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Pantheon: Japanese
Classification: Yokai
Translation: Faceless Monk
Alternate Names: Mujina
Habitat: Roads, Inns, Shops; Blends into human society
Diet: Has no mouth and thus can’t eat

Key Points
- Relatively harmless human-looking ghost with no face
Brief Bio
In Japanese folklore, the Ninmenju (also known as Jinmenju) is a mythical tree that bears flowers shaped like human heads, often with beautiful women's faces. These "blossoms" can laugh, smile, and even express other emotions, but excessive laughter can cause them to wilt and fall from the tree. The tree and its fruit, which is said to be sweet and sour, are considered a type of yokai or yaoguai, supernatural beings in Japanese and Chinese folklore.
Noppera-bō のっぺらぼう

JAPANESE MYTHOLOGY
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