Japanese Demon- Oni

In Japanese folktales, there are many monsters and goblins that are feared by humans, but the most popular – or powerful - among them is probably the “Oni”.
What are Oni? Are they real? 

Special thanks to dear Shige for pictures of his amazing Oni tattoo.
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When watching this video, please keep in mind that Japanese mythology and Asian philosophy are not an exact science. Our stories are just that: Stories.
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Please use my videos as an introduction and then dig deeper into any of the topics that I am talking about. I can promise you the discoveries you will make are more than worth the effort.

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[alvhin]

This is very useful specially to us who are eager to learn the meaning of every japanese art into tattooing. Very helpful, thank you for this video. god bless

[JerTheBazarr]

Hey there! Thank you for taking the time to come out with these videos! I really enjoy them! Maybe you can talk about the different gods in Japan on your next video? Haha!

[crazydve]

I got a blue oni done on my back recently :)
Trying to make my mind up about which flowers to include in the background, but think I will commemorate lost loved ones and symbolize moving on with a "cherry blossoms in the wind" background

[OfficialStallone]

Glad to see you back, i thought you stop posting . Please post more video about japanese tattoo and their meaning very thankyou for interesting video.

[ndlmous]

This is pretty good, it's nice to hear about Japanese mythology from a native (and not an American)

[JackieTheBlade]

If we had "Oni" I would say probably the Wendigo. It's a Native American myth. And the Boogeyman. Maybe Skinwalkers. Another Native American myth. Sasquatch, or Bigfoot. I knew of red and blue Oni, but was unaware of the other colors, or that they represented specific things. I've watched a few videos on Japanese monsters and learned something new from this video. Thank you. Also I think I can see all of the colors in myself at different times.

[Verystoic]

Thanks for this, i'm doing worldbuilding for a nature-themed manga and im looking around more indepth at this sort of thing to help shape some of its horror aspects, this has helped provide a bit more context for what i was having trouble finding.
Simply organized and to the point but detailed explanation.

[atschoen]

So interesting, beautiful videos! You have a great skill for both storytelling and presenting information

[annoyingtigerx]

I'm really fascinated by the oni and want to write a short story about one. This video helped me a lot, thank you! I learned a lot from this c:

[sortofkindaabug]

just found out your channel yesterday and i really like it !! thank you so much i feel like i’ve learnt a lot with your videos :)

[jonathanjesushernandezsuar]

Really liked this video, i may feel identified with the green one, because i usually used to left behind things to do from school and work, now that's changing. Greetings, keep doing this kind of videos, i like to learn about japanese culture.

[vinodsamala]

Suprising fact: In Indian homes we place a mask outside of our home...just realised its an Oni mask🤷🏻‍♂️

[Artemis-_--fllk]

Hi, thank you for the video! But I do have a question:
I am making a story about masks and if you wear them you get this outfit themed with the mask and it gives you powers, one of them is the oni mask. I got some of this idea from "monster hunter world" odogaron female armour while I was playing through.

But I want my own twist to it
Sort of (kind of) like what marvel did with norse mythology
(The reason why I cant give more info right now is because it is a vauge idea but I know its not going to be mythological correct)

If you could answer this that would be great! And I'll try and get more info thank you!

[andrewjkipp]

I'm painting some oni miniatures and the reasons for the different color oni's is really helpful

[cikjjqc]

Do you know where I could find more information about the blue mask you held up? I love your videos by the way, thank you for making these

[leojiu]

Sakura! Congratulations for your videos! You are very precise on your information! Tradition and culture is very clear in your videos 👏🏼👏🏼

[KioshiRos.]

This was very educational and well described. Far as to what color of Oni I would be would have to pick a blue Oni.

[MilliAnderson-sxkz]

You know when I was a child I remember seeing a shapeless spirit. So now that you say Oni are shapeless I wonder if it was Oni

[ItsjustmeKat]

A few months ago I had sleep paralysis and I felt like someone was in the room with me. I looked to my right and saw a big red monster sitting on my bed. The a glowing man dressed in all white came and started yelling at this monster telling him to leave me alone. Then this red monster started to feed me pizza and poured water on my face. I closed my eyes and when I finally woke up I felt as if I hadn’t eaten or drank anything in years. I looked up what I saw and it was the red oni. I’ve never seen a photo or heard anything of this monster and had no idea why I would see something like this. Can someone please explain to me what this means?

[jackpunklantern]

In Persian culture we have a monster called div it's very similar to oni and they also have a taste for humans