A-Train, great thread idea!... we had one from much earlier, now lost in the archival backwaters,...
...My name is Japanese (I'm half), from what's called Yokai-- strange, supernatural creatures from myth, folklore, legend and religion,...something that's fascinated me since childhood
....Old Japan was a place filled with the intermingling of spirits, demons, monsters and the like coming from all aspects of religion and life.... the
Waira is a rare, elusive rural beastie usually found in the mountains, often near temples,...related to Otoroshi, native guardians of Holy places, shrines, temples,...."good' folks are safe from them, but the wicked and violators are fair game-- a very common theme in Japanese folklore!