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Scariest Yokai ranking

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195votes

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0commentsUpdated on 10/29/2026 at 08:00 PM

Jorogumo, the spider woman1405

The worldwide ranking generated by 195 votes

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Jorogumo, the spider woman1405

Akaname1339

Ashiarai Yashiki, the giant foot1297

Noppera-bo, the faceless one1293

Kasa-obake, the prankster umbrella1288

Hannya, the demon1274

Yama-uba, the witch1254

Shuten-doji, king of the oni1254

Nurarihyon, the big head1248

#10

Nurikabe, the invisible wall1193

#11

Kappa1192

#12

Kirin1187

#13

Tengu1179

#14

Rokurokubi1173

#15

Yuki-onna1146

#16

Yurei1131

#17

Bakeneko, the ghost cat1112

#18

Kodama, forest spirit1064

#19

Tanuki1009

#20

Kitsune, the shapeshifting fox983

What the community says

Discover the most terrifying Yokai from Japanese mythology: Kitsune, Hannya, Yuki Onna and many more.

How this ranking is computed

Every duel won lifts a contender and every loss drops them, by an amount that depends on the opponent's strength: beating the leader is worth more than beating the last. It is an ELO, the same principle as in chess. Duels are not drawn at random — an adaptive entropy sort puts the least predictable match-ups first, which settles the ranking far faster than a full round robin. A worldwide ranking is only published past 30 completed plays. Known limit: a contender who has faced few opponents keeps an approximate score, and the bottom of the table moves more than the podium.

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