Yokai Kijo (Kidjo): Demoness, Cannibal With Hideous Heart Is A Moral Reminder In Japanese Beliefs

A. Sutherland  – AncientPages.com – The narratives surrounding the mythical female demons, known as ‘kijo’, carry a profound moral lesson: women who engage in unethical or immoral conduct risk transforming into malevolent entities that feast on humans.

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Kijo (or Kidjo) is a demoness, a cannibal woman usually wearing rags. In the beautiful beliefs of Japanese people, she is a yokai (“Yōkai”) like thousands of other yokai figures.

The younger ones are called “kijo” while the ones that look like old ladies are called onibaba (“demon hag”). Kijo is usually huge but sometimes can be small. They are ugly; their appearance may vary; some of these monsters have (red or yellow eyes, blue skin, sharp horns, long claws, and dirty, matted hair.

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