Japanese Urban Legends; Kuchisake Onna

Kuchisake Onna:

Kuchisake-Onna, also known as The Slit Mouth Woman looks like a normal woman at first. She wears a long coat and a mask, like the ones doctors wear. But in ancient History, she wears a Kimono, with a fan, covering her mouth. Under her mask; her mouth is cut all the way from one ear to the other, making her look like she has a creepy, wide smile.

She usually comes out at night when the streets are quiet in present Japan. I you run into her, she’ll ask you a question.

“Am I pretty?”

No matter what you answer, there will still be consequences.

• If you say No: She’ll unsolved you right away with scissors, a knife, or whatever sharp thing she has.
• If you say yes, She’ll take off her mask, showing you her slit mouth before asking you again, “How about now?”
• If you answer with “no”, she will unalive you.
• If you answer with “yes”, she will cut your mouth to be just like hers. That way, she thinks you are pretty too.

Backstory:

A long time ago, in ancient Japan, there was a beautiful woman who was married to a Samurai. She was so pretty that people couldn’t stop staring at her, and she loved all the attention and admiration she got. But she also had a big flaw—she was very vain and cared too much about her looks.

One day, the woman started talking to another man behind her husband’s back. When the samurai found out, he was filled with anger and jealousy. To punish her, he took his sword and cut her mouth from ear to ear, making it look like she had a huge, creepy smile. As he did this, he yelled “Who will think you’re beautiful now?”

The woman was left in terrible pain and sadness. She eventually died, but her anger made her rebirth into a Yokai, an evil Japanese spirit. People in Japan still believe that this woman still exists. And roam around the streets of Japan to this day.