Fern Flower
Published on November 12, 2018

Okiku

  • O-kiku

Regions of expansion

Japan 1
Japan

Description

In Japanese folklore, the ghost of a maid unfairly accused of stealing a plate from a precious service. She comes into the house and counts the plates out loud. Whoever hears this account should die soon. After she says "nine," she lets out a terrifying scream and starts counting from the beginning.

Okiku in popular culture