Japan's Three Most Feared Vengeful Spirits - Samurai, Emperor & Ancient Curses

Discover the stories of Japan’s Three Great Vengeful Spirits: Sugawara no Michizane, Taira no Masakado, and Emperor Sutoku. Why were their spirits feared for centuries, and what happened after their deaths? Explore the dark legends behind three of the most feared figures in Japanese history. 01:03 Sugawara no Michizane 05:40 Taira no Masakado 09:33 Emperor Sutoku ✏ Image Credits Historical images and materials used in this video are from public domain sources and licensed image collections. 国立文化財機構所蔵品統合検索システム（https://colbase.nich.go.jp/collection... ✏Sources & References Wikipedia "Why People Feared and Kept Retelling the Terrifying Legend of Emperor Sutoku's Vengeful Spirit" / Bunshun Online (in Japanese) https://bunshun.jp/articles/-/37792 "Why Did Emperor Sutoku Become a Vengeful Spirit?" / Sengoku History (in Japanese) https://sengoku-his.com/1681 "Why Masakado's Burial Mound Sits in the Heart of Tokyo" / Sengoku History (in Japanese) https://sengoku-his.com/2683 "Shiramine Jingū: Shrine to Japan's Most Feared Vengeful Spirit, Emperor Sutoku" / Kyoto Love. Kyoto (in Japanese) https://kyotolove.kyoto/I0000218/ ✏Further Reading (books, in Japanese) Yūji Yamada, What Is an Onryō? Sugawara no Michizane, Taira no Masakado, Emperor Sutoku, Chūkō Shinsho, 2014 Kazuhiko Komatsu, The Japanese Who Became Gods: What Lies Deep in Our Hearts, Chūkō Shinsho Ragukure Kōji Takigawa, Sugawara no Michizane: The Rise and Fall of a Scholar-Statesman, Chūkō Shinsho, 2019 Akio Kawajiri, The Rebellion of Taira no Masakado, Yoshikawa Kōbunkan, 2007 Toyohiko Fukuda, The Rebellion of Taira no Masakado, Iwanami Shinsho Yūji Yamada, A Study of the Vengeful Spirit of Emperor Sutoku, Shibunkaku Publishing, 2001 #JapaneseHistory #JapanHistory #JapaneseLegends #VengefulSpirits #onryo #Samurai #emperor #sengoku #kamakura