature from Japanese mythology. This is a three-meter werewolf spider, turning into a beautiful girl. She seduces young and beautiful men, and then kills them, making food supplies like an ordinary spider. The creature lives for half a thousand years.

The name Yorogumo translates from Japanese literally as "spider-whore" or "entangling a newly married woman."

Yorogumo is believed to originate from the Izu city area in Shizuoka Prefecture on Honshu Island, Japan. In particular, it is said that Yorogumo comes from the Dzeren Waterfall, an impressive waterfall that is one of the largest waterfalls on the Izu Peninsula.

Jorogumo in popular culture