Yuki onna 雪女 ゆきおんな Translation: snow woman Habitat: mountain passes; anywhere there is snow Diet: life energy; can also eat ordinary food Appearance: Yuki onna prey on travelers lost in the heavy snowstorms that blanket the Japanese Alps in winter. They have an otherworldly beauty, ...
傳統雪女的形象 雖然各地的傳說都會有點差異,不過共通點就是雪女會穿著代表死亡的白裝束,透過出眾的外貌魅惑男性,最後用口中吐出的寒冷氣息將人凍死並吸取精氣,有許多記載也都有提到雪女會抱著嬰兒或是帶著童子一起行動,這種形象和另一種妖怪產女有點類似,山形縣的最上郡就有產女和雪女合在一起的傳說。江戶時代...