Ubume Encounter
Added 2025-10-31 06:49:13 +0000 UTCAn ubume is a yokai, the restless spirit of a woman who died in childbirth and did not get the proper rites. If she is met on the road, she will ask the passerby to take her child. What happens next depends on the legend. Some say that the baby will turn out to be a bundle of leaves or twigs. Others say that it will become unnaturally heavy, like a jizo statue, and will crush its victim if they are unlucky. Best not take the chance: if you ever met one, do not take the baby, no matter how much she begs!
